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.
______ : horse :: board : train
Answer: D
Correct answer: mount
The relation is verb : the conveyance boarded. One boards a train; one mounts a horse. To ride is what follows the mounting, and a stable is where the horse is kept.
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tureen : ______ :: goblet : wine
Answer: B
Correct answer: soup
The relation is vessel : what it holds. A goblet holds wine; a tureen holds soup - the deep covered dish it is brought to table in. A spoon serves it and a napkin is unrelated.
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4 : 6 :: ______ : 16
Answer: B
Correct answer: 14
The relation between the numbers is a difference of two: \( 6 - 4 = 2 \), so the missing number must be two less than 16, \[ 16 - 2 = 14 \] which gives the same relation on both sides of the analogy.
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son : nuclear :: ______ : extended
Answer: C
Correct answer: cousin
The relation is relative : the kind of family that includes them. A son belongs to the nuclear family - parents and their children; a cousin belongs only to the extended family, which reaches beyond that household. Father, mother and daughters are all nuclear.
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coif : hair :: ______ : musical
Answer: D
Correct answer: score
The relation is verb : what it is done to. To coif is to dress the hair; to score is to write out a musical work in parts. In each pair the first word is the specialist verb for shaping the second.
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feta : Greek :: provolone : ______
Answer: D
Correct answer: Italian
The relation is cheese : the country it comes from. Feta is Greek; provolone is Italian, a firm cow’s-milk cheese from the south, often hung in pear-shaped forms to age.
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moccasin : snake :: ______ : shoe
Answer: D
Correct answer: loafer
The relation is word : the second thing it also names. A moccasin is both a soft shoe and a snake; a loafer is both a slip-on shoe and an idler. Each pair links a shoe name to the other meaning it carries.
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______ : zenith :: fear : composure
Answer: D
Correct answer: nadir
The relation is word : its opposite. Fear is the opposite of composure; the nadir - the lowest point, directly beneath the observer - is the opposite of the zenith, the point overhead. Apex and heights are synonyms of zenith, not its antonym.
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pill : bore :: core : ______
Answer: A
Correct answer: center
The relation is word : its synonym. A pill, in the older slang sense, is a bore - a tiresome person; a core is a centre. Each pair puts a word beside another meaning the same thing.
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pilfer : steal :: ______ : equip
Answer: D
Correct answer: furnish
The relation is word : its synonym. To pilfer is to steal, in small amounts; to furnish is to equip - to supply with what is needed.
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