Verbal Analogies

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Verbal Analogies

Each question consist of two words which have a certain relationship to each other followed by four pairs of related words, Select the pair which has the same relationship.


1.
DIVA:OPERA

A. producer:theatre
B. director:drama
C. conductor:bus
D. thespian:play

DIVA: actor/actress
OPERA: musical drama/play
THESPIAN: female actress

Diva performs in an Opera, similarly a Thespian performs in a play.

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2.
GRAIN:SALT

A. shard:pottery
B. shred:wood
C. blades:grass
D. chip:glass


Shard is a broken piece of pottery and on the other hand shred is small amount of wood. So the words in A and B are related to each other respectively where blades are used to cut the grass but when we take a look at D you find no relation among chip and a glass as same as GRAIN:SALT. So D happens to be the answer.

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5.
LIGHT:BLIND

A. speech:dumb
B. language:deaf
C. tongue:sound
D. voice:vibration


A blind person cannot see the light and a dumb person cannot speak.

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6.
WAN:COLOUR

A. corpulent:weight B. insipid:flavour
C. pallid:complexion D. enigmatic:puzzle


Wan is lacking color. Insipid is lacking flavour.



7.
PORK:PIG

A. rooster:chicken B. mutton:sheep
C. steer:beef D. lobster:crustacean

Pork is from pig.

Mutton is from sheep.

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8. AFTER:BEFORE

A. first:second
B. present:past
C. contemporary:historic
D. successor:predecessor


Successor: a pesson or thing that succeeds another.
Predessor: a thing that has been followed or replaced by another.

That means Succesor comes AFTER predessor and Predessor comes BEFORE successor.

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9. INDIGENT:WEALTHY

A. angry:rich
B. native:affluent
C. gauche:graceful
D. scholarly:erudite


The two words, indigent and wealthy, are opposite to each other. Among the 4 given options the pair, gauche and graceful, has the same relationship.

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. DISTANCE:MILE

A. liquid:litre
B. bushel:corn
C. weight:scale
D. fame:television

As distance is measured in mile, liquid is measured in litres.

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11.
TEN:DECIMAL

A. seven:septet
B. four:quartet
C. two:binary
D. five:quince

10 represents decimal and 2 represents binary.

12.
MUNDANE:SPIRITUAL

A. common:ghostly
B. worldly:unworldly
C. routine:novel
D. secular:clerical

mundale=earthly
spiritual=heavenly
hence opposites to be used as answer

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13.
ARMY:LOGISTICS

A. business:strategy
B. soldier:students
C. war:logic
D. team:individual

logistics is an aspect of millitary operations such as procurement,managing operations,distribution,etc;

plan of action resulting from strategy to accomplish a specific goal in business.


14.
GRAVITY:PULL

A. iron:metal
B. north pole:directions
C. magnetism:attraction
D. dust:desert

Gravity and pull have the same meaning as attraction.
magnetism and attraction will also have same meaning.

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15.
FILTER:WATER

A. curtail:activity
B. expunge:book
C. edit:text
D. censor:play

According to me water can be filtered in the same way play can be censor.


16.
HOPE:ASPIRES

A. love:elevates
B. film:flam
C. fib:lie
D. fake:ordinary

Fib = a small or minor falsehood.

Aspires = aim; to be a doctor.

Hope and aspires are related words like that fib and lie also related to each other i.e. answer is c.

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17.
CORPOREAL:SPIRITUAL

A. mesa:plateau
B. moron:savant
C. foreigner:immigrant
D. pedagogue:teacher

CORPOREAL - means Physical.
SPIRITUAL - Soul ( not physically present) so both r Antonyms

Similarly Moron : Uneducated or immature person
and SAVANT is Educated person.


18.
SYMPHONY:COMPOSER

A. Leonardo:music
B. Fresco:painter
C. colours:pallet
D. art:appreciation


Symphony is musical composition.

Composer is a person who compose music.

Fresco is painting on water.

Painter does it.

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Directions to Solve
Every one of the following questions consists of a related pair of words, followed by five pairs of words. Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original pair of words.

1.
BINDING : BOOK

A. criminal : gang
B. display : museum
C. artist : carpenter
D. nail : hammer
E. frame : picture

Explanation:

A binding surrounds a book; a frame surrounds a picture.

