SAT Test Analogy Questions1.) BIRD : NEST :: 

(A) dog : doghouse(B) squirrel : tree(C) beaver : dam(D) cat : litter box(E) book : library

2.) DALMATIAN : DOG ::

(A) oriole : bird(B) horse : pony(C) shark : great white(D) ant : insect(E) stock : savings

3.) DOCTOR : HOSPITAL ::

(A) sports fan : stadium(B) cow : farm(C) professor : college(D) criminal : jail(E) food : grocery store

4.) CUB : BEAR ::

(A) piano : orchestra(B) puppy : dog(C) cat : kitten(D) eagle : predator(E) fork : utensil

5.) TENET : THEOLOGIAN ::

(A) predecessor : heir(B) hypothesis : biologist(C) recluse : rivalry(D) arrogance : persecution(E) guitarist : rock band

1.) C.  If you used to general a sentence such as "A bird spends time in a nest", then you would have quickly seen the need to make your sentence more specific to eliminate some of the choices. In any event, choices D (cat : litter box) and E (book : library) should have been relatively easy to eliminate. If you chose the sentence "A bird lives in a nest", you would have had 3 equally good answers so you would need to revise your sentence. A bird builds a nest and a beaver builds a dam.

2.) A.  This is a "type of" analogy question. You may have noticed how easily choices B and C could be eliminated because they are in the reverse order of the questioned pair. Choice E is sort of correct in that stocks are a type of savings instrument, but A is clearly better as the oriole is a species of bird and the analogy is between 2 living things just as the question is. Choice D is good, but once again choice A is better because A also is a "species of" in addition to a "type of".

3.) C.  This is a "place where" analogy question. If you simply made a sentence around the preposition "is found in", (A doctor is found in a hospital) however, you would have quickly realized you had to become a little more specific. A doctor works in a hospital and a professor works in a college.

4.) B.  A good question for this analogy would be "A cub is a young bear". Choice C is close, but the order is reversed. (If we had written C as kitten : cat instead of cat : kitten, we would have provided you with 2 equally correct answers.

5.) B.  Ah, you say, they snuck in a vocabulary analogy they warned me about. A tenet is a belief and a theologian is someone who studies religion. A hypothesis is something a biologist will study as part of his or her professional endeavors. (If you faced a vocabulary issue with this analogy, we strongly recommend a SAT vocabulary book. In fact, even if you knew the meaning of these words, you should still check out a SAT vocabulary book as there are bound to be a few words with which you will not be familiar. Be sure to visit our books link to see our recommendations.)

NEIGHBOR : PROXIMITY

teammate : competitiveness

supervisor : obedience

comrade : victory

adversary : opposition

traitor : loyalty

AUDACIOUS : BOLDNESS

remourseful : pride

deleterious : result

sanctimonious : hypocrisy

anonymous : identity

impressionable : temptation

PUNCTURE : TIRE

retract : statement

inflate : balloon

catch : fish

pierce : ear

owe : favor

CONTEMPORARIES : AGE

faculty : scholarship

idols : worship

kin : reunion

authors : anthology

housemates : residence

SANDPAPER : ABRASIVE

remedy : prescribed

analgestic : irritating

anger : justified

emollient : soothing

revenge : sweet

SELF-PORTRAIT : PAINTER

autobiography : writer

soliloquy :actor

interpretation : reader

manuscript : editor

philosophy : thinker

REJUVINATE : YOUTH

re-elect : president

review : play

reimburse : money

recuperate : disease

reiterate : item

PARTICLE : SMALL

water : wet

weather : cold

beggar : sly

clown : happy

lamb : vicious

ARROW : ARCHER

sea : sailor

choir : organ

song : singer

needle : tailor

actor : stage SPEECH : INTRODUCTION

book : preface

speaker : audience

Preamble : Constitution

gun : race

overture : act

SAT Analogy Quiz #6

1) NEIGHBOR : PROXIMITY Your Answer: No answer givenCorrect Answer: adversary : opposition

2) AUDACIOUS : BOLDNESS Your Answer: No answer givenCorrect Answer: sanctimonious : hypocrisy

3) PUNCTURE : TIRE Your Answer: No answer givenCorrect Answer: pierce : ear

4) CONTEMPORARIES : AGE Your Answer: No answer givenCorrect Answer: housemates : residence

