Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, and Subject/Object

Help Questions

SSAT Middle Level Verbal › Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, and Subject/Object

Questions 1 - 10
1

Complete this analogy.

Clippers is to barber as                               .

paintbrush is to artist

mattress is to bed

computer is to student

picture is to wall

flash is to camera

Explanation

The correct answer is "paintbrush is to artist."

This analogy explores the relationship of a tool and the user of the tool. Clippers are used by a barber to perform the task of cutting hair; likewise, a paintbrush is used by an artist to paint.

2

Complete this analogy.

Clippers is to barber as                               .

paintbrush is to artist

mattress is to bed

computer is to student

picture is to wall

flash is to camera

Explanation

The correct answer is "paintbrush is to artist."

This analogy explores the relationship of a tool and the user of the tool. Clippers are used by a barber to perform the task of cutting hair; likewise, a paintbrush is used by an artist to paint.

3

Complete this analogy:

Carpenter is to hammer as                     .

metalworker is to welding torch

chef is to food

baton is to policeman

bird is to egg

captain is to boat

Explanation

A carpenter uses a hammerto build wooden objects, so we need to find a similar relationship in the analogies. A "metalworker" uses a "welding torch" to build metal objects. "Metalworker" and "welding torch" have the same relationship as carpenter and hammer.

A captain uses a boat, but the boat is not simply a tool for the captain, it is the captain's home.

Birds hatch from eggs, there is no user or tool in this analogy.

Chefs make food, but food is not the tool of the chef.

The policeman is not the tool of the baton, but vice versa. Analogies must match conceptually, so if you have a user paired with a tool, you need to find an answer that also has a user and a tool.

4

Complete this analogy.

Sleuth is to investigate as wretch is to                     .

bemoan

inspire

allude

disorient

atrophy

Explanation

A "sleuth" is another name for a "detective." So, an action likely to be undertaken by a "sleuth" is to "investigate." To solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is an action likely to be undertaken by a "wretch." Well, a "wretch" is a miserable, pitiable person who is suffering. So, the correct answer is "bemoan," which means express sorrow or frustration with. Additionally, "allude" means hint at, suggest; "disorient" means make feel lost or confused; "atrophy" means weaken over time due to lack of use.

5

Complete this analogy.

Commute is to work as matriculate is to                     .

college

park

beach

market

gym

Explanation

"Commute" is a verb that means to go to "work," to journey to or from "work." So, which of these places do you go to if you are "matriculating?" The correct answer is that "matriculate" means go to college, enroll at college.

6

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.

7

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.

8

Complete this analogy.

Commute is to work as matriculate is to                     .

college

park

beach

market

gym

Explanation

"Commute" is a verb that means to go to "work," to journey to or from "work." So, which of these places do you go to if you are "matriculating?" The correct answer is that "matriculate" means go to college, enroll at college.

9

Complete this analogy.

Sleuth is to investigate as wretch is to                     .

bemoan

inspire

allude

disorient

atrophy

Explanation

A "sleuth" is another name for a "detective." So, an action likely to be undertaken by a "sleuth" is to "investigate." To solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is an action likely to be undertaken by a "wretch." Well, a "wretch" is a miserable, pitiable person who is suffering. So, the correct answer is "bemoan," which means express sorrow or frustration with. Additionally, "allude" means hint at, suggest; "disorient" means make feel lost or confused; "atrophy" means weaken over time due to lack of use.

10

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.

Page 1 of 18