Analogy
BUTTER : BREAD
A jam : jelly B paint : wood
C toast : bake D head : foot
Butter covers bread; paint covers wood.
→B
Davis is an opprobrious and .......... speaker,
equally caustic toward friend or foe--a true
curmudgeon.
A vituperative B Lofty
C retiring D Unstinting
"And" in the sentence indicates that
the missing adjective is similar in meaning to
"opprobrious," which is very negative.
So vituperative means "abusive."
→A
Regardless of the fact that she doesn’t speak
Chinese, Maria was able to ____ with the waiter
at the Chinese restaurant.
A communicate B chat
C speak D converse
Explanation: since most people use language
to communicate.
→A
The company has instructed all the colleges under its
jurisdiction to ban use of mobile phones inside the
college premises.
A company B colleges
C phones D premises
The word it replaced was “university”
which is correct in this context. →A
He always exaggerates; so take what he says with a
dash of salt.
A exaggerates B take
C says D dash
The word it replaced was “pinch ”
which is correct in this context. →D
SHELF : BOOKCASE
A arm : leg B stage : curtain
C bench : chair D key : piano
A shelf is a part of a bookcase; a key is a part of a piano.
→D
Alan was told by a classmate that he was not good
at anything. He found the insult rude and ............
A offensive B Unhealthy
C erratic D Forgivable
and shows that the answer means
the same as rude.
→A
Because most of them lack recreational facilities,
high rise apartments have been criticized in
recent years as ............. for families with children.
A unsuitable B degrading
C important D appropriate
Explanation: Because shows cause and effect
relationship. The places that lack recreational facilities
is not suitable for families with children.
→A
An education in handling money would imply the
ability to oversee the consequences of over-
spending or over- borrowing.
A education B would
C oversee D spending
The word it replaced was “foresee”
which is correct in this context.
To amend a piece of writing means to remove
mistakes from it.
A amend B writing
C remove D from
The word it replaced was “ edit ”
which is correct in this context.
SCALE : WEIGHT
A yardstick : length B width : depth
C length : width D size : area
A scale measures weight; a yardstick measures length.
→A
David is _____. He is about to give a speech in
front of a large audience and he is afraid of public
speaking.
A patient B nervous
C angry D frustrated
Many people are afraid of speaking in
front of an audience because they are afraid, they will
make mistakes. If David is about to give a speech in
front of an audience, he may feel afraid or nervous.
→B
Lana doesn’t want to ____, but her husband
wants a large family.
A get married B buy a house
C go to school D have children
This means that the correct answer choice
will set up an opposite relationship between
what Lana wants and what her husband wants.
→D
The greatest thing in the style of writing or
speaking, is to have a use of metaphor.
A thing B style
C speaking D use
The word it replaced was “ knowledge ”
which is correct in this context. →D
A person who wants to go out to work should be
given the possibility to do so.
A person B wants
C given D possibility
The word it replaced was “ opportunity ”
which is correct in this context. →D
WATERMELON : FRUIT
A collar : leash B dog : companion
C fish : bowl D Dalmatian : canine
Watermelon is a kind of fruit;
Dalmatian is a kind of canine.
→D
Anita doesn’t _____ the lesson, so she _____ a
question.
A like ... ignores B understand ... asks
C fail... has D learn ... answers
The word “so” means that two events
progress in a logical way. The answer choice will
involve a logical cause-and-effect relationship.
If a student does not understand a lesson, she asks the
teacher a question. This helps her understand.
→B
He has ______ people visiting him at his house
because he fears it will cause discomfort to
neighbors
A curtailed B stopped
C requested D warned
He has stopped people visiting him at
his house because he fears it will cause discomfort
to neighbors.
→B
The police booked a case against the taxi driver for
wrong parking.
A police B booked
C against D driver
The word it replaced was “ filed”
which is correct in this context.
He put in a tremendous amount of job to complete
the project.
A put B amount
C job D project
The word it replaced was “ work ”
which is correct in this context. →C
FOOT : SKATEBOARD
A ounce : scale B lace : shoe
C pedal : bicycle D walk : jump
A foot propels a skateboard; a pedal propels a bicycle.
→C
The ancient pyramids were large and ................ .
Seeing them was a(n) ...............experience.
A impressive...awesome B dirty...angry
C beautiful...awful D interesting...boring
The clue word “and” shows that
the first filler has the same meaning of large is
impressive.
→A
The ............... recipe has ............... ingredients.
A simple ... a lot B difficult ... few
C complicated ... many D sweet ... bitter
complicated recipe needs many
ingredients.
→C
The salesman told the consumer not to touch the
products on display.
A sales B told
C consumer D display
Explanation: The word it replaced was “ customer ”
which is correct in this context. →C
The robber finally decided to finish his silence and
reveal the truth to the police.
A robber B decided
C finish D truth
The word it replaced was “ end ”
which is correct in this context. →C