SSAT Upper Level Verbal › Example and Category
Complete this analogy.
Bassinet is to cradle as __________ is to cup.
chalice
scholar
drink
baby
water
A "bassinet" is a type of "cradle" that has a hood. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what a "chalice" is an example of. Well, a "chalice" is a goblet, a large "cup" used to drink wine, particularly as part of a religious service. Additionally, a "scholar" is an academic, someone who studies for a living, someone who is well-educated about a subject.
Complete this analogy.
Androgynous is to gender as __________ is to ethnicity.
biracial
foreign
familiar
diverse
banal
To solve this analogy you first need to know that "androgynous" means having both male and female anatomy, being both male and female. So, if "androgynous" relates to something or someone being both "genders" then you are looking for a word that relates to someone having two "ethnicities." The correct answer is therefore "biracial" which means belonging to two races, belonging to two ethnicities. Additionally, "diverse" means varied; "banal" means monotone, boring.
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Typhoon is to __________ as typhoid is to disease.
storm
occupation
ethnicity
government
medicine
"Typhoid" is an example of a "disease," so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these a "typhoon" is an example of. Well, a "typhoon" is a hurricane or a violent "storm."
Complete this analogy.
Almanac is to __________ as cathedral is to church.
calendar
television
vehicle
utensil
walkway
A "cathedral" is an example of a "church," so to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that an "almanac" is an example of. Well, an "almanac" is an annual "calendar" that contains relevant information about the year ahead.
Complete this analogy.
Red is to color as __________.
onion is to vegetable
fruit is to banana
pet is to rodent
fever is to illness
map is to paper
Color is a category, and one thing that falls into this category is red—that is, red is a type of color. The same relationship is true of 'onion' and 'vegetable': an onion is an item that falls under the category of vegetable.
Complete this analogy.
Lynx is to cat as __________.
bench is to seat
animal is to mouse
dog is to coyote
black is to white
wheel is to car
The best option is "bench is to seat." The relationship between a "lynx" and a "cat" is that a lynx is a type of cat. Likewise, a bench is a kind of seat. Two other choices share this relationship: "animal is to mouse" and "dog is to coyote." However, the order of the words in each of those answer choices is reversed. Instead of being in the order of example to category as "lynx is to cat"is, the order of these two choices is category to example, which is inappropriate and incorrect.
Complete this analogy.
Dog is to dalmatian as __________.
cheese is to cheddar
vegetarian is to meat
fork is to spoon
melt is to candle
sandwich is to bread
Since a dalmatian is a type of dog, we're looking for an answer where the second word is a specific variety of the first word. While "sandwich is to bread" may initially look like a decent answer choice because the two words are closely related, bread is a constituent element of a sandwich, not a specific kind of sandwich, so it is not the correct answer. "Cheese is to cheddar," on the other hand, retains the same relationship as "dog is to dalmatian," because cheddar is a type of cheese, just like dalmatian is a type of dog. So, "cheese is to cheddar" is the correct answer.
Complete the analogy.
Apprenticeship is to education as fresco is to __________.
painting
poem
biography
subject
vocation
An apprenticeship is a type of "education" that involves the student studying under a master of a particular craft in order to learn the skills necessary to practice that craft independently.So, if "apprenticeship" is an example of a form of "education," what is a "fresco" an example of? A "fresco" is a type of painting done very quickly on wet plaster before the plaster dries. Additionally, "vocation" means occupation or job, and a "biography" is a true story of someone's life.
Complete this analogy.
Altercation is to conversation as tirade is to __________.
speech
essay
misgiving
situation
nonsense
An "altercation" is a form of negative, or hostile, conversation, so to solve this analogy you have to determine which answer choice relates to "tirade" in the same manner. "Tirade" means long and angry speech, so the correct answer is “speech.”
Complete this analogy.
Epicurean is to hedonistic as abstemious is to __________.
asceticism
arrangement
asinine
apoplexy
austerity
Someone who is epicurean is devoted to sensual pleasure, particularly the consumption of food. This is a type of hedonistic behavior. Hedonism is a school of thought directed towards the primacy of the pursuit of pleasure. So to solve this analogy you have to determine which of these answer choices matches with abstemious behavior. Abstemious means moderate and characterized by the denial of excessive food and alcohol consumption. This is a form of “asceticism” which is a type of behavior that focuses on self-denial of luxury. For clarification, "austerity" means severe, antiquated and plain; "apoplexy" means a fit of anger; "asinine" is something ridiculous or pointless.