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SSAT Synonyms and Analogies.pdfSee Common Bridges on page 9
See Common Bridges on page 9
Key Strategies:
Read the word aloud. This may spark comprehension even when you don't expect it!
Identify the part of speech by paying attention to the columns. See below.
Determine the bridge. If you don't know, guess from options logical considering part of speech.
Be rationally loyal to your bridge.
Eliminate any vague connections.
Don't check your logic at the door.
Guess between whatever is left (do not eliminate anything because you don't know what it means).
Part of Speech
Part of Speech
Noun
Noun
Person, Place, or Thing
"A/an ..."
Verb
Verb
Action Word
"To ..."
Adjective
Adjective
Describing Word
"A/an ____ [noun]"
How do you know the part of speech if there is no context and it could be two?
How do you know the part of speech if there is no context and it could be two?
ANSWER: All words in the column will be the same part of speech so if you know one part of speech in the column, you know all!
If you have the same part of speech, the bridge is most likely:
Synonyms
Antonyms
Degree
If NOUN - NOUN:
Part to Whole
Type to Kind
Person to Tool / Material / Location
Place to Place
If VERB - VERB:
Different manners of the same action (glance : look)
Stage of the process
If ADJ - NOUN:
Describes it directly or as opposite
Something ___ causes ____
Additional Tips:
IF VERB TO VERB: To ____ is to ___ in a ___ way.
If NOUN TO NOUN: If person to person in the original, look for person to person in the answer.
If NOUN to ADJ: Connection must be absolutely central to what the noun is. It's not that it "could be..."
If the original is + / + or - /- or N / N, the answer can't be mixed flavor.
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