Part/Whole, Part/Part, Example/Category, and Cause/Effect
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SSAT Middle Level Verbal › Part/Whole, Part/Part, Example/Category, and Cause/Effect
Complete this analogy:
Wolf is to pack as .
geese is to gaggle
herd is to reptiles
farm is to pig
wolf is to dog
child is to school
Explanation
A group of wolves is called a pack. Similarly, a group of geese is called a gaggle.
None of the other analogies have this specific relationship.
Groups of children are not called a school, although groups of children do go to school.
Wolf and dog are related, but the analogy does not fit the relationship of single animal to group of that animal.
Groups of pigs do live on farms, but the order of the words is incorrect: a group of farms is not called a pig.
A group of reptiles is not called a herd; a herd typically refers to a group of hoofed animals.
Complete this analogy.
Knife is to as oblong is to shape.
implement
sorcerer
mentor
vagabond
miser
Explanation
An "oblong" is an example of a "shape," so to solve this analogy you need to determine what a "knife" is an example of. The correct answer is an "implement," which is another word for utensil. Additionally, a "miser" is someone who is not generous with money; a "sorcerer" is someone who performs magic; a "mentor" is someone with experience who provides guidance to a novice; a "vagabond" is a homeless person who wanders from place to place.
Complete this analogy.
Leek is to onion as yam is to .
potato
farmer
fruit
dinner
meal
Explanation
A "leek" is an example of an "onion," so to solve this analogy you merely need to determine what a "yam" is an example of. The correct answer is "potato."
Complete this analogy.
Jaguar is to cat as is to dog.
hyena
loyal
quick
hunter
pack
Explanation
A "jaguar" is a type of big "cat" native to South America. So, it is an example of a "cat." To solve this analogy you therefore need to determine which of these is an example of a type of "dog." The correct answer is "hyena."
Xylophone is to instrument as .
pear is to fruit
game is to chess
wax is to candle
lock is to key
cloud is to sky
Explanation
A xylophone is an example of an instrument, so we need to pick out an answer choice that consists of two nouns, where the first is an example of the second. While “pear is to fruit” and “game is to chess” might each look like a potentially correct answer, “game” is not an example of a “chess,” so “game is to chess” cannot be the correct answer. A pear is an example of a fruit, however, just as a xylophone is an example of an instrument, so “pear is to fruit” is the correct answer.
Complete this analogy.
Dinosaur is to pterodactyl as dessert is to .
brownie
water
insect
damage
sweetness
Explanation
A pterodactyl is a kind of dinosaur, so we need to pick out an answer choice that consists of a kind of dessert. While both "water" and "brownie" may look like potentially correct answer choices because each can be consumed by humans, "brownie" is the correct answer, because while "water" is not a kind of a desert, "brownie" is.
Xylophone is to instrument as .
pear is to fruit
game is to chess
wax is to candle
lock is to key
cloud is to sky
Explanation
A xylophone is an example of an instrument, so we need to pick out an answer choice that consists of two nouns, where the first is an example of the second. While “pear is to fruit” and “game is to chess” might each look like a potentially correct answer, “game” is not an example of a “chess,” so “game is to chess” cannot be the correct answer. A pear is an example of a fruit, however, just as a xylophone is an example of an instrument, so “pear is to fruit” is the correct answer.
Complete this analogy.
Jaguar is to cat as is to dog.
hyena
loyal
quick
hunter
pack
Explanation
A "jaguar" is a type of big "cat" native to South America. So, it is an example of a "cat." To solve this analogy you therefore need to determine which of these is an example of a type of "dog." The correct answer is "hyena."
Complete this analogy.
Leek is to onion as yam is to .
potato
farmer
fruit
dinner
meal
Explanation
A "leek" is an example of an "onion," so to solve this analogy you merely need to determine what a "yam" is an example of. The correct answer is "potato."
Complete this analogy.
Knife is to as oblong is to shape.
implement
sorcerer
mentor
vagabond
miser
Explanation
An "oblong" is an example of a "shape," so to solve this analogy you need to determine what a "knife" is an example of. The correct answer is an "implement," which is another word for utensil. Additionally, a "miser" is someone who is not generous with money; a "sorcerer" is someone who performs magic; a "mentor" is someone with experience who provides guidance to a novice; a "vagabond" is a homeless person who wanders from place to place.