SSAT Analogy Worksheet 7

The following questions ask you to find relationships between words. For each question, select the answer choice that best completes the meaning of the sentence.

Sample:

Kitten is to cat as

1. fawn is to eagle.
2. shark is to fish.
3. restaurant is to diner.
4. calf is to cow.
5. ranch is to farm.

Correct Answer: (D)

A kitten is a young cat, just as a calf is a young cow. In the same way that a kitten grows up to become a cat, a calf grows up to become a cow.

1. Brush is to painter as

1. sculptor is to chisel.
2. trowel is to mason.
3. palette is to easel.
4. canvas is to museum.
5. frame is to gallery.

2. Famished is to hungry as

1. thirsty is to parched.
2. exhausted is to tired.
3. anxious is to calm.
4. annoyed is to furious.
5. satisfied is to hungry.

3. Architect is to blueprint as

1. carpenter is to hammer.
2. composer is to symphony.
3. painter is to brush.
4. teacher is to classroom.
5. doctor is to hospital.

4. Arid is to moisture as

1. humid is to water.
2. barren is to fertility.
3. wet is to rain.
4. cold is to ice.
5. dark is to light.

5. Chapter is to book as

1. page is to chapter.
2. word is to sentence.
3. scene is to play.
4. library is to shelf.
5. author is to novel.

6. Audacious is to timid as

1. brave is to courageous.
2. generous is to stingy.
3. foolish is to wise.
4. bold is to daring.
5. reckless is to careful.

7. Scalpel is to surgeon as

1. patient is to doctor.
2. gavel is to judge.
3. courthouse is to lawyer.
4. stethoscope is to nurse.
5. hospital is to surgeon.

8. Dehydration is to thirst as

1. starvation is to hunger.
2. illness is to doctor.
3. fatigue is to sleep.
4. injury is to pain.
5. exercise is to sweat.

9. Grain is to silo as

1. barn is to farmer.
2. water is to reservoir.
3. crop is to harvest.
4. wheat is to bread.
5. storage is to container.

10. Meticulous is to careless as

1. detailed is to thorough.
2. precise is to sloppy.
3. careful is to cautious.
4. messy is to neat.
5. accurate is to correct.

11. Novelist is to fiction as

1. historian is to biography.
2. poet is to verse.
3. author is to book.
4. journalist is to newspaper.
5. reader is to library.

12. Petal is to flower as

1. stem is to leaf.
2. tree is to forest.
3. root is to soil.
4. scale is to fish.
5. garden is to plant.

13. Cacophony is to harmony as

1. discord is to agreement.
2. melody is to music.
3. noise is to sound.
4. silence is to quiet.
5. chaos is to disorder.

14. Drizzle is to downpour as

1. storm is to rain.
2. breeze is to gale.
3. weather is to climate.
4. thunder is to lightning.
5. cloud is to sky.

15. Applaud is to approval as

1. clap is to hands.
2. shout is to voice.
3. grimace is to displeasure.
4. smile is to face.
5. audience is to performance.

16. Thermometer is to temperature as

1. clock is to alarm.
2. barometer is to pressure.
3. thermometer is to mercury.
4. weather is to forecast.
5. scale is to weight.

17. Tadpole is to frog as

1. caterpillar is to butterfly.
2. fish is to amphibian.
3. pond is to lake.
4. insect is to larva.
5. egg is to chicken.

18. Opaque is to transparent as

1. clear is to cloudy.
2. translucent is to visible.
3. solid is to hollow.
4. dense is to sparse.
5. thick is to thin.

19. Quarry is to marble as

1. mine is to ore.
2. forest is to tree.
3. stone is to sculpture.
4. mountain is to rock.
5. excavation is to dirt.

20. Frugal is to extravagant as

1. cheap is to expensive.
2. thrifty is to economical.
3. modest is to ostentatious.
4. poor is to wealthy.
5. generous is to giving.

21. Lens is to microscope as

1. telescope is to astronomer.
2. wheel is to bicycle.
3. laboratory is to scientist.
4. magnify is to enlarge.
5. glass is to window.

22. Philanthropist is to charity as

1. miser is to wealth.
2. donor is to money.
3. tyrant is to oppression.
4. volunteer is to service.
5. benefactor is to gift.

23. Whisper is to shout as

1. talk is to speak.
2. murmur is to yell.
3. quiet is to loud.
4. voice is to sound.
5. silence is to noise.

24. Prologue is to novel as

1. preface is to textbook.
2. conclusion is to introduction.
3. chapter is to book.
4. author is to story.
5. title is to page.

25. Drought is to famine as

1. rain is to flood.
2. heat is to summer.
3. crop is to harvest.
4. weather is to climate.
5. water is to thirst.

