All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : User To Tool Or Tool To User
Complete this analogy.
Mechanic is to wrench as farmer is to __________.
drought
hammer
crops
agriculture
plow
plow
A “wrench” is a tool used by a “mechanic,” so to solve this analogy, you need to determine which of these answer choices is a tool often used by a farmer. The correct answer is a “plow”; a “farmer” uses a “plow” to break up soil and allow seeds to be planted. It might be reasonable to assume that a farmer uses a “hammer” as well, but it is not anywhere near as closely associated with the profession of farming as a “plow” is. Other professions, like carpenters, might use hammers, but only farmers are associated with plows. To provide further help, another name for the profession of farming is “agriculture.”
Example Question #463 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Airplane is to pilot as ship is to __________.
principal
ocean
teacher
captain
helm
captain
Just as a pilot flies a plane, a captain steers a ship, so "captain" is the correct answer.
Example Question #464 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Hose is to firefighter as __________.
blueprint is to curator
stethoscope is to meteorologist
easel is to artist
plunger is to electrician
frying pan is to doctor
easel is to artist
Since firefighters often use hoses while doing their job, we are looking for an answer in which the first word is an item that the occupation in the second word uses while working. The best answer choice is "easel is to artist," because artists often paint or sketch their creations on easels.
Example Question #461 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Artist is to brush as __________.
soldier is to comb
chef is to drum
dancer is to phone
lawyer is to ball
surgeon is to scalpel
surgeon is to scalpel
The analogy in question relates a profession to a tool associated with that profession. "Lawyer is to ball," "soldier is to comb," "dancer is to phone," and "chef is to drum" do not represent the given relationship. Artists often uses paintbrushes just as surgeons use scalpels, so "surgeon is to scalpel" is the correct answer.
Example Question #5 : User To Tool Or Tool To User
Complete the analogy.
Wood is to carpenter as _____________.
shoe is to businessman
stone is to mason
banker is to teacher
swimmer is to diver
book is to magazine
stone is to mason
A "carpenter" works with "wood," by definition, so the answer be a tool followed by its user. A mason similarly works with stone.
Example Question #2 : User To Tool Or Tool To User
Complete the analogy.
Electrician is to light bulb as _____________.
cup is to water
taxi is to limousine
doctor is to nurse
plumber is to toilet
book is to author
plumber is to toilet
The key here is determining how the kind of person given relates to the given object. An "electrician" works with "light bulbs," or user to tool, so the answer must be a user and his tool. A "plumber" works with "toilets," so that must be the correct answer. None of the other answers describe a user-tool relationship. A "book" is a product made by an "author." A "cup" is a vessel for "water." "Nurses" are people, and thus cannot be a part of a user tool relationship.
Example Question #1 : Subject To Object Or Object To Subject
Complete this analogy.
Teachers are to students as doctors are to __________.
helpers
patients
sick
medicines
workers
patients
Doctors work with patients just as teachers work with students, so "patients" is the correct answer.
Example Question #2 : Subject To Object Or Object To Subject
Complete this analogy.
Fan is to air as hose is to __________.
water
ice
power
handle
electricity
water
A fan moves air by blowing it around, so you need to pick out an answer choice that describes what a hose moves. A hose moves water, so "water" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are things that are moved by hose, so none of them can be the correct answer.
Example Question #51 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Animal is to veterinarian as person is to __________.
doctor
banker
hotel
businessperson
hospital
doctor
Since veterinarians help animals when they are sick or hurt, we need to pick out a word that represents an occupation whose practitioners help out people when they are sick or hurt. While both "doctor" and "hospital" may look like correct answers, "hospital" can't be the correct answer because it is the name of the place where people go when they are sick or hurt, and not the job title of the people who help them. "Doctor" is the correct answer because just like veterinarians help animals when they are injured, doctors help people when they are injured.
Example Question #52 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Firefighter is to fire as __________.
doctor is to healthy
waiter is to food
business is to businessperson
policewoman is to crime
librarian is to books
policewoman is to crime
Since firefighters fight fires, we need to pick out another pair of words in which the first word is a job, and the second word is the thing that people who work that job try to stop. While "policeman," "librarian," "doctor," and "waiter" are all occupations, but "healthy" can't be the correct answer because it's an adjective, not a noun, and "librarian is to books" can't be correct either because a librarian doesn't try to stop books, he or she distributes them and helps people find them. Since a policewoman's job is to stop crime, just like a firefighter's job is to stop fires, "policewoman is to crime" is the correct answer.
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