Storage and Containers

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SSAT Upper Level Verbal › Storage and Containers

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1

Complete this analogy.

Pallet is to straw as featherbed is to __________.

down

mattress

cotton

springs

flat

Explanation

A pallet is a thin, flat bed, usually filled with straw. A featherbed is filled with feathers, of which eiderdown is considered the best type for filling bedding.

2

Complete this analogy.

Synonym is to thesaurus as __________.

recipe is to cookbook

novel is to story

antonym is to dictionary

homework is to English

stone is to mountain

Explanation

The relationship between "synonym" and "thesaurus" is that a thesaurus is a compilation of synonyms. We see a parallel relationship in the correct answer: a cookbook is a compilation of recipes.

3

Complete this analogy.

Ink is to pen as water is to __________.

fish tank

rain

oxygen

boil

damp

Explanation

Ink is a part of a pen, specifically the liquid a pen is filled with. In trying to replicate this relationship, we must ask of the answer choices, "Which one of these is filled with water?" While "rain" may initially seem like a good answer, water constitutes rain—it doesn't fill it. Because water fills a fish tank, "fish tank" is the correct answer.

4

Complete this analogy.

Archive is to records as cookbook is to __________.

recipes

food

ingredients

chef

prepare

Explanation

An “archive” is “a collection of historical documents or records.” So, because an archive is a collection of records, we need to pick out a noun that describes what constitutes a cookbook, or in other words, of what a cookbook is a collection. While “recipes,” “food,” and “ingredients” might each look like a potentially correct answer, “cookbook” is defined as “a book containing recipes,” so “recipes” is the correct answer.

5

Complete this analogy.

Trinket is to shelf as tool is to __________.

belt

construction

fabrication

manufacturer

mechanic

Explanation

A "trinket" is a small item of little value. The word can describe either jewelry of this type or small items that might be set out as a humble ornament (like a small porcelain statue or something of that sort). Such trinkets can be placed on a shelf, and this makes the most sense among the possible sense of this analogy, given the potential answers. We can say that just as a trinket is placed on a shelf, so too can a tool be placed in a belt. (There are tool belts used by people working with tools.)

6

Complete this analogy.

Tome is to library as tree is to __________.

arboretum

marina

peninsula

isthmus

estuary

Explanation

A "tome" is a long and ponderous book. A library is the sort of place where one might find a "tome," where might one find a "tree"? The correct answer is an "arboretum" which means place where trees are grown. To provide further help, the Latin prefix arbor- means tree. Additionally, a "marina" is a harbor, a dockyard; an "estuary" is a mouth of a river, where the river meets the ocean; a "peninsula" is an area of land mostly surrounded by water; an "isthmus" is a narrow strip of land that connects two large landmasses, i.e. 'the Isthmus of Panama.'

7

Complete this analogy.

Reservoir is to water as __________ is to food.

granary

auditorium

sanctuary

monastery

palace

Explanation

A "reservoir" is a place where water is stored for future use. So, which of these is a place where food is stored for future use? The correct answer is a "granary." Additionally, an "auditorium" is the part of a theater reserved for the audience; a "sanctuary" is an asylum, a haven, a safe place; a "monastery" is a place where monks and other religious adherents live and practice their faith.

8

Complete this analogy.

Flagon is to wine as perambulator is to __________.

baby

handgun

tissue

glass

sand

Explanation

A "flagon" is a large container in which liquid is held and drunk from, typically something like beer or "wine." So, if a "flagon" holds "wine, what does a "perambulator" hold? Well, there is a clue in the word, the root -ambul- means walk, take steps. So, a "perambulator" is a "baby" carriage, a pram for short.

9

Complete this analogy.

Pin is to pincushion as __________.

sword is to scabbard

waist is to waste

shoe is to shoelace

hood is to torso

offense is to insult

Explanation

Since pins are stored in pincushions, we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word describes a container for the second word. Since "scabbard" is defined as a sheath for a blade, a scabbard is a kind of case for a sword, so "sword is to scabbard" is the correct answer.

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