26. Apathetic is to enthusiasm as

1. bored is to interest.
2. excited is to joy.
3. indifferent is to concern.
4. lazy is to tired.
5. energetic is to active.

27. Chisel is to sculptor as

1. easel is to painter.
2. awl is to cobbler.
3. canvas is to artist.
4. marble is to statue.
5. studio is to artist.

28. Chronological is to time as

1. alphabetical is to letters.
2. numerical is to numbers.
3. historical is to events.
4. sequential is to order.
5. temporal is to clock.

29. Procrastinate is to delay as

1. hesitate is to pause.
2. accelerate is to speed.
3. postpone is to cancel.
4. hurry is to rush.
5. wait is to stop.

30. Orbit is to planet as

1. rotate is to earth.
2. circle is to sphere.
3. circumnavigate is to globe.
4. revolve is to axis.
5. trajectory is to projectile.

STOP. If you finish before time is up, check your work on this section only.

Answer Key

1. Ans: (B) - trowel is to mason
Explanation: This is a tool/user relationship. A brush is a tool used by a painter, just as a trowel is a tool used by a mason. Choice (A) reverses the relationship. Choice (C) pairs two items used in painting but does not show the tool/user relationship.

2. Ans: (B) - exhausted is to tired
Explanation: This is a degree of intensity relationship. Famished means extremely hungry, just as exhausted means extremely tired. Choice (A) reverses the degree. Choice (D) shows increasing intensity but annoyed is not an extreme form of furious.

3. Ans: (B) - composer is to symphony
Explanation: This is a specialist/work product relationship. An architect creates a blueprint, just as a composer creates a symphony. Choice (A) shows a carpenter using a tool, not creating a product. Choice (D) shows a location where a teacher works, not what they produce.

4. Ans: (B) - barren is to fertility
Explanation: This is a lack of quality relationship. Arid means lacking moisture, just as barren means lacking fertility. Choice (A) is incorrect because humid means having water, not lacking it. Choice (E) shows opposites but not a lack of a specific quality.

5. Ans: (C) - scene is to play
Explanation: This is a part/whole relationship. A chapter is a part of a book, just as a scene is a part of a play. Choice (B) is incorrect because a word is not part of a sentence in the same structural way. Choice (D) reverses the relationship.

6. Ans: (B) - generous is to stingy
Explanation: This is an antonym relationship. Audacious (bold, daring) is the opposite of timid, just as generous is the opposite of stingy. Choice (C) also shows antonyms but audacious does not mean foolish. Choice (E) shows opposites but audacious is not the same as reckless.

7. Ans: (B) - gavel is to judge
Explanation: This is a tool/user relationship. A scalpel is a tool used by a surgeon, just as a gavel is a tool used by a judge. Choice (A) reverses the relationship. Choice (E) shows a location, not a tool relationship.

8. Ans: (A) - starvation is to hunger
Explanation: This is a cause/effect relationship. Dehydration causes thirst, just as starvation causes hunger. Choice (D) is incorrect because injury causes pain, but the relationship is not as directly parallel. Choice (C) shows that fatigue leads to needing sleep, but fatigue does not cause sleep itself.

9. Ans: (B) - water is to reservoir
Explanation: This is a contents/container relationship. Grain is stored in a silo, just as water is stored in a reservoir. Choice (C) shows a sequence, not storage. Choice (E) is too general and reverses the specific/general relationship.

10. Ans: (B) - precise is to sloppy
Explanation: This is an antonym relationship. Meticulous (extremely careful and precise) is the opposite of careless, just as precise is the opposite of sloppy. Choice (A) shows synonyms, not antonyms. Choice (D) reverses the order of the antonym pair.

11. Ans: (B) - poet is to verse
Explanation: This is a specialist/work product relationship. A novelist writes fiction, just as a poet writes verse. Choice (A) is incorrect because historians typically write non-fiction, and biography is a specific form. Choice (C) is too general.

12. Ans: (D) - scale is to fish
Explanation: This is a part/whole relationship. A petal is part of a flower, just as a scale is part of a fish. Choice (A) shows two separate parts of a plant. Choice (B) reverses the part/whole relationship.

13. Ans: (A) - discord is to agreement
Explanation: This is an antonym relationship. Cacophony (harsh, discordant sound) is the opposite of harmony, just as discord is the opposite of agreement. Choice (B) shows a part/whole relationship. Choice (E) shows synonyms, not antonyms.

14. Ans: (B) - breeze is to gale
Explanation: This is a degree of intensity relationship. A drizzle is light rain and a downpour is heavy rain, just as a breeze is light wind and a gale is strong wind. Choice (A) reverses the degree. Choice (C) shows related weather concepts but not degree.

