SSAT Analogy Worksheet 19

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.

1. Thermometer is to temperature as

1. barometer is to pressure
2. telescope is to stars
3. microscope is to bacteria
4. compass is to north
5. ruler is to wood

2. Sculptor is to statue as

1. painter is to canvas
2. teacher is to student
3. composer is to symphony
4. actor is to audience
5. physician is to stethoscope

3. Parched is to moisture as

1. frozen is to ice
2. destitute is to wealth
3. humid is to water
4. scorched is to fire
5. drenched is to rain

4. Meticulous is to careless as

1. cautious is to reckless
2. precise is to accurate
3. thorough is to complete
4. swift is to rapid
5. diligent is to hardworking

5. Chapter is to book as

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

6. Whisper is to shout as

1. murmur is to talk
2. speak is to yell
3. drizzle is to downpour
4. quiet is to loud
5. listen is to hear

7. Procrastinate is to delay as

1. hasten is to speed
2. prevent is to stop
3. continue is to halt
4. begin is to start
5. complete is to finish

8. Hen is to egg as

1. cow is to milk
2. sheep is to wool
3. bee is to flower
4. spider is to web
5. bird is to nest

9. Architect is to blueprint as

1. builder is to hammer
2. chef is to recipe
3. doctor is to hospital
4. lawyer is to courthouse
5. pilot is to airplane

10. Famished is to hungry as

1. tired is to sleepy
2. exhausted is to weary
3. angry is to mad
4. furious is to annoyed
5. sad is to unhappy

11. Needle is to tailor as

1. brush is to painter
2. stethoscope is to nurse
3. hammer is to nail
4. scissors is to paper
5. pen is to ink

12. Drought is to famine as

1. rain is to flood
2. storm is to lightning
3. heat is to summer
4. cold is to winter
5. wind is to breeze

13. Monarchy is to government as

1. president is to country
2. democracy is to voting
3. sonnet is to poem
4. king is to throne
5. citizen is to nation

14. Trivial is to important as

1. minor is to major
2. small is to tiny
3. large is to huge
4. significant is to meaningful
5. petty is to small

15. Quarantine is to contagion as

1. hospital is to illness
2. dam is to flood
3. medicine is to disease
4. doctor is to patient
5. vaccine is to injection

16. Tadpole is to frog as

1. caterpillar is to butterfly
2. fish is to ocean
3. snake is to reptile
4. worm is to soil
5. lizard is to gecko

17. Verbose is to words as

1. talkative is to speech
2. ornate is to decoration
3. quiet is to silence
4. brief is to time
5. lengthy is to duration

18. Transparent is to opaque as

1. clear is to cloudy
2. visible is to invisible
3. glass is to wood
4. window is to wall
5. light is to dark

19. Lethargic is to energy as

1. tired is to sleep
2. apathetic is to interest
3. active is to motion
4. lazy is to work
5. sleepy is to bed

20. Grain is to silo as

1. water is to reservoir
2. farmer is to barn
3. wheat is to bread
4. corn is to field
5. harvest is to autumn

21. Plagiarize is to originality as

1. copy is to duplicate
2. fabricate is to truth
3. write is to author
4. steal is to thief
5. create is to invention

22. Scalpel is to surgeon as

1. gavel is to judge
2. wrench is to plumber
3. stove is to chef
4. pencil is to student
5. camera is to photograph

23. Arid is to desert as

1. wet is to ocean
2. frigid is to tundra
3. hot is to equator
4. humid is to rainforest
5. cold is to ice

24. Philanthropy is to generosity as

1. charity is to money
2. miserliness is to greed
3. valor is to courage
4. kindness is to cruelty
5. donation is to gift

25. Crescendo is to volume as

1. accelerando is to tempo
2. symphony is to orchestra
3. music is to sound
4. piano is to soft
5. forte is to loud

26. Sediment is to river as

1. debris is to tornado
2. water is to lake
3. current is to ocean
4. fish is to stream
5. rock is to mountain

27. Timid is to bold as

1. shy is to outgoing
2. scared is to frightened
3. brave is to courageous
4. fearful is to afraid
5. quiet is to silent

28. Vindicate is to exonerate as

1. accuse is to blame
2. defend is to prosecute
3. prove is to demonstrate
4. guilty is to innocent
5. judge is to jury

29. Cygnet is to swan as

1. duckling is to duck
2. bird is to feather
3. goose is to gaggle
4. eagle is to nest
5. chick is to egg

30. Equivocate is to clarity as

1. speak is to words
2. obfuscate is to understanding
3. communicate is to language
4. clarify is to confusion
5. explain is to detail

Answer Key

1. Ans: (A) - barometer is to pressure
Explanation: This is an official measure/what it controls relationship. A thermometer measures temperature, just as a barometer measures pressure. Choice (B) is incorrect because a telescope is used to view stars, not measure them. Choice (C) is incorrect because a microscope magnifies bacteria but doesn't measure a specific property.

