Storage and Containers - SSAT Elementary Level Verbal

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Complete this analogy.

Ice cream is to cone as coffee is to __________.

Answer

Since ice cream can be served in a cone, which acts as its container, we need to pick out a word that describes what sort of container coffee is served in. While "bean" may look like a good answer choice because coffee is made from coffee beans, coffee is not served in beans, so "bean" can't be the correct answer. Since coffee is served in a cup, which acts as its container, "cup" is the correct answer.

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Ice cream is to cone as popsicle is to __________.

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Ice cream is often served in cones, so we need to pick out an answer choice that describes on or in what a popsicle is served. While “stick,” “spoon,” and “plate” may each look like a potentially correct answer, “popsicle” is defined as “a piece of flavored ice or ice cream on a stick,” so because popsicles are served on sticks just like ice cream is served in cones, “stick” is the correct answer.

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Complete this analogy.

Egg is to carton as __________.

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Cartons are containers that help to keep eggs in place, just like pots are containers that help to keep flowers in place. So, "flower is to pot" is the correct answer.

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Complete this analogy.

Soup is to bowl as __________.

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A "bowl" is a container be used to hold "soup," just as a "cup" is a container used to hold "soda."

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Complete this analogy.

Nest is to bird as __________.

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Since birds live in nests, we are looking for an answer in which the first word is a place where the second word lives. The best answer is "doghouse is to dog" because dogs often live in doghouses!

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Complete this analogy.

Sock is to foot as __________.

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Since socks are put on feet, we are looking for an answer in which the first answer is typically placed on the second answer. The best answer is "glove is to hand" because gloves are typically placed on hands!

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Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Ocean is to water as desert is to __________.

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An ocean is filled with water, so we are looking for an answer choice that describes what a desert is filled with. The best answer choice is "sand."

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Complete this analogy.

Cereal is to bowl as lemonade is to __________.

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A bowl can be used to hold cereal, so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out what kind of a container is often used to hold lemonade. A "pitcher," which means a jar used to hold and pour beverages, can be used to hold lemonade, so "pitcher" is the correct answer.

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Complete this analogy.

Feet are to socks as hands are to __________.

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We wear gloves to keep our hands warm just as we wear socks to keep our feet warm, so "gloves" is the correct answer.

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Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Tea is to cup as __________.

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Tea is often contained in a cup. So, to solve the analogy, you need to pick out the answer choice in which the first word is something that is often contained in the second word. Oil is often contained in a barrel, so "oil is to barrel" is the correct answer.

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Complete this analogy.

Soup is to bowl as water is to __________.

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A “bowl” is a container used to hold “soup,” so to solve this analogy, you need to determine which of these is an answer choice used to contain “water.” The correct answer is that you contain “water” in a “glass.”

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Complete this analogy.

Airfield is to plane as harbor is to __________.

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An "airfield" is a place where planes are stored, take off from, and land at. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these answer choices is found in a "harbor." The correct answer is a "boat."

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Complete this analogy.

Garage is to car as closet is to ________.

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A "garage" is somewhere that you might keep your "car," so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is kept in a "closet." The correct answer is "clothes."

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Complete this analogy.

Kennel is to dog as __________ is to bird.

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A "kennel" is a place where "dogs" are kept. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a place where "birds" are kept. The correct answer is a "cage."

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