SSAT Verbal Analogies Practice Test 2024 (Printable PDF)

Last Updated on May 22, 2024

SSAT Verbal Analogies Practice Test 2024 (Printable PDF Worksheet). Our sample multiple-choice question answers Secondary School Admission Test prep better. This Verbal Analogies question format is based on Upper Level.

Verbal analogies are all about relationships. They test your ability to see a relationship between two words and to recognize a similar relationship between two other words.

Verbal analogy tests measure not only your understanding of the words themselves but also your mental flexibility and ability to manipulate the relationship.

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SSAT Verbal Analogies Practice Test

An analogy can be written in several different ways. It may be written as a sentence, using only words, or symbols may be substituted for the connecting words. SSAT analogy questions use only words.

Test Name	SSAT Practice Test 2024
Section	Analogies
Topics	Analogies
Total Questions	30
Time Limit	20 minutes
Question Type	Sample Questions
Level	Upper Level
Printable PDF	Available

Q1. Winter is to summer as cold is to

(A) wet
(B) future
(C) hot
(D) freezing
(E) spring

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Answer: C.
WINTER and SUMMER are opposites, or antonyms. The antonym for COLD is HOT

Q2. Spelling is to punctuation as biology is to

(A) science
(B) animals
(C) dissection
(D) chemistry
(E) experiment

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Answer: D .
SPELLING and PUNCTUATION are two subjects studied in English. BIOLOGY and CHEMISTRY are two subjects studied in the field of science.

Q3. Enormous is to huge as muddy is to

(A) unclear
(B) clean
(C) rocky
(D) roguish
(E) sharp

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Answer: A.
. Something that is described as MUDDY is clouded, or UNCLEAR.

Q4. Good is to evil as

(A) suave is to blunt
(B) north is to climate
(C) hot is to temperature
(D) sorrow is to happiness
(E) angel is to devil

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Answer: E .
ANGELis the opposite of DEVIL.

Q5. Snake is to reptile as

(A) patch is to thread
(B) hand is to clock
(C) hand is to finger
(D) struggle is to fight
(E) frog is to snake

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Answer: B .
A SNAKE is part of the REPTILE family. A HAND is part of a CLOCK. Choice (C) also shows a similar relationship, but the words are given in the wrong order

Q6. Steak is to broil as

(A) food is to sell
(B) wine is to pour
(C) bread is to bake
(D) sugar is to spill
(E) water is to drink

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Answer: C.

Q7. Race is to fatigue as fast is to

(A) track
(B) rest
(C) run
(D) obesity
(E) hunger

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Answer: E .
Running a RACE may cause the runner FATIGUE. FASTING may cause HUNGER.

Q8. Cow is to milk as bee is to

(A) honey
(B) drone
(C) nest
(D) wasp
(E) sting

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Answer: A .
A COW produces MILK; a BEE produces HONE

Q9. Glove is to ball as

(A) hook is to fish
(B) winter is to weather
(C) game is to pennant
(D) stadium is to seats
(E) ball is to bat

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Answer: A .
A GLOVE is used in baseball to catch a BALL. When fishing, a HOOK is used to catch a FISH.

Q10. Young is to lamb as

(A) ram is to ewe
(B) old is to mutton
(C) lamb is to chop
(D) wool is to shear
(E) cow is to calf

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Answer: B .
The meat of YOUNG sheep is called LAMB. The meat of OLD sheep is called MUTTON.

Q11. Tangled is to knot as

(A) snarled is to rope
(B) crumpled is to wrinkle
(C) mussed is to hair
(D) empty is to cup
(E) canned is to preserves

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Answer: B.
This is a “part of the definition of” analogy. Part of the definition of a knot is that it is something tangled. Likewise, part of the definition of a wrinkle is that it is something crumpled. Don’t be misled by choice (A). Although snarled is similar in meaning to tangled, a rope does not
have to be snarled.

Q12. Ice is to glacier as

(A) train is to trestle
(B) sand is to dune
(C) path is to forest
(D) feather is to bird
(E) ocean is to ship

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Answer: B.
Only choice (B) exhibits the same relationship as the original pair. If you can’t come up with a sentence relating ICE to GLACIER, try relating GLACIER to ICE: A glacier is made up of ice

SSAT Verbal Analogies Practice

Directions: Look at the first two words and decide how they are related to each other. Then decide which of the answer choices relate to the third word in the same way that the first two are related.

Q13. Mow is to lawn as prune is to