SSAT Upper Level Verbal › User and Tool
Complete this analogy.
Football is to hand as __________.
soccer is to foot
racket is to tennis
golf is to hole
race is to competition
toe is to ballerina
When playing football, the football can be moved by someone throwing it with their hand. Similarly, when playing soccer, the soccer ball can be moved by someone kicking it with their foot.
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__________ is to stone as butcher is to meat.
Mason
Blacksmith
Carpenter
Priest
Tycoon
A "butcher" is someone who works with and sells meat products. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these describes someone who works with stone. The correct answer is "mason." Additionally, a "blacksmith" works with iron and other metals and a "tycoon" is a businessman, a magnate.
Pope is to miter as __________.
queen is to crown
priest is to cross
monarch is to rule
bishop is to ring
king is to scepter
The miter is the hat of papal authority, while the crown is the hat of queenly authority. The scepter might also mark the authority of the king, but it's not a hat, so "queen is to crown" is a closer match.
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Sneaker is to runner as __________.
mask is to scuba diver
coffee is to barista
concrete is to construction worker
dress is to bride
tie is to teacher
Sneakers are accessories runners wear to successfully complete their task (running); similarly, masks are accessories scuba divers wear to successfully complete their task (scuba diving).
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Blacksmith is to __________ as carpenter is to wood.
iron
medieval
guild
religion
cotton
A "carpenter" is someone who shapes wood for a living, so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is an object fashioned and shaped by a blacksmith. The correct answer is "iron."
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Myopic is to glasses as lame is to __________.
crutches
male
eyes
myeloma
spectacles
A person who is myopic needs glasses. A person who is lame needs crutches.
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Wood is to carpenter as stone is to __________.
mason
brick
mortar
cobbler
tile
A carpenter builds with wood and a mason builds with stone.
Complete this analogy.
Deaf is to captions as blind is to __________.
braille
sight
hearing
blank
vision
Captions help deaf people experience the "spoken word" and Braille printing allows blind people to experience the "written word."