In each of the following questions, there is a certain relationship between two given words on one side of : : and one word is given on another side of : : while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the words of the given pair bear.Choose the correct alternatives.
Archipelago : Islands : : Massif : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Mountains
The relation is collective feature : what it is a group of. An archipelago is a group of islands; a massif is a compact group of connected mountains forming a single block of the earth’s crust.
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Rill : Stream : : Pony : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Horse
The relation is small form : the full-grown or larger kind. A rill is a small stream; a pony is a small horse - a horse under fourteen hands and two inches. A mule and a donkey are different animals.
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Resign : Politician : : Abdicate : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: King
The relation is act of giving up office : the one who does it. A politician resigns; a king abdicates - the word belongs to a sovereign giving up the crown. The throne is what he gives up and the realm is what he ruled.
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Scissors : Cloth : : Scythe : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Grass
The relation is cutting tool : what it cuts. Scissors cut cloth; a scythe cuts grass, swung in a long horizontal stroke close to the ground. Wood is cut with a saw and glass with a diamond.
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Garden : Trowel : : Seamstress : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Scissors
The relation is worker : the tool of the trade. The garden is worked with a trowel; the seamstress works with scissors, cutting the cloth to the pattern. A saw and a crowbar belong to other trades.
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Prose : Writing : : lisp : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Speech
The relation is manner : the activity it belongs to. Prose is a manner of writing; a lisp is a manner of speech - a defect in which the sibilants are sounded as th.
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Cub : Tiger : : Fawn : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Stag
The relation is young : the adult of the species. A cub grows into a tiger; a fawn grows into a stag - the male deer. A lamb becomes a sheep and a foal an ass or a horse.
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Calf : Cow : : Puppy : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Bitch
The relation is young : its mother. A calf’s mother is a cow; a puppy’s mother is a bitch. “Dog” names the species or the male, so it does not match the female term the first pair sets.
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Eccrinology : Secretions : : Selenography : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Moon
The relation is science : what it describes. Eccrinology deals with the secretions of the body; selenography deals with the surface of the moon - its seas, craters and mountains - the word coming from Selene, the Greek moon.
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Coconut : Shell : : Letter : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Envelope
The relation is contents : the covering that protects it. The kernel of a coconut is protected by its shell; a letter is protected by its envelope. The stamp pays for carriage and the letter box merely receives it.
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