Understanding SSAT Analogy Questions

The video provides strategies for tackling analogy questions on the SSAT, especially when encountering unknown words. It introduces four main strategies: eliminating answer choices, maintaining consistent parts of speech, analyzing relationships between choices, and identifying similarities and differences. The video emphasizes strategic guessing and offers practical examples to illustrate each strategy, aiming to boost confidence and improve scores.

What should you do when you encounter a word you don't know in an SSAT analogy question?

• Use strategies to eliminate wrong answers.

• Guess randomly without thinking.

• Panic and skip the question.

• Leave the question blank immediately.

Why is it important to eliminate answer choices in SSAT analogy questions?

• To save time by not reading all options.

• To ensure you always get the correct answer.

• To reduce the number of options and increase guessing accuracy.

• To confuse other test-takers.

What is the penalty for a wrong answer on the SSAT?

• A quarter of a point is deducted.

• Half a point is deducted.

• No penalty, only correct answers count.

• One full point is deducted.

How can keeping parts of speech consistent help in analogy questions?

• It ensures all options are verbs.

• It makes the question more difficult.

• It allows you to skip the question.

• It helps identify the correct answer by matching grammatical structures.

In the analogy 'voter is to constituent', what part of speech is 'voter'?

• Adverb

• Verb

• Noun

• Adjective

What should you do if you can't determine the part of speech of a word in an analogy?

• Skip the question.

• Rely on the known word's part of speech.

• Guess randomly.

• Choose the longest word.

What is the relationship between 'leopard' and 'feline' in the analogy example?

• Leopard is unrelated to feline.

• Leopard is a synonym for feline.

• Leopard is a type of feline.

• Leopard is the opposite of feline.

In the analogy 'grizzly is to ursid', what does 'ursid' refer to?

• A young grizzly

• A type of bear

• A type of transportation

• A type of baked good

How can you use relationships between answer choices to solve analogy questions?

• By creating analogy sentences for each choice.

• By ignoring the relationships.

• By choosing the first option.

• By selecting the longest option.

What is the strategy for dealing with words that are similar or different in analogy questions?

• Ignore the words and guess.

• Select the word with more letters.

• Determine if they are synonyms or antonyms.

• Choose the word that sounds better.