15. Ans: (C) - grimace is to displeasure
Explanation: This is an action/emotion relationship. To applaud is to show approval, just as to grimace is to show displeasure. Choice (A) shows the action and the body part used. Choice (D) shows a facial expression and the location, not the emotion expressed.

16. Ans: (B) - barometer is to pressure
Explanation: This is an instrument/measurement relationship. A thermometer measures temperature, just as a barometer measures pressure. Choice (E) is close but a scale measures weight, which works, though barometer/pressure is more parallel as both are atmospheric measurements. However, (B) is the best answer as it maintains the scientific instrument pattern.

17. Ans: (A) - caterpillar is to butterfly
Explanation: This is a young/adult or immature/mature form relationship. A tadpole develops into a frog, just as a caterpillar develops into a butterfly. Choice (B) shows classification categories. Choice (E) shows egg to adult, not larval to adult form.

18. Ans: (D) - dense is to sparse
Explanation: This is an antonym relationship. Opaque (not allowing light through) is the opposite of transparent (allowing light through), just as dense (tightly packed) is the opposite of sparse (thinly scattered). Choice (A) reverses the order. Choice (E) shows related concepts but not true opposites in the same way.

19. Ans: (A) - mine is to ore
Explanation: This is a source/product relationship. Marble is extracted from a quarry, just as ore is extracted from a mine. Choice (B) is incorrect because trees are not extracted from forests in the same way. Choice (D) is too general.

20. Ans: (C) - modest is to ostentatious
Explanation: This is an antonym relationship. Frugal (economical, avoiding waste) is the opposite of extravagant (spending lavishly), just as modest (humble, restrained) is the opposite of ostentatious (showy, pretentious). Choice (A) shows opposites but is less precise. Choice (D) shows economic states rather than spending behaviors.

21. Ans: (B) - wheel is to bicycle
Explanation: This is a part/whole relationship. A lens is an essential part of a microscope, just as a wheel is an essential part of a bicycle. Choice (A) shows a tool and its user. Choice (E) shows a material and an object made from it.

22. Ans: (C) - tyrant is to oppression
Explanation: This is a person/action or characteristic relationship. A philanthropist is known for charity (giving), just as a tyrant is known for oppression (cruel use of power). Choice (A) shows a person and what they hoard, not what they practice. Choice (D) is close but less parallel in structure.

23. Ans: (B) - murmur is to yell
Explanation: This is a degree of intensity relationship showing opposites. Whisper and shout are opposite ends of speaking volume, just as murmur and yell are opposite ends of vocal intensity. Choice (A) shows synonyms. Choice (C) shows adjectives rather than verbs.

24. Ans: (A) - preface is to textbook
Explanation: This is a part/whole relationship where the first part introduces the whole. A prologue is an introductory section of a novel, just as a preface is an introductory section of a textbook. Choice (C) is a general part/whole but not specifically an introduction. Choice (D) shows creator/creation.

25. Ans: (A) - rain is to flood
Explanation: This is a cause/effect relationship. A drought (lack of rain) can cause a famine (food shortage), just as rain (excess precipitation) can cause a flood. Choice (C) shows a normal agricultural sequence. Choice (E) shows a remedy relationship.

26. Ans: (C) - indifferent is to concern
Explanation: This is a lack of quality relationship. Apathetic means lacking enthusiasm, just as indifferent means lacking concern. Choice (A) is close but bored is a result of lacking interest rather than the lack itself. Choice (B) shows related positive emotions but not a lack relationship.

27. Ans: (B) - awl is to cobbler
Explanation: This is a tool/user relationship. A chisel is a tool used by a sculptor, just as an awl (a pointed tool for making holes) is used by a cobbler (shoemaker). Choice (A) shows equipment, not a handheld tool. Choice (C) shows material, not a tool.

28. Ans: (A) - alphabetical is to letters
Explanation: This is an ordering system/element relationship. Chronological refers to ordering by time, just as alphabetical refers to ordering by letters. Choice (B) is close but numerical describes numbers themselves. Choice (D) is too general.

29. Ans: (A) - hesitate is to pause
Explanation: This is a synonym relationship. To procrastinate means to delay (putting something off), just as to hesitate means to pause (stopping briefly). Choice (B) shows the action and its result. Choice (D) shows synonyms but different in nature from the original pair.

30. Ans: (E) - trajectory is to projectile
Explanation: This is a path/object relationship. An orbit is the path of a planet, just as a trajectory is the path of a projectile. Choice (A) shows an action and an object. Choice (C) shows an action and an object rather than path and object.