Middle Level SSAT Practice Analogies
Think is to daydream as walk is to
A) Stagger
B) Crawl
C) Meander
D) Run
E) Prance - answer: C
Because: Meander means to walk in a relaxed manner. Daydreaming is a calm form of
thinking.
Wing is to bird as
A) Scale is to fish
B) Rudder is to canoe
C) Foot is to human
D) Talon is to raptor
E) Shell is to tortoise - answer: C
Because: A bird needs wings to fly. A human needs feet to walk. Try putting these in a
sentence to help it make sense.
City is to sport as Chicago is to
A) Games
B) Exercises
C) Meditating
D)Tennis
E) Bears - answerAnswer: D
Because: An example of a city is Chicago. An example of a sport, in the answers, is
obviously D, tennis.
Ornamented is to plain as
A) Socks is to drawer
B) Mural is to wall
C) Ugly is to smelly
D) Sky is to space
E) Seagulls is to ocean - answerAnswer: B
Because: Ornamented is the opposite of plain. A wall is plain without an ornament, in
this case which is a mural.
Abhor is to love as Ambiguous is to
Think is to daydream as walk is to
A) Stagger
B) Crawl
C) Meander
D) Run
E) Prance - answer: C
Because: Meander means to walk in a relaxed manner. Daydreaming is a calm form of
thinking.
Wing is to bird as
A) Scale is to fish
B) Rudder is to canoe
C) Foot is to human
D) Talon is to raptor
E) Shell is to tortoise - answer: C
Because: A bird needs wings to fly. A human needs feet to walk. Try putting these in a
sentence to help it make sense.
City is to sport as Chicago is to
A) Games
B) Exercises
C) Meditating
D)Tennis
E) Bears - answerAnswer: D
Because: An example of a city is Chicago. An example of a sport, in the answers, is
obviously D, tennis.
Ornamented is to plain as
A) Socks is to drawer
B) Mural is to wall
C) Ugly is to smelly
D) Sky is to space
E) Seagulls is to ocean - answerAnswer: B
Because: Ornamented is the opposite of plain. A wall is plain without an ornament, in
this case which is a mural.
Abhor is to love as Ambiguous is to