2. Ans: (B) - composer is to symphony
Explanation: This is a specialist/their work product relationship. A sculptor creates a statue, just as a composer creates a symphony. Choice (A) is incorrect because a painter paints on a canvas, but the canvas is not the finished product. Choice (D) is incorrect because an actor performs for an audience but doesn't create them.

3. Ans: (B) - destitute is to wealth
Explanation: This is a lack of a quality relationship. Parched means lacking moisture, just as destitute means lacking wealth. Choice (A) is incorrect because frozen contains ice rather than lacking it. Choice (D) is incorrect because scorched results from fire, not a lack of it.

4. Ans: (A) - cautious is to reckless
Explanation: This is an antonym relationship. Meticulous is the opposite of careless, just as cautious is the opposite of reckless. Choice (B) is incorrect because precise and accurate are synonyms. Choice (E) is incorrect because diligent and hardworking are synonyms.

5. Ans: (B) - 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 (A) is incorrect because while a page is part of a novel, "novel" is too specific compared to "book." Choice (E) is reversed-a sentence contains words.

6. Ans: (C) - drizzle is to downpour
Explanation: This is a degree of intensity relationship. A whisper is much quieter than a shout, just as a drizzle is much lighter than a downpour. Choice (A) is incorrect because the intensity difference is not as extreme. Choice (D) is incorrect because these are adjectives, not parallel verbs/nouns.

7. Ans: (E) - complete is to finish
Explanation: This is a synonym relationship. Procrastinate means to delay, just as complete means to finish. Choice (A) is also a synonym pair but "speed" as a verb is less precise than "finish." Choice (C) is incorrect because continue and halt are antonyms.

8. Ans: (A) - cow is to milk
Explanation: This is a producer/product relationship. A hen produces eggs, just as a cow produces milk. Choice (B) is incorrect because sheep don't produce wool-they grow it, which is then harvested. Choice (D) is incorrect because spiders create webs but this is more of a construction than production.

9. Ans: (B) - chef is to recipe
Explanation: This is a specialist/their work product relationship. An architect creates a blueprint, just as a chef creates a recipe. Choice (A) is incorrect because a builder uses but doesn't create a hammer. Choice (C) is incorrect because a doctor works in a hospital but doesn't create it.

10. Ans: (B) - exhausted is to weary
Explanation: This is a degree of intensity relationship. Famished is an extreme form of hungry, just as exhausted is an extreme form of weary. Choice (A) is incorrect because tired and sleepy are roughly equivalent, not different intensities. Choice (D) is reversed-furious is more intense than annoyed.

11. Ans: (A) - brush is to painter
Explanation: This is a tool/user relationship. A needle is a primary tool used by a tailor, just as a brush is a primary tool used by a painter. Choice (C) is incorrect because it shows a tool/object relationship rather than tool/user. Choice (E) is incorrect because it shows component parts rather than user.

12. Ans: (A) - rain is to flood
Explanation: This is a cause/effect relationship. A drought can cause a famine, just as excessive rain can cause a flood. Choice (B) is incorrect because lightning accompanies storms but isn't caused by them in the same direct way. Choice (C) is incorrect because heat is characteristic of summer, not caused by it.

13. Ans: (C) - sonnet is to poem
Explanation: This is a category/member relationship. A monarchy is a type of government, just as a sonnet is a type of poem. Choice (A) is incorrect because a president is part of a country's leadership, not a type of country. Choice (B) is incorrect because democracy involves voting but is not a type of voting.

14. Ans: (A) - minor is to major
Explanation: This is an antonym relationship. Trivial is the opposite of important, just as minor is the opposite of major. Choice (B) is incorrect because small and tiny are synonyms. Choice (D) is incorrect because significant and meaningful are synonyms.

15. Ans: (B) - dam is to flood
Explanation: This is an official measure/what it controls relationship. A quarantine controls the spread of contagion, just as a dam controls flooding. Choice (A) is incorrect because a hospital treats illness rather than controlling it. Choice (C) is incorrect because medicine treats disease after infection, not prevents spread.

