Measurement, Storage, Location, and Material Composition

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SSAT Middle Level Verbal › Measurement, Storage, Location, and Material Composition

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1

Complete this analogy.

Emaciated is to food as __________ is to education.

ignorant

school

teacher

hungry

homework

Explanation

To solve this analogy you first need to know that "emaciated" means starving, extremely skinny due to lack of food. So, if someone who is denied "food" becomes "emaciated" what does someone become who is denied "education?" The correct answer is "ignorant," which means lacking in knowledge, not understanding something.

2

Complete this analogy.

Emaciated is to food as __________ is to education.

ignorant

school

teacher

hungry

homework

Explanation

To solve this analogy you first need to know that "emaciated" means starving, extremely skinny due to lack of food. So, if someone who is denied "food" becomes "emaciated" what does someone become who is denied "education?" The correct answer is "ignorant," which means lacking in knowledge, not understanding something.

3

Complete this analogy.

Cashmere is to clothing as __________ is to building.

marble

edifice

architecture

loom

weave

Explanation

"Cashmere" is a material used in "clothing." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a material used for "building." The correct answer is "marble." Additionally, "architecture" refers to the art of designing buildings; a "loom" is a machine used to "weave" fabric; an "edifice" is another name for a building.

4

Soda is to cup as __________.

board game is to box

bottle is to salad dressing

friend is to enemy

quiet is to silence

spy is to sneaky

Explanation

A cup can be used to hold soda, so we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word describes a substance or object that the second word can be used as a container for. While "bottle is to salad dressing" and "board game is to box" may each look like potentially correct answers, "bottle is to salad dressing" has its nouns in the wrong order; salad dressing is not used to contain bottles, so "bottle is to salad dressing" cannot be the correct answer. "Board game is to box" is the correct answer because just like cups can contain soda, boxes can contain board games.

5

Complete this analogy.

Arsenal is to weapon as foliage is to __________.

leaf

brick

sand

pet

child

Explanation

A collection of "weapons" is known as an "arsenal." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is something that when taken collectively is called "foliage." The correct answer is "leaf." "Foliage" is a collection of plant leaves.

6

Complete this analogy.

Cashmere is to clothing as __________ is to building.

marble

edifice

architecture

loom

weave

Explanation

"Cashmere" is a material used in "clothing." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a material used for "building." The correct answer is "marble." Additionally, "architecture" refers to the art of designing buildings; a "loom" is a machine used to "weave" fabric; an "edifice" is another name for a building.

7

Soda is to cup as __________.

board game is to box

bottle is to salad dressing

friend is to enemy

quiet is to silence

spy is to sneaky

Explanation

A cup can be used to hold soda, so we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word describes a substance or object that the second word can be used as a container for. While "bottle is to salad dressing" and "board game is to box" may each look like potentially correct answers, "bottle is to salad dressing" has its nouns in the wrong order; salad dressing is not used to contain bottles, so "bottle is to salad dressing" cannot be the correct answer. "Board game is to box" is the correct answer because just like cups can contain soda, boxes can contain board games.

8

Complete this analogy.

Hospice is to __________ as morgue is to dead.

sick

young

thin

brilliant

untidy

Explanation

A "morgue" is a place where the "dead" are kept before being buried. To solve this analogy you need to determine which of these might be kept or found in a "hospice." The correct answer is "sick" people. A "hospice" is a place where sick or old people are cared for.

9

Complete this analogy.

Hospice is to __________ as morgue is to dead.

sick

young

thin

brilliant

untidy

Explanation

A "morgue" is a place where the "dead" are kept before being buried. To solve this analogy you need to determine which of these might be kept or found in a "hospice." The correct answer is "sick" people. A "hospice" is a place where sick or old people are cared for.

10

Complete this analogy.

Arsenal is to weapon as foliage is to __________.

leaf

brick

sand

pet

child

Explanation

A collection of "weapons" is known as an "arsenal." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is something that when taken collectively is called "foliage." The correct answer is "leaf." "Foliage" is a collection of plant leaves.

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