RICHIE’S SSAT® Upper Level · Volume 05
Analogies
THE BRIDGE-FIRST METHOD
Name the relationship. Test every choice.
- 7RELATIONSHIP FAMILIES · 20 FOCUSED BRIDGE UNITS
- 582CURATED WORD PAIRS · 23 WORKED SAMPLE QUESTIONS
- 7PART REVIEWS · 6 MINI TESTS · 2 FULL-LENGTH ANALOGY TESTS · 30 QUESTIONS EACH
524 PRACTICE QUESTIONS · FIVE-PART EXPLANATIONS
Book Companion · 2026 Edition · v1.0


“Name the relationship before you choose the pair.”
Turn every pair into a testable relationship.
Analogy questions are solved by relationship, not by feel. This book turns that principle into a repeatable routine: decode the stem, name the bridge, state one Test Line, and eliminate every choice that fails it. Use a clear Test Line to check all five choices against the stem relationship.
Inside this book
- 7 families · 20 units
- A clear map from contrast and degree to sequence and capability.
- 582 curated word pairs
- Concise meanings, context sentences, and spaced study checks.
- 23 worked sample questions
- Three core-strategy walkthroughs plus one model in every unit.
- 524 questions · 524 explanations
- Stem → Bridge → Test Line → Match → Eliminate.
- 7 part reviews · 6 mini tests
- Cumulative retrieval at each major transition.
- 2 full-length analogy tests
- 30 questions each, with a 15-minute training target; not a separate section of the exam.
Word Lists & Tests
Book Companion
20 Units · 594 must-know words chosen from the book’s stem pairs and exercises
- 20 Word Lists
- 40 Word Tests
- 594 words
2026 Edition · v1.0
US Letter · prints on A4 with “Fit to page.”
Word List · 1 page Test Form A · 1 page Test Form B · page 1 of 2 Test Form B · page 2 of 2
| Unit | Word List | Test Form A | Test Form B | All three |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 01 · Direct & Contextual Opposites | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 02 · Absence, Prevention & Removal | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 03 · Degree & Intensity | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 04 · Synonym & Restatement | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 05 · Defining Traits & Attributes | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 06 · Field, Symbol & Specialized Definition | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 07 · Cause → Effect | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 08 · Action → Result / Product | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 09 · Problem → Response / Protection | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 10 · Tool / Object → Function & Purpose | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 11 · Location, Container & Spatial Relations | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 12 · Category ↔ Member | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 13 · Collective → Member | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 14 · Part → Whole / System / Material | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 15 · Agent / Role → Action / Product | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 16 · Specialist / Role → Subject / Workplace | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 17 · Agent ↔ Tool / Material / Counterpart | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 18 · Manner & Sensory Relations | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 19 · Stage & Sequence | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 20 · Quality → Possible Action / Effect | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
PART 1 · CONTRAST & DEGREE
Unit 01 · Direct & Contextual Opposites
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