Product and Producer

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SSAT Middle Level Verbal › Product and Producer

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1

Complete this analogy.

Furnace is to heat as generator is to __________.

electricity

water

cold

guidance

narratives

Explanation

The purpose of a "furnace" is to provide "heat." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what the purpose of a "generator" is. Well, a "generator" generates "electricity," so this is the correct answer.

2

Complete this analogy.

Spider is to web as __________.

musician is to song

nest is to bird

grasshopper is to insect

wall is to house

spider is to arachnid

Explanation

The relationship between "spider" and "web" is that a spider creates a web. The best choice is "musician is to song" because musicians create songs. Considering the other choices, "nest is to bird" has the same relationship, but is in the incorrect order of product to producer,instead of producer to product as the question is worded_,_ which makes "musician is to song" a better choice. In "grasshopper is to insect" the relationship is that a grasshopper is a type of insect, in "wall is to house", a wall is a part of a house, and in "spider is to arachnid", a spider is a type of arachnid.

3

Complete this analogy.

Lantern is to light as furnace is to __________.

heat

electric

fire

combustible

safety

Explanation

A "lantern" is a lamp, a light, something that is used to produce light. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what is produced by a "furnace." The correct answer is "heat."

4

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Milliner is to hats as cartographer is to __________.

maps

carts

cars

tables

phones

Explanation

A "milliner" is someone who makes hats as an occupation so to solve this analogy you have to determine what it is that a cartographer makes. The correct answer is “maps”; a cartographer is a map-maker.

5

Complete this analogy.

Broker is to stocks as realtor is to __________.

houses

food

cars

medicine

furniture

Explanation

A "broker" is someone who helps others to buy and sell stocks. So, which of these is bought and sold by a "realtor?" The correct answer is "houses."

6

Complete this analogy.

Carpenter is to __________ as blacksmith is to sword.

table

hat

shoe

metal

wood

Explanation

A "blacksmith" is someone who shapes iron and other metals for a job. A "sword" is something that is produced by a "blacksmith," so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is something that is produced by a "carpenter." Well, a "carpenter" is someone who shapes wood into furniture for a job. So, the correct answer is "table."

7

Complete this analogy.

Crater is to collision as __________ is to erosion.

cliff

forest

house

iceberg

cloud

Explanation

A "crater" is a hole in the ground formed by the impact of a meteor with the surface of a planet. A "crater" is therefore formed by a "collision." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is formed by "erosion." Well, "erosion" is the process of wearing something down through constant exposure to wind and water. "Cliffs" are formed by "erosion."

8

Complete this analogy.

Cobbler is to __________ as legislator is to laws.

shoes

paintings

clocks

weapons

furniture

Explanation

A "legislator" is someone who works in government and makes "laws." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is an item made by a "cobbler." The correct answer is that "cobblers" make "shoes."

9

Complete the analogy:

Cow is to milk as __________.

fish is to caviar

eggs is to bacon

plant is to chlorophyl

wood is to ash

cloth is to clothing

Explanation

Milk is an edible product produced by the cow. "Caviar" is an edible product produced by "fish." None of the other analogies have this relationship.

Clothing is made from cloth, but clothing is not an edible product, nor does cloth actively produce clothing. Wood becomes ash when burned. Plants produce chlorophyl, but chlorophyl is not an edible product. Eggs and bacon are both food, but one does not produce another.

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