SSAT Upper Level Verbal › Other Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Justice is to scales as __________.
peace is to dove
war is to gunfire
power is to socks
crown is to royalty
sunglasses are to sun
Since scales are a symbol of the abstract concept of justice, we need to pick out an answer choice in which the second word is a concrete symbol of the abstract concept that the first word represents. While "crown is to royalty" may look like an appealing answer, its words are in the incorrect order (royalty doesn't symbolize a crown—a crown symbolizes royalty), so it can't be the correct answer. A dove is a symbol of peace, however, so "peace is to dove" is the correct answer.
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Telephone is to voice as __________.
letter is to writing
walk signal is to button
television is to movie
flashlight is to bright
stroller is to walking
When we use a telephone, we communicate using our voice. Similarly, when we write a letter, we communicate using our writing.
Complete this analogy.
Water is to ice as magma is to __________.
stone
crust
subterranean
molten
circulating
When water cools, it becomes ice; therefore, this analogy requires that which magma becomes when it cools. Magma is the liquid stone that flows under the earth’s crust. When this cools, it becomes stone again. This is the only option that fits among those provided.
Complete this analogy.
Mourn is to deceased as __________.
congratulate is to winner
dance is to ballerina
dust is to duster
leaf is to tree
concrete is to sidewalk
Since one mourns someone who is deceased, we need to pick out a pair of words in which the first word represents something you do to/for the second word. While "dance is to ballerina" and "congratulate is to winner" may both look like potentially correct answers, "dance is to ballerina" cannot be correct because you do not "dance ballerinas," but just as you mourn someone who is deceased, you congratulate someone who is a winner. So, "congratulate is to winner" is the correct answer.
Complete this analogy.
Yellow is to caution as red is to __________.
stop
green
read
deer
tops
Yellow is the color of signs that mean caution, and red is the color of signs that mean stop.
Complete this analogy.
Spa is to asp as stink is to __________.
knits
snake
smell
kinks
skink
This is a word game analogy. The second word in each pair is an anagram of the first. Spa anagrams to asp and stink anagrams to knits.
Fire is to arm as rife is to __________.
ram
army
mare
leg
rifle
This is a word game analogy. The second word is an anagram of the first. Fire anagrams to rife and arm anagrams to ram.
November is to January as __________.
May is to July
March is to September
January is to September
December is to October
February is to July
January is either two months after November or ten months before it. The only answer choice that has two months with the same relationship, in the correct order, is "May is to July."
Surgeon is scalpel as __________.
barber is to razor
samurai is to sword
baseball bat is to baseball player
tutu is to ballerina
handcuffs are police officer
The relationship here is one of utility. Surgeons use scalpels. There are a few answer choices that fit this relationship. Baseball bat is to baseball player could work, because baseball players use baseball bats, but they don't really use baseball bats in the same way that surgeons use scalpels. Surgeons use scalpels for cutting. That leaves us with "Samurai is to sword" and "Barber is to razor." The best choice is "Barber is to razor," because barbers use razors to help people. Samurais use them to hurt people, even if they are doing it to protect others.
Complete this analogy.
Lottery is to ticket as __________.
vote is to ballot
money is to gamble
scratch is to card
poker is to ante
travel is to voucher
You need a ticket to engage in the lottery, and a ballot to make a vote. The second item is the piece of paper that lets you take part in the activity.