2.
EXPLORE : DISCOVER

A. read : skim
B. research : learn
C. write : print
D. think : relate
E. sleep : wake

Explanation:

One explores to discover; one researches to learn.

3.
SIAMESE : CAT

A. type : breed
B. dog : puppy
C. mark : spot
D. romaine : lettuce
E. collar : leash

Explanation:

Siamese is a kind of cat; romaine is a kind of lettuce.

4.
FINCH : BIRD

A. frog :toad
B. elephant : reptile
C. Dalmatian : dog
D. collie : marsupial
E. ant : ladybug

Explanation:

A finch is a type of bird; a Dalmatian is a type of dog.

5.
PETAL : FLOWER

A. salt : pepper
B. tire : bicycle
C. base : ball
D. sandals : shoes

Explanation:

A petal is a part of a flower; a tire is a part of a bicycle.

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6.
COTTON : BALE

A. butter : churn
B. wine : ferment
C. grain : shock
D. curd : cheese
E. beef : steak

Explanation:

Upon harvesting, cotton is gathered into bales; grain is gathered into shocks.

7.
ELEPHANT : PACHYDERM

A. mantis : rodent
B. poodle : feline
C. kangaroo : marsupial
D. zebra : horse
E. tuna : mollusk

Explanation:

An elephant is a pachyderm; a kangaroo is a marsupial.

8.
PSYCHOLOGIST : NEUROSIS

A. ophthalmologist : cataract
B. dermatologist : fracture
C. infant : pediatrician
D. rash : orthopedist
E. oncologist : measles

Explanation:

A psychologist treats a neurosis; an ophthalmologist treats a cataract.

9.
PASTORAL : RURAL

A. metropolitan : urban
B. harvest : autumn
C. agrarian : benevolent
D. sleepy : nocturnal
E. wild : agricultural

Explanation:

Pastoral describes rural areas; metropolitan describes urban areas.

10.
TAILOR : SUIT

A. scheme : agent
B. edit : manuscript
C. revise : writer
D. mention : opinion
E. implode : building

Explanation:

To tailor a suit is to alter it; to edit a manuscript is to alter it.

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11.
PEDAL : BICYCLE

A. inch : yardstick
B. walk : skip
C. tire : automobile
D. buckle : belt
E. oar : canoe

Explanation:

A pedal propels a bicycle; an oar propels a canoe.

12.
DIVISION : SECTION

A. layer : tier
B. tether : bundle
C. chapter : verse
D. riser : stage
E. dais : speaker

Explanation:

Division and section are synonyms; layer and tier are synonyms.

13.
DEPRESSED : SAD

A. neat : considerate
B. towering : cringing
C. rapid : plodding
D. progressive : regressive
E. exhausted : tired

Explanation:

Depressed is an intensification of sad; exhausted is an intensification of tired.


14.
BRISTLE : BRUSH

A. arm : leg
B. stage : curtain
C. recline : chair
D. key : piano
E. art : sculpture

Explanation:

A bristle is a part of a brush; a key is a part of a piano.

15.
RAIN : DRIZZLE

A. swim :dive
B. hop : shuffle
C. juggle : bounce
D. walk : run
E. run : jog

Explanation:

To drizzle is to rain slowly; to jog is to run slowly.

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16.
PULSATE : THROB

A. walk : run
B. tired : sleep
C. examine : scrutinize
D. ballet : dancer
E. find : lose

Explanation:

Pulsate and throb are synonyms, as are examine and scrutinize.

17.
FISH : SCHOOL

A. wolf : pack
B. elephant : jungle
C. beagle : clan
D. herd : peacock
E. cow : farm

Explanation:

A group of fish is a school; a group of wolves is a pack.

18.
ODOMETER : DISTANCE

A. scale : weight
B. length : width
C. inch : foot
D. mileage : speed
E. area : size

Explanation:

Scale - A measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass.

An odometer measures distance; a scale measures weight.

19.
WAITRESS : RESTAURANT

A. doctor : diagnosis
B. actor : role
C. driver : truck
D. teacher : school
E. author : book

Explanation:

A waitress works in a restaurant; a teacher works in a school

20.
SKEIN : YARN

A. squeeze : lemon
B. fire : coal
C. ream : paper
D. tree : lumber
E. plow : acre


Explanation:

A skein is a quantity of yarn; a ream is a quantity of paper.