SSAT Elementary Level Verbal › Qualities, Features, Abilities, and Other Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Dwarf is to short as fairy is to __________.
magic
tall
smart
tired
fat
A common quality associated with a "dwarf" is that they are "short." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a common quality associated with a "fairy." The correct answer is that "faeries" are "magic."
Complete this analogy.
Fiction is to fake as biography is to __________.
true
long
spoken
uninteresting
depressing
"Fiction" refers to stories that are made up, stories that are not real. So, a quality of "fiction" is to be "fake." To solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a quality of a "biography." A "biography" tells the story of someone's life. So, a quality of a "biography" is to be "true." Additionally, "uninteresting" means boring and "depressing" means makes you sad.
Complete this analogy.
Bark is to dog as __________ is to wolf.
howl
hunt
pack
puppy
cat
"Bark" is the sound made by a "dog," so to solve this analogy you simply need to determine what sound a "wolf" makes. The correct answer is "howl." When solving analogies your first step is always to figure out the relationship between the words in the question - in this case the relationship was the sound a "dog" makes is a "bark," what is the sound a wolf makes?
Complete this analogy.
Blue is to green as __________.
red is to orange
purple is to blue
red is to yellow
brown is to black
gray is to white
Blue is a component color of green. (Green is created with a combination of blue and yellow.) Thus, the correct answer would be one in which the first word is a color that when combined with the color yellow, results in the second color.
When red is combined with yellow, the resulting color is orange. Therefore, "red is to orange"is the correct answer.
Complete this analogy.
Hot is to lava as cold is to __________.
ice
chilly
rock
tree
warm
Since "hot" is a word that describes the temperature of lava, we need to pick out a word describing something that is cold. While "chilly" might look like a good answer, "chilly" actually means the same thing as "cold," so it can't be the correct answer, because "chilly" is not a thing which is cold. "Ice," on the other hand, is a thing which is cold, so "ice" is the correct answer.
Complete this analogy.
Deaf is to hear as __________ is to see.
blind
eyes
ears
touch
glasses
If someone is "dear" it means they cannot "hear." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words is used to describe someone who cannot "see." The correct answer is "blind."
Complete this analogy.
Dwarf is to short as fairy is to __________.
magic
tall
smart
tired
fat
A common quality associated with a "dwarf" is that they are "short." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a common quality associated with a "fairy." The correct answer is that "faeries" are "magic."
Complete this analogy.
Sunset is to evening as sunrise is to __________.
morning
day
noon
nighttime
evening
Since "sunset" describes the action of the sun during evening, we need to pick out a noun describing a time of day during which "sunrise" occurs. While the sun is up during "morning,""day," and "noon," "morning" is the best answer, as the sun rises in the morning.
Complete this analogy.
Hot is to lava as cold is to __________.
ice
chilly
rock
tree
warm
Since "hot" is a word that describes the temperature of lava, we need to pick out a word describing something that is cold. While "chilly" might look like a good answer, "chilly" actually means the same thing as "cold," so it can't be the correct answer, because "chilly" is not a thing which is cold. "Ice," on the other hand, is a thing which is cold, so "ice" is the correct answer.
Complete this analogy.
Sunset is to evening as sunrise is to __________.
morning
day
noon
nighttime
evening
Since "sunset" describes the action of the sun during evening, we need to pick out a noun describing a time of day during which "sunrise" occurs. While the sun is up during "morning,""day," and "noon," "morning" is the best answer, as the sun rises in the morning.