5) SANDPAPER : ABRASIVE Your Answer: No answer givenCorrect Answer: emollient : soothing

6) SELF-PORTRAIT : PAINTER Your Answer: No answer givenCorrect Answer: autobiography : writer

7) REJUVINATE : YOUTH Your Answer: No answer givenCorrect Answer: reimburse : money

8) PARTICLE : SMALL Your Answer: No answer givenCorrect Answer: water : wet

9) ARROW : ARCHER Your Answer: No answer givenCorrect Answer: needle : tailor

10) SPEECH : INTRODUCTION Your Answer: No answer givenCorrect Answer: book : preface

ANARCHIST : LAWS

Your answer:

federalist : union

insurgent : rebellion

despot : leadership

partisan : allegiance

pacifist : war

DEADPAN : EMOTION

Your answer:

mobile : movement

petty : openness

ambivalent : precision

lethargic : energy

distrustful : alertness

ETERNAL : DURATION

Your answer:

harmonious : music

temporary : time

dry : water

omnipotent : power

weak : control

SLUR : SPEECH

crack : pottery

scribble : writing

refresh : sleep

chirp : bird

fester : wound

OIL : VEGETABLE

chocolate : cocoa

hive : house

bird : insect

sunlight : plant

net : fish

SALUTATION : FAREWELL

army : navy

friendship : divorce

noon : midnight

plane : bus

birth : death

PARIAH : OSTRACISM

gourmand : food

collector : ownership

idol : adulation

scapegoat : symbol

protaganist : narrative

FLORID : PROSEYour answer:

ornate : building

melodius : music

detailed : sketch

colorful : cliche

tragic : play

STIMULANT : ACTIVITY

diagnosis : treatment

gravity : force

fertilizer : growth

symptom : disease

food : hunger

TOURNIQUET : BLEEDING

relapse : condition

lotion : skin

hoist : elevating

splint : movement

inflation : expandingSAT Analogy Quiz #5

1) ANARCHIST : LAWS Your Answer: No answer givenCorrect Answer: pacifist : war

2) DEADPAN : EMOTION Your Answer: No answer givenCorrect Answer: lethargic : energy

3) ETERNAL : DURATION

Your Answer: No answer givenCorrect Answer: omnipotent : power

4) SLUR : SPEECH Your Answer: No answer givenCorrect Answer: scribble : writing

5) OIL : VEGETABLE Your Answer: No answer givenCorrect Answer: chocolate : cocoa

6) SALUTATION : FAREWELL Your Answer: No answer givenCorrect Answer: birth : death

7) PARIAH : OSTRACISM Your Answer: No answer givenCorrect Answer: idol : adulation

8) FLORID : PROSE Your Answer: No answer givenCorrect Answer: melodius : music

9) STIMULANT : ACTIVITY Your Answer: No answer givenCorrect Answer: fertilizer : growth

10) TOURNIQUET : BLEEDING Your Answer: No answer givenCorrect Answer: splint : movement

Please select the pair of words or phrases given in each questionthat best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair:

1. SWARM : BEEA. oxen : cowB. venison : deerC. school : fishD. peak : mountainE. skin : lion

2. OBTAIN : STEALA. testify : perjureB. ask : interrogateC. quest : searchD. buy : sellE. ask : donate

3. INADVERTENT : THOUGHTA. proud : prizeB. ungainly : skillC. artistic : workD. ironic : wrathE. prolific : design

4. PARSIMONY : PHILANTHROPYA. liveliness : patienceB. carnal : activeC. generosity : kindnessD. rivalry : noiseE. prejudice : tolerance

5. DEVOTION : OBSESSIONA. ability : skillB. confidence : conceitC. intelligence : capabilityD. surprise : horrorE. pleasure : blessing

6. BEQUEST : HEIRA. payment : donorB. huge : weightC. painting : artistD. gift : recipientE. measure : gauge

7. POSAIC : EPICA. octagon : eightB. powerful : omnipotentC. normal : meanD. ephemeral : eternalE. beneficent : strong

8. CORRODED : ALLOYA. adjusted : clockB. written : ruleC. outdated : bookD. corrupted : moralityE. broken : contract

9. DEPOSE : KINGA. eulogize : heroB. inaugurate : mayorC. promote : generalD. unfrock : ministerE. elect : leader

10.GAUCHE : ADROITA. formidable : strongB. weak : strongC. round : squareD. sharp : pointedE. stately : grand