Analogies - SSAT Middle Level Verbal

The correct answer is "Houston is to city."

The first part of the analogy expresses that South America is a continent, and deals with geographical content.

Houston is a city and also falls under the category of geography.

A "virtue" is a good or righteous attribute in a person, and a "vice" is the opposite, a negative or bad attribute in a person. "Honesty" is a example of a virtue, so to solve this analogy you have to determine which of these answer choices is an example of a vice. "Mendacity" means dishonesty and is the best example of a vice that is available.

"Calculus" is a type of mathematics, so to solve this analogy you have to determine to which of these subjects chemistry belongs. The correct answer is “science.”

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.

To solve this analogy you first need to know that "anemic" means lacking color and energy. So, someone who is lacking "energy" is "anemic," what is someone who is lacking "hair" called? The correct answer is, of course, "bald."

"Metropolitan" means related to the city, urban. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words means related to the countryside, rural. The correct answer is "agrarian."

"Anorexia" is a medical condition that arises from a lack of food. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what "insomnia" arises from a lack of. The correct answer is "sleep."

The correct answer is "track is to racing."

The activity of football takes place on a field. We want to look for a similar relationship for the second part of the analogy.

The activity of racing takes place on a track, completing the analogy.

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.

"Dehydrated" means dried, deprived of "water," thirsty, in need of "water." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these one might require if one were "malnourished." Well, "malnourished" means not supplied with enough "food" to be healthy, starving.

A "mosque" is a place of holy worship in the "Islamic" faith. So, to solve this analogy you simply need to determine which of these is a place of holy worship in the "Jewish" faith. The correct answer is "synagogue." Additionally, a "hymn" is a religious song; a "monastery" is a place where monks live and study.

A "buccaneer" is a pirate. So, a place where a "buccaneer" might be found is a "ship." Which of these is a place where a "waitress" might be found? The correct answer is a "bistro," which is another word for a fancy cafe. Additionally, "conundrum" means problem with two possible solutions; "sage" means wise, wise person; a "commodity" is something of value; a "brigand" is another word for "buccaneer," pirate.

A "Dalmatian" is a type of "dog," so to solve this analogy, you have to determine what type of animal a "lynx" is. A lynx is a type of wild cat, so "cat" is the correct answer. While "lion" might look like a potentially correct answer because, like a lynx, a lion is a type of wild cat, "lion" cannot be the correct choice for this very reason. If the model relationship in the analogy were "Dalmation is to dachshund," then "lion" would be the correct answer, but because the second word of the model relationship is "dog," the category into which "dalmation" fits, "cat," the category into which "lynx" fits, is the correct answer.

Crimson is a shade of red, so to solve this analogy, you have to determine a color of which teal is a shade. Teal is a bluish-green color, so "blue" is the correct answer.

An introduction occurs at the beginning of a book, event, etc. Similarly a conclusion occurs at the end, making that the correct answer.

America is governed as a Republic, so to solve this analogy you have to determine which answer choice describes the government of Saudi Arabia. The test would never ask you to recall specific historical or political facts like this, so you can be sure when you see questions like this that everything you need to solve the analogy is in the analogy. You might not know that Saudi Arabia is governed as a monarchy, but you can probably determine that monarchy is the only answer choice that is a system of government. You need to know the relationship of the first two words!

"Vermillion" is a shade of red, so to solve this analogy you have to determine into which color lavender can be categorized. The correct answer is “purple.” For clarification, "shade" and "hue" are synonyms of one another.

"Generosity," which means kindness, is generally considered a "virtue," or a positive characteristic. So, to solve this analogy, you have to determine which of the answer choices is considered a "vice," or a negative attribute. "Greed" is the only answer choice that has a negative connotation, so the correct answer is that “greed” is a vice.

Judaism is a type of religion, so to solve this analogy, you have to determine what category socialism falls into. The correct answer is “government,” as socialism is a political system of communal ownership.