SSAT Upper Level Analogies Practice Test 21

1. Defiance is to opposition as exertion is to

• A. expert
• B. vigor
• C. endeavor
• D. restraint
• E. challenge

2. Food is to nutrition as light is to

• A. watt
• B. bulb
• C. electricity
• D. reading
• E. vision

3. Perpetuity is to impermanence as interminable is to

• A. impertinent
• B. brief
• C. incessant
• D. eternal
• E. occasional

4. Erratic is to predictable as exorbitant is to

• A. reasonable
• B. productive
• C. absorbent
• D. small
• E. implicit

5. Comment is to speech as

• A. question is to answer
• B. exclamation is to statement
• C. written is to spoken
• D. prose is to essay
• E. note is to letter

6. Flammable is to inflammable as

• A. persistent is to important
• B. opportune is to inopportune
• C. relevant is to incoherent
• D. truculent is to intrusion
• E. impartial is to disinterested

7. Tailor is to pattern as builder is to

• A. architect
• B. contractor
• C. foundation
• D. construct
• E. blueprint

8. Impeach is to dismiss as

• A. arraign is to indict
• B. accuse is to charge
• C. imprison is to jail
• D. plant is to sow
• E. absent is to present

9. Speedy is to greyhound as

• A. wool is to lamb
• B. shark is to voracious
• C. clever is to fox
• D. mammal is to whale
• E. fin is to fish

10. Exhale is to lung as

• A. exhume is to corpse
• B. pump is to heart
• C. think is to brain
• D. perspire is to skin
• E. taste is to tongue

11. Celebrate is to birth as

• A. grieve is to death
• B. announce is to birthday
• C. crime is to penalty
• D. joy is to lament
• E. party is to graduation

12. Recommend is to urge as

• A. request is to plead
• B. refuse is to deny
• C. harass is to bother
• D. cajole is to insult
• E. apply is to receive

13. Weeping is to tears as breathing is to

• A. air
• B. lungs
• C. nose
• D. mouth
• E. carbon dioxide

14. Plane is to air pocket as

• A. vehicle is to rut
• B. hangar is to airport
• C. ground is to sky
• D. safety is to danger
• E. horse is to reins

15. Arbitrate is to dispute as

• A. solve is to mystery
• B. regard is to problem
• C. exacerbate is to problem
• D. organize is to labor
• E. management is to union