Analogies Practice Test 3
Question 1
BABBLE : SPEAK ::
1.
muter : hear
2. scribble : write
3. jabber : whisper
4. quibble : ask
5. cuddle : touch
Correct answer:B
Explanation
To babble means to speak incoherently; to scribble means to write incoherently.
Question 2
FILAMENT : LIGHT BULB ::
1.
meteor : trajectory
2. ashes : fireplace
3. wick : candle
4. food : body
5. thread : cloth
Correct answer:C
Explanation
The filament is the part of light bulb hat is used for producing light; the wick is the part of the candle
that is used for producing light.
Question 3
SHIN : KNEE ::
1.
foot : hip
2. tendon : wrist
3. ear : forehead
4. firearm : fist
5. Nerves:blood
Correct answer:D
Explanation
Shin is the part of the body below the knee; forearm is the part of the body below the elbow.
Question 4
ANTIDOTE : POSION ::
1.
fertilizer : irrigation
2. sedative : relaxation
3. lubricant : friction
4. radar ; frequency
5. fuel : motion
Correct answer:C
Explanation
An antidote is used to reduce the effect of posion; a lubricant is used to reduce the effect of friction.
Question 5
EMBEZZLER : FUNDS ::
1.
poacher : game
2. traitor : enemy
3. instigator : disturbance
4. opportunist : luck
5. convict : sentence
Correct answer:A
Explanation
An embezzler steals funds against law; a poacher hunts game against law. (Here 'game means wild
animals.)
Question 6
SAVORY : TASTE ::
1.
obnoxious : smell
2. slippery : touch
3. blurred : vision
4. melodious : hearing
5. elusive : memory
Correct answer:D
Explanation
'Savory' is an adjective meaning 'pleasant to taste', melodious is an adjective meaning 'pleasant to
hear'.
Question 7
COMMISERATE : SYMPATHY ::
1.
surrender : hostility
2. confide : suspicion
3. discuss : admiration
4. revere : devotion
5. free : coercion
Correct answer:D
Explanation
One commiserates with a person out of sympathy; one reveres a person out of admiration.
Question 8
DIN : CACOPHONOUS ::
1.
discordance : peaceful
2. silence: continuous
3. drone : monotonous
4. music : staccato
5. sound : harmonious
Correct answer:C
Explanation
Cacophonous noise results in a din; monotonous sound results in a drone.
Question 9
MATERIALISM : OBJECTS :
1.
plagiarism : ideas
2. cynicism : falsehood
3. hedonism : pleasure
4. liberalism : education
5. metamorphism : change
Correct answer:C
Explanation
Materialism means giving undue importance to objects; hedonism means giving undue importance to
pleasure.
Question 10
STUBBORN : VACILLATION
1.
poised : embarrassment
2. subtle : maneuverability
3. doubtful : concern
4. hopeful : decisiveness
5. immune : healthiness
Correct answer:A
Explanation
A stubborn (meaning unbending) person shows no vacillation (meaning hesitation); a poised (meaning
calm; unperturbable) person shows no embarrassment.
Question 11
ATOM : MOLECULE ::
1.
portrait : masterpiece
2. electron : void
3. nail : hammer
4. element : compound
5. vegetable : mineral
Correct answer:D
Explanation
A molecule contains more than one atom; a compound contains more than one element.
Question 12
KNIT : EYEBROWS ::
1.
shake : hands
2. purse : lips
3. walk : legs
4. stoop : knees
5. squirm : body
Correct answer:B
Explanation
Knitting one's eyebrows expresses annoyance; pursing of one's eyebrows expresses annoyance
Question 13
JUDGE : JUSTICE ::
1.
guest : invitation
2. doctor : hospital
3. actor : entertainment
4. chef : recipe
5. lawyer : trial
Correct answer:C
Explanation
A judge's role is to render justice; an actor's role is to provide entertainment.
Question 14
MARATHON : ENDURANCE::
1.
race : track
2. hike : guide
3. hurdle : victory
4. line : length
5. sprint : speed
Correct answer:E
Explanation
A marathon (meaning a long distance running race) tests one's endurance; a sprint (meaning a short
distance running race) test's one's speed.
Question 15
CONGRATULATION : SUCCESS ::
1.
diligence : wealth
2. immunization : infection
3. condolence : sorrow
4. envy : fame
5. responsibility : burden
Correct answer:C
Explanation
We offer congratulations to a person on his success; we offer congratulations to a person at his
sorrow.