SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #7 : Product And Producer

Complete this analogy.

Bard it to poetry as __________ is to drama.

Possible Answers:

thespian

confidante

allegory

mendicant

lecturer

Correct answer:

thespian

Explanation:

A "bard" is a poet, someone who produces poetry. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a dramatist, someone who produces or performs in drama. The answer choice should therefore be something like "actor," so the correct answer is "thespian." A "thespian" is a dramatic actor who appears in plays. Additionally, a "mendicant" is a beggar; a "lecturer" is a professor, someone who lectures at a university; a "confidante" is someone trusted who is told secrets, someone whom information is confided in; an "allegory" is a story that purports to be about one thing, but is actually about something else that is concealed within the story.

Example Question #551 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Complete this analogy.

Tanner is to __________ as milliner is to hat.

Possible Answers:

iron

copper

leather

wool

wood

Correct answer:

leather

Explanation:

A "milliner" is someone who makes hats. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these answer choices is made or crafted by a "tanner." The correct answer is "leather."

Example Question #552 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Complete this analogy.

Star is to light as stove is to __________.

Possible Answers:

images

heat

sounds

food

kitchen

Correct answer:

heat

Explanation:

How is "light" related to "star"? A star emits light. To solve this analogy, then, you have to figure out which of the answer choices is emitted by a stove. A stove emits heat, so the correct answer is "heat."

Example Question #553 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Complete this analogy.

Baker is to pastry as ________________.

Possible Answers:

cop is to parole

morning is to breakfast

loaf is to bread

accountant is to office

barista is to coffee

Correct answer:

barista is to coffee

Explanation:

A baker is someone who makes pastries, so the correct answer will demonstrate a relationship between someone who makes something and what they make. A barista is someone who makes coffee, and is therefore the correct answer.

Example Question #554 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Complete this analogy.

Mint is to _____________ as smelter is to metal.

Possible Answers:

plastic

oil

condition

marble

money

Correct answer:

money

Explanation:

A "smelter" is a factory that produces "metal" using heat. So, to solve this analogy you simply need to determine what is produced at a "mint." The correct answer is "money." A "mint" is a place where "money" is produced by the government.

Example Question #555 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Complete this analogy.

Kidney is to __________ as heart is to blood.

Possible Answers:

urine

liquid

sweat

organ

skin

Correct answer:

urine

Explanation:

"Blood" is produced in the "heart," so to solve this analogy you need to determine what is produced in the "kidneys." Well, "kidneys" are organs in the human body that filter out waste and produce "urine."

Example Question #556 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal

Complete this analogy.

Haberdasher is to clothing as poulterer is to _____________.

Possible Answers:

chickens

electricity

heating

wheat

beer

Correct answer:

chickens

Explanation:

A "haberdasher" is someone who sells or makes "clothing." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that a "poulterer" sells or makes. Based on the similarity between "poulterer" and "poultry" it would be reasonable to guess "chickens." Reasonable and correct! 

Example Question #1 : Tool And Use

Complete this analogy.

Handle is to carry as pocket is to __________.

Possible Answers:

lose

pretend

hire

illuminate

hold

Correct answer:

hold

Explanation:

One uses a handle to carry something, so we need to pick out an answer choice that describes what one uses a pocket to do to something. Pockets are used for containing things or carrying things, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “contain” or “carry.” “Hold,” when used as a verb, means “to contain,” and because one uses a pocket to hold something just as one uses a handle to carry something, “hold” is the correct answer.

Example Question #2 : Tool And Use

Complete this analogy.

__________ is to sleep as bistro is to eat.

Possible Answers:

Dormitory

Stronghold

Garrison

Hospice

Citadel

Correct answer:

Dormitory

Explanation:

A "bistro" is a cafe, a place where you eat. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these answers means a place where you sleep. The correct answer is "dormitory." To provide additional help, the prefix dorm- means sleep, rest. Finally, a "hospice" is a place where people, particularly old or sick people, are cared for; the other three answer choices are all synonyms, all three words mean fortress, fort.

Example Question #3 : Tool And Use

Complete this analogy.

Bloodhound is to __________ as sheepdog is to herding.

Possible Answers:

aggressive

hunting

docile

training

canine

Correct answer:

hunting

Explanation:

One uses a "sheepdog" to "herd" sheep, so to solve this analogy you need to determine what one uses a "bloodhound" for. Even if you had not heard the word before, the use of "blood" should help you choose the correct answer which is "hunting." Additionally, "canine" means dog, related to dogs; "docile" means obedient, submissive, not aggressive or disobedient.

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