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.
Bread : Bakery : : Brick : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Kiln
The relation is product : where it is baked. Bread is baked in a bakery; a brick is baked in a kiln. A furnace melts metal and a mint strikes coins.
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Good : Bad : : Virtue : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Vice
The relation is quality : its opposite. Good is the opposite of bad; virtue is the opposite of vice. Sin is a particular wrong act rather than the general quality.
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Igloos : Canada : : Rondavels : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Africa
The relation is traditional dwelling : where it is built. The igloo of snow blocks belongs to the Arctic of Canada; the rondavel - a round hut with a conical thatched roof - belongs to southern Africa.
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Penology : Punishment : : Seismology : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Earthquake
The relation is science : what it studies. Penology studies punishment and the treatment of offenders; seismology studies earthquakes and the waves they send through the earth.
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Noise : Din : : Quiet : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Hush
The relation is word : its intenser synonym. Noise at its loudest is a din; quiet at its deepest is a hush. Dumb and gag concern the inability or prevention of speech rather than the quality of silence.
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Touch : Feel : : Greet : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Acknowledge
The relation is action : what it amounts to. To touch is to feel; to greet is to acknowledge another’s presence. A smile is one way of greeting rather than what greeting means.
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Sword : Slaughter : : Scalpel : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Surgery
The relation is blade : the purpose it is used for. The sword is the instrument of slaughter; the scalpel is the instrument of surgery. Both cut, but one to destroy and one to heal.
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Life : Autobiography : : Witness : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Documents
The relation is subject : the record that attests it. A life is attested by an autobiography; a witness’s account is attested by the documents put in evidence with it. Truth is what both are meant to establish.
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Chef : Restaurant : : Druggist : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Pharmacy
The relation is tradesman : where he practises. A chef works in a restaurant; a druggist works in a pharmacy. Medicine is what he dispenses, and chemist is another name for the man rather than the place.
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Dancer : Stage : : Minister : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Pulpit
The relation is speaker : the raised place he performs from. A dancer performs on a stage; a minister of religion speaks from a pulpit. An assembly and a parliament are gatherings rather than the place he stands.
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