joannqn Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 cola : drink :: A. cucumber : vegetable B. hamburger : hot dog C. water : liquid D. coffee : caffeine The answer key says A. We say C, especially when you consider that cucumbers are technically fruits. This question was on a sample test for the SCAT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sputterduck Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 (edited) I was going to say A, but yes it is annoying because it is really a fruit. :p Edited October 30, 2009 by Sputterduck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowan25 Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 cola : drink :: A. cucumber : vegetable B. hamburger : hot dog C. water : liquid D. coffee : caffeine The answer key says A. We say C, especially when you consider that cucumbers are technically fruits. This question was on a sample test for the SCAT. I think it could be A or C, except for that annoying fruit/vegetable thing. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 The fruit question aside, cola is a kind of drink and cucumber is a kind of vegetable. Water is a kind of liquid so it could work but not all liquids are consumable. Drinks and vegetables are, maybe thats the logic. However, it looks iffy to me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylou Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 A. But if "liquid" were changed to "beverage" it would be a toss up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 My guess was A. Until this thread I never knew that cucumbers or squeash were fruits. I thought they were veggies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I would've gone with A. Cola is a specific kind of drink, cucumbers are a specific kind of vegetable (or fruit, whatever :p). I would not have gone with water, liquid, if only because I think water can be a liquid, but does not have to be (it could also be a solid or a gas) and since liquid is a state of being, it would be different than the sort of comparison between something specific and the category it comes from. Clear as mud, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 My first instinct was to go with A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I would go with A since the logic works out culinarily speaking. In cooking, cola is a type of beverage and a cucumber is a type of vegetable. Culinarily, a cucumber is a vegetable; botanically, it is a fruit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 cola : drink :: A. cucumber : vegetable B. hamburger : hot dog C. water : liquid D. coffee : caffeine The answer key says A. We say C, especially when you consider that cucumbers are technically fruits. This question was on a sample test for the SCAT. Although you're right about the cucumber=fruit, here's why I'd say C is not valid: cola is a type of drink, cucumber is a type of vegetable (fruit), and water is a type of liquid. But there is water in many liquids that are not water, while there is not cucumber in other vegetables, nor is there cola in other types of drinks (unless you're mixing drinks, but you get the picture). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I would've gone with A. Cola is a specific kind of drink, cucumbers are a specific kind of vegetable (or fruit, whatever :p). I would not have gone with water, liquid, if only because I think water can be a liquid, but does not have to be (it could also be a solid or a gas) and since liquid is a state of being, it would be different than the sort of comparison between something specific and the category it comes from. Clear as mud, lol I was going to say, :iagree:, but then you could say that water as a solid is ice, not water, and water as a gas is vapor, not water. Clear as mud!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I would have said A, given my "feel" (which was hard-earned, let me tell you) with standardized tests. It is what they expect the target population to "get" from the question. The world at large considers cukes veggies because they aren't sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petepie2 Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I would've gone with A. Cola is a specific kind of drink, cucumbers are a specific kind of vegetable (or fruit, whatever :p). I would not have gone with water, liquid, if only because I think water can be a liquid, but does not have to be (it could also be a solid or a gas) and since liquid is a state of being, it would be different than the sort of comparison between something specific and the category it comes from. Clear as mud, lol :iagree:A cucumber is always a vegetable (although technically a fruit), but water is not always a liquid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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