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.
Birds : Aviary : : Bees : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Apiary
The relation is creature : the place it is kept in. Birds are kept in an aviary; bees in an apiary. A hive is the single box