OD - SSAT Verbal Class 1

SSAT Verbal Lesson 1: Analogies

by Hieu Nguyen

​How many questions are there in SSAT Verbal?

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- 60 Questions: 30 Synonyms and 30 Analogies!

​- 30 minutes allowed

​Should you try to answer all questions?

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​Nahhhh...

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​Because you will be penalized for wrong answers!

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​So...

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​You should tackle only questions that you are sure about your answers!

​How should you build up your vocabulary?

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​FLASHCARDS!!

​How should you start?

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Monday - Friday: 5 words/day

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​Saturday + Sunday: Revision

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​... then you can increase the number of words per day later on!

So... Synonyms first or Analogies first?​

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​Analogies!

Because you can guess the meaning of the words using context!

Analogies!​

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​What is an analogy?!

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An analogy, on the SSAT, asks you to:

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1. Decide how two words are related.

2. Choose another set of words that has the same

relationship.

​Question forms

A is to B as

(A) C is to D

(B) C is to D

(C) C is to D

(D) C is to D

(E) C is to D​

​Or...

A is to B as C is to

(A) D

(B) D

(C) D

(D) D

(E) D​

​Clock is to time as thermometer is to

(A) air

(B) pressure

(C) wind

(D) ice

(E) temperature

So... How would you answer an analogy​ question?

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​When you know the words!!!

Kitten is to cat as

(A) bull is to cow

(B) snake is to frog

(C) squirrel is to raccoon

(D) puppy is to dog

(E) spider is to fly​

​First, make a sentence from the stem words!

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Remember to use only short and simple sentence!

​Now...

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​Kitten is to cat...

​Now let's go back to the answer choices!

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Kitten is to cat as

(A) bull is to cow

(B) snake is to frog

(C) squirrel is to raccoon

(D) puppy is to dog

(E) spider is to fly​

​Okay! Let's try another example!

Motor is to car as

(A) knob is to door

(B) shovel is to earth

(C) bulb is to lamp

(D) sail is to boat

(E) pond is to ocean​

​First step: Make a sentence

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​Motor is to car....

​Now go back to the questions!

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Motor is to car as

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(A) knob is to door

(B) shovel is to earth

(C) bulb is to lamp

(D) sail is to boat

(E) pond is to ocean

Let's do some examples!​

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Multiple Choice

Chapter is to book as

• glass is to water

• lamp is to light

• scene is to play

• stew is to meat

• elevator is to building

Multiple Choice

Refrigerator is to cool as furnace is to

• radiator

• house

• oil

• heat

• furniture

Multiple Choice

Fish is to fin as

• fruit is to stem

• bird is to wing

• insect is to shell

• cod is to school

• dog is to tail

Multiple Choice

Driver is to car as

• pilot is to airplane

• officer is to highway

• secretary is to letter

• baker is to cake

• carpenter is to house

Multiple Choice

Clock is to time as thermometer is to

• air

• pressure

• wind

• ice

• temperature

Multiple Choice

Envelope is to letter as

• suitcase is to clothes

• pen is to paper

• box is to cardboard

• table is to wood

• frame is to picture

Multiple Choice

Librarian is to library as curator is to

• museum

• studio

• mall

• workshop

• garden

Multiple Choice

Pen is to write as

• pencil is to point

• actor is to

  perform

• knife is to cut

• desk is to sit

• ink is to stain

Multiple Choice

Egg is to shell as banana is to

• fruit

• tree

• bunch

• peel

• seed

Multiple Choice

Bat is to mammal as

• boar is to hog

• porpoise is

  to shark

• butterfly is to insect

• whale is to fish

• reptile is to lizard

But... What if you know only one of the words?​

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​For instance...

​Cygnet is to swan as

​(A) chicken is to egg

​(B) frog is to snake

​(C) turtle is to raccoon

​(D) puppy is to dog

​(E) spider is to fly

​You should work backward from the answers!

​Now... Which choices can you eliminate?

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​​Cygnet is to swan as

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​(A) chicken is to egg

​(B) frog is to snake

​(C) turtle is to raccoon

​(D) puppy is to dog

​(E) spider is to fly

​One more example!

​Now... Which choices can you eliminate?

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​​Apiary is to bees as

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​(A) stable is to horses

​(B) jar is to honey

​(C) florists is to flowers

​(D) dirt is to ants

​(E) leash is to dog

Let's do some practice questions​

Multiple Choice

Hurricane is to breeze as

• storm is to tempest

• fire is to flame

• tidal wave is to ripple

• cloud is to sunlight

• temperature is to weather

Multiple Choice

Famished is to hungry as

• clean is to dirty

• destitute is to poor

• worried is to lonely

• misdirected is to lost

• worried is to scared

Multiple Choice

Stale is to bread as

• American is to cheese

• rancid is to meat

• thick is to milk

• dry is to rice

• pulpy is to juice

Multiple Choice

Composer is to symphony as

• mechanic is to auto

• major is to troops

• architect is to building

• tycoon is to wealth

• writer is to paragraph

Multiple Choice

Link is to chain as

• obstacle is to course

• group

  is to member

• sidewalk is to path

• mural is to

  museum

• word is to sentence

Multiple Choice

Tadpole is to frog as caterpillar is to

• worm

• cocoon

• crawl

• larvae

• butterfly

Multiple Choice

Cuff is to wrist as

• string is to hood

• buckle is to

  waist

• cap is to hat

• vest is to body

• collar is to neck

Now let's revise what we have learnt today!​

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Multiple Choice

Athlete : fit

• chef : fat

• dog : energetic

• priest : religious

• dancer : intelligent

Multiple Choice

Microwave : heat

• refrigerator : cool

• freezer : cook

• sink : organize

• fireplace : destroy

Multiple Choice

Comedy : Funny

• mystery : boring

• drama : romantic

• tragedy : sad

• newspaper : expensive

Multiple Choice

Brother : Sibling

• mother : daughter

• doctor : nurse

• uncle : aunt

• father : parent

Multiple Choice

Humiliated : Embarrassed

• Shy : Timid

• Enraged : Angry

• Sad : Upset

• Excited : Anxious

Multiple Choice

Skeptical : Belief

• unpopular : wealth

• homeless : shelter

• polite : power

• nervous : stress

Multiple Choice

Optimism : Pessimism

• success : failure

• food : hunger

• motivation : dedication

• maturity : youth

Multiple Choice

Spaghetti : Pasta

• Ketchup : Condiment

• Lettuce : Sauce

• Bacon : Fruit

• Cereal : Dairy

​Well done today! See you in our next lesson!

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