Free SCAT Practice Tests and Sample Questions [2026]

The correct answer is A

Why A is correct: The relationship between "tree" and "forest" is that a forest is a large collection or habitat where many trees live together. Similarly, an ocean is a large body of water where many fish live together. Both relationships show individual organisms (trees/fish) and their collective natural environment (forest/ocean).

Why other options are incorrect:

• B. "bird : nest" - A nest is built by a bird as its home, not a collection of birds. A single bird makes a nest, whereas a forest contains many trees.
• C. "wolf : pack" - While a pack does contain multiple wolves, the relationship differs because a pack is a social grouping, not a habitat or environment like a forest is for trees.
• D. "cow : milk" - This shows a product (milk) that comes from an animal (cow), which is completely different from the habitat relationship in "tree : forest".

D is the correct answer

Explanation:
"Parched" means extremely dry or thirsty, and "drought" is a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall that causes this dryness. The relationship is one of cause and effect - a drought causes things to become parched.

D. famished : famine ✓ - "Famished" means extremely hungry, and a "famine" is a severe shortage of food that causes this hunger. This maintains the same cause-and-effect relationship.
A. injured : accident ✗ - While an accident can cause injury, being "injured" isn't the defining characteristic that results from an accident the way being "parched" is specifically associated with drought.
B. tired : sleep ✗ - This relationship is actually reversed from the original. Sleep alleviates tiredness rather than causing it.
C. frozen : winter ✗ - While winter can cause things to freeze, the relationship isn't as direct or definitional as "parched" is to "drought."

C is correct

Explanation: A dictionary provides definitions of words. The key relationship is that a dictionary is a reference book that provides a specific type of information (definitions) about words.

• C. thesaurus : synonym ✓ - A thesaurus provides synonyms of words. This maintains the same relationship: a reference book that provides a specific type of information about words.
• A. atlas : country ✗ - While an atlas contains information about countries, the relationship isn't the same. An atlas doesn't provide "countries" in the way a dictionary provides definitions.
• B. encyclopedia : knowledge ✗ - An encyclopedia contains knowledge, but "knowledge" is too broad a concept compared to the specific relationship in the original pair.
• D. textbook : subject ✗ - A textbook covers a subject, but doesn't provide "subjects" the way a dictionary provides definitions.