Analogies 1
kid is to child as dad is to
a. brother
b. father
b. father
synonyms
card is to deck as flower is to
a. petal
b. stem
c. bouquet
c. bouquet
a card is a part of a deck, a flower is part of a bouquet
evening is to morning as dinner is to
a. soup
b. breakfast
c. coffee
d. time
b. breakfast
opposites
ALUMINUM : METAL
A) limerick : poetry
B) mathematics : numbers
C) rain : season
D) water : thirst
A) limerick : poetry
aluminum is a type of metal, a limerick is a type of poetry
ACTIVE : IDLE
A) challenging : difficult
B) dramatic : tragic
C) brief : lengthy
D) scholarly : studious
C) brief : lengthy
Active is the opposite of idle or inactive. Brief, or short, is the opposite of lengthy. Therefore (C) is correct.
page is to book as tree is to
a. leaf
b. forest
b. forest
a page is found in a book, a tree is found in a forest
cake is to dessert as throne is to
a. castle
b. bed
c. chair
c. chair
cake is a type of dessert, a throne is a type of chair
MISFORTUNE : LUCK
A) victory : defeat
B) coffee : tea
C) life : birth
D) sugar : salt
A) victory : defeat
opposites
ALMOND : NUT
A) hill : mountain
B) helicopter : aircraft
C) sport : football
D) lamp : lightbulb
B) helicopter : aircraft
an almond is a type of nut; a helicopter is a type of aircraft
HASTY : PATIENCE
A) unskilled : magic
B) terrified : logic
C) unqualified : credentials
D) gullible : belief
C) unqualified : credentials
Hasty means rushed or hurried. Thus, someone who is hasty lacks patience. Credentials are qualifications. Thus, someone who is unqualified lacks credentials. Therefore (C) is correct.
sleepy is to exhausted as old is to
a. ancient
b. new
a. ancient
exhausted is a more extreme form of sleepy
ancient is a more extreme form of old
neighborhood is to city as state is to
a. capital
b. American
c. country
c. country
neighborhoods are in cities, states are in countries
VERSE : SONG
A) core : apple
B) mop : broom
C) supermarket : office
D) coat : jacket
A) core : apple
core is part of an apple
pebble : boulder
a. pond : ocean
b. river: rapids
c. fish : elephant
d. feather : bird
a. pond : ocean
a pebble is a smaller version of a boulder (a big rock); a pond is a smaller body of water than an ocean
CONCLUSION : ESSAY
A) theme : song
B) meal : dessert
C) parade : party
D) scene : play
D) scene : play
a scene is part of a play
staple is to fasten as knife is to
a. sharp
b. cut
b. cut
how you use something
a staple fastens, a knife cuts
DOWNPOUR : RAIN
A) wave : water
B) tornado : clouds
C) blizzard : snow
D) desert : heat
C) blizzard : snow
a downpour is a more intense version of rain, a blizzard is a more intense form of snow
GLASS : DELICATE
A) air : bearable
B) stone : gray
C) cola : bubbly
D) peace : eternal
C) cola : bubbly
characteristic relationship
lawyer : trial
a. plumber : pipe
b. businessman : secretary
c. doctor : operation
d. hairdresser : blow dryer
c. doctor : operation
A lawyer works at a trial; a doctor works on operating people
NEWSPAPER : INFORM
A) television : watch
B) book : communicate
C) movie : persuade
D) game : entertain
D) game : entertain
the purpose of a newspaper is to inform; the purpose of a game is to entertain
painter is to portraits as guitarist is to
a. music
b. guitar
a. music
painters create portraits, guitarists create music
GECA : JHFD : : QSUW :
(a) KNMP
(b) MPNR
(c) TSQT
(d) TVXZ
Solution: D- Each letter of the 1st group is moved three steps forward to obtain the corresponding letter of the 2nd group. So, the correct answer is 'TVXZ'.
canine is to wolf as feline is to
a. pig
b. monkey
c. rat
d. panther
d. panther
a wolf is a type of canine; a panther is a type of feline
perimeter is to square as
a. height is to pyramid
b. degree is to angle
c. circumference is to circle
c. circumference is to circle
Perimeter is the outside measurement of a square; circumference is the outside measurement of a circle
WALK : LEGS
a. GLEAM : EYES
b. CHEW : MOUTH
3. DRESS : HEM
4. COVER : BOOK
b. CHEW : MOUTH
You walk with your legs; you chew with your mouth