16. Ans: (A) - caterpillar is to butterfly
Explanation: This is a young animal/adult animal relationship (immature/mature stage). A tadpole develops into a frog, just as a caterpillar develops into a butterfly. Choice (C) is incorrect because both snake and reptile refer to classifications, not life stages. Choice (E) is incorrect because a gecko is a type of lizard, not a mature form.

17. Ans: (B) - ornate is to decoration
Explanation: This is a characteristic quality relationship. Verbose means using excessive words, just as ornate means having excessive decoration. Choice (A) is incorrect because talkative simply involves speech, not excessive speech. Choice (C) is incorrect because quiet represents a lack of silence, which reverses the relationship.

18. Ans: (A) - clear is to cloudy
Explanation: This is an antonym relationship. Transparent is the opposite of opaque, just as clear is the opposite of cloudy. Choice (B) is also an antonym pair but doesn't match the specific quality of allowing light through. Choice (C) is incorrect because these are examples, not the qualities themselves.

19. Ans: (B) - apathetic is to interest
Explanation: This is a lack of a quality relationship. Lethargic means lacking energy, just as apathetic means lacking interest. Choice (A) is incorrect because tired leads to a need for sleep, not a lack of it. Choice (D) is incorrect because lazy describes an unwillingness to work, not a lack of work itself.

20. Ans: (A) - water is to reservoir
Explanation: This is an object/storage location relationship. Grain is stored in a silo, just as water is stored in a reservoir. Choice (B) is incorrect because farmers work in barns but aren't stored there. Choice (D) is incorrect because corn grows in a field, not stored there.

21. Ans: (B) - fabricate is to truth
Explanation: This is a lack of a quality relationship. To plagiarize is to lack originality, just as to fabricate is to lack truth. Choice (A) is incorrect because copying creates a duplicate but doesn't lack it. Choice (E) is incorrect because creating involves invention, not a lack of it.

22. Ans: (A) - gavel is to judge
Explanation: This is a tool/user relationship. A scalpel is a specialized tool used by a surgeon, just as a gavel is a specialized tool used by a judge. Choice (C) is incorrect because while chefs use stoves, a stove is equipment rather than a hand tool. Choice (D) is incorrect because pencils are not specialized to students specifically.

23. Ans: (B) - frigid is to tundra
Explanation: This is a characteristic quality/place relationship. Arid (extremely dry) characterizes a desert, just as frigid (extremely cold) characterizes a tundra. Choice (A) is too general-wet describes oceans but isn't their defining extreme characteristic. Choice (D) is close but "humid" is less extreme than "arid."

24. Ans: (C) - valor is to courage
Explanation: This is a synonym relationship. Philanthropy is another word for generosity (particularly charitable giving), just as valor is another word for courage. Choice (A) is incorrect because charity is an act of giving money, not synonymous with money. Choice (B) is incorrect because miserliness and greed, while related, are not true synonyms.

25. Ans: (A) - accelerando is to tempo
Explanation: This is a change/what it affects relationship. A crescendo is a gradual increase in volume, just as accelerando is a gradual increase in tempo. Choice (C) is incorrect because music and sound are related but don't show a change relationship. Choice (E) is incorrect because forte is a state of being loud, not an increase.

26. Ans: (A) - debris is to tornado
Explanation: This is a material carried/transporter relationship. Sediment is material carried by a river, just as debris is material carried by a tornado. Choice (B) is incorrect because water is the substance of a lake, not carried by it. Choice (C) is incorrect because current is a movement of the ocean, not material carried.

27. Ans: (A) - shy is to outgoing
Explanation: This is an antonym relationship. Timid is the opposite of bold, just as shy is the opposite of outgoing. Choice (B) is incorrect because scared and frightened are synonyms. Choice (C) is incorrect because brave and courageous are synonyms.

28. Ans: (C) - prove is to demonstrate
Explanation: This is a synonym relationship. Vindicate means to exonerate (clear of blame), just as prove means to demonstrate. Choice (A) is also a synonym pair but the question pair is more formal/legal in tone. Choice (D) is incorrect because guilty and innocent are antonyms.

29. Ans: (A) - duckling is to duck
Explanation: This is a young animal/adult animal relationship. A cygnet is a young swan, just as a duckling is a young duck. Choice (C) is incorrect because a gaggle is a group of geese, not an adult goose. Choice (E) is reversed-a chick hatches from an egg.

30. Ans: (B) - obfuscate is to understanding
Explanation: This is a lack of a quality relationship. To equivocate is to speak without clarity, just as to obfuscate is to make something lack understanding. Choice (D) is incorrect because it reverses the relationship-clarify creates clarity rather than lacking it. Choice (A) is incorrect because speaking involves words but doesn't lack them.