SAT Test Analogy Questions
1.) 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 given
Correct Answer: adversary : opposition
2) AUDACIOUS : BOLDNESS
Your Answer: No answer given
Correct Answer: sanctimonious : hypocrisy
3) PUNCTURE : TIRE
Your Answer: No answer given
Correct Answer: pierce : ear
4) CONTEMPORARIES : AGE
Your Answer: No answer given
Correct Answer: housemates : residence
5) SANDPAPER : ABRASIVE
Your Answer: No answer given
Correct Answer: emollient : soothing
6) SELF-PORTRAIT : PAINTER
Your Answer: No answer given
Correct Answer: autobiography : writer
7) REJUVINATE : YOUTH
Your Answer: No answer given
Correct Answer: reimburse : money
8) PARTICLE : SMALL
Your Answer: No answer given
Correct Answer: water : wet
9) ARROW : ARCHER
Your Answer: No answer given
Correct Answer: needle : tailor
10) SPEECH : INTRODUCTION
Your Answer: No answer given
Correct 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 : PROSE
Your 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 : expanding
SAT Analogy Quiz #5
1) ANARCHIST : LAWS
Your Answer: No answer given
Correct Answer: pacifist : war
2) DEADPAN : EMOTION
Your Answer: No answer given
Correct Answer: lethargic : energy
3) ETERNAL : DURATION
Your Answer: No answer given
Correct Answer: omnipotent : power
4) SLUR : SPEECH
Your Answer: No answer given
Correct Answer: scribble : writing
5) OIL : VEGETABLE
Your Answer: No answer given
Correct Answer: chocolate : cocoa
6) SALUTATION : FAREWELL
Your Answer: No answer given
Correct Answer: birth : death
7) PARIAH : OSTRACISM
Your Answer: No answer given
Correct Answer: idol : adulation
8) FLORID : PROSE
Your Answer: No answer given
Correct Answer: melodius : music
9) STIMULANT : ACTIVITY
Your Answer: No answer given
Correct Answer: fertilizer : growth
10) TOURNIQUET : BLEEDING
Your Answer: No answer given
Correct Answer: splint : movement
Please select the pair of words or phrases given in each question
that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the
capitalized pair:
1. SWARM : BEE
A. oxen : cow
B. venison : deer
C. school : fish
D. peak : mountain
E. skin : lion
2. OBTAIN : STEAL
A. testify : perjure
B. ask : interrogate
C. quest : search
D. buy : sell
E. ask : donate
3. INADVERTENT : THOUGHT
A. proud : prize
B. ungainly : skill
C. artistic : work
D. ironic : wrath
E. prolific : design
4. PARSIMONY : PHILANTHROPY
A. liveliness : patience
B. carnal : active
C. generosity : kindness
D. rivalry : noise
E. prejudice : tolerance
5. DEVOTION : OBSESSION
A. ability : skill
B. confidence : conceit
C. intelligence : capability
D. surprise : horror
E. pleasure : blessing
6. BEQUEST : HEIR
A. payment : donor
B. huge : weight
C. painting : artist
D. gift : recipient
E. measure : gauge
7. POSAIC : EPIC
A. octagon : eight
B. powerful : omnipotent
C. normal : mean
D. ephemeral : eternal
E. beneficent : strong
8. CORRODED : ALLOY
A. adjusted : clock
B. written : rule
C. outdated : book
D. corrupted : morality
E. broken : contract
9. DEPOSE : KING
A. eulogize : hero
B. inaugurate : mayor
C. promote : general
D. unfrock : minister
E. elect : leader
10.GAUCHE : ADROIT
A. formidable : strong
B. weak : strong
C. round : square
D. sharp : pointed
E. stately : grand