SSAT Analogies Practice Flashcards

CHAPTER is to NOVEL as INNING is to ___

Answer: Baseball

A chapter is a distinct division within a novel, just as an inning is a distinct division within a baseball game.

EXHAUSTED is to TIRED as ENORMOUS is to ___

Answer: Big

Exhausted is an extreme or intensified form of tired, just as enormous is an extreme or intensified form of big.

SCULPTOR is to MARBLE as POET is to ___

Answer: Words

A sculptor shapes marble as the raw material of their art, just as a poet shapes words as the raw material of theirs.

HERBIVORE is to PLANTS as CARNIVORE is to ___

Answer: Meat

A herbivore is defined by eating plants, just as a carnivore is defined by eating meat.

OPAQUE is to LIGHT as SILENT is to ___

Answer: Sound

Opaque describes something that blocks light, just as silent describes the absence or blocking of sound.

PROLOGUE is to BEGINNING as EPILOGUE is to ___

Answer: End

A prologue appears at the beginning of a literary work, just as an epilogue appears at the end.

PARROT is to BIRD as SALMON is to ___

Answer: Fish

A parrot is a specific type of bird, just as a salmon is a specific type of fish.