Analogies - SSAT Elementary Level Verbal

You find clouds in the sky, so we're looking for a noun that describes a place where you might find fish. Of the three answer choices describing environments ("sea," "land," and "air") "sea" is the best answer, as it's where one is most likely to find fish.

Cartons are containers that help to keep eggs in place, just like pots are containers that help to keep flowers in place. So, "flower is to pot" is the correct answer.

A "bowl" is a container be used to hold "soup," just as a "cup" is a container used to hold "soda."

Letters make up words, so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out the answer choice that describes something that words make up. Words make up sentences just as letters make up words, so "sentence" is the correct answer.

High and low have opposite meanings, just as wide and narrow do.

A "cottage" is a small, usually rural, house. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what a "sapling" is a smaller version of. The correct answer is that a "sapling" is a small "tree."

"Part" means a piece of something, so "part" and "piece" are synonyms. So, to solve this analogy, you have to figure out the best synonym of "terror." "Terror" means great fear, so "fear" is the correct answer.

Milk is a product produced by cows, so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice that is a product that chickens produce. Eggs are a product produced by chickens, so "eggs" are the correct answer.

"Rays" and "raze" are homophones, or words that sound the same but look different and mean different things. "War" and "wore" are also homophones, so "war is to wore" is the correct answer.

Up and down are polar opposite directions, just like left and right are, so "left is to right" is the correct answer.

An arena means the same thing as a stadium, just as a skyscraper is the same thing as a high-rise.

When it rains, it causes things to become wet, so to solve this analogy, you have to figure out what the cold causes things to become. Well, the cold can cause liquids to freeze, so "frozen" is the correct answer, so this is the correct answer.

A zebra is a type of animal; a boat is a type of “vehicle.”

The suffixes "_-_able" and "-ible" generally mean able to be or able to do, as in the the word “manageable,” which means able to be managed. To solve this analogy, you need to determine which of these answer choices means able to be defended. The correct answer is “defensible."

The root "ped" means related to legs, walking, or feet. A “biped” is a two-legged animal. The prefix ­"bi_-" means related to the number two. So, to solve this analogy, you have to determine how many legs a “quadruped” has. The correct answer is “four,” because the prefix ­"quad-_" means related to the number four.

The prefix sub- means going under, beneath so a “submarine” is something that travels under water and a “subway” is something that travels underground. The suffix -marine often suggests at a relationship with water.

"Loyal" is an antonym of "disloyal," so you need to pick out an answer choice that is an opposite of "dull." "Dull" can mean either boring or not sharp, so "exciting" is the correct answer, because "exciting" is an opposite of "boring." To help you, "munificent" means generous; and "guilty" means feeling bad about something bad that you did.

A triangle is a three-sided shape, so to solve this analogy, you have to determine how many sides a square has. The correct answer is that a square has “four” sides. The prefix "tri_-"_ usually means that the word will relate in some way to the number three.

The prefix "un-" means not. "Unreal" means not real, or "fake," so "unreal" and "fake" are synonyms because they have the same meaning. To solve the analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice that means the same thing as "uncertain." "Uncertain" means not certain or unknown, so "unknown" is the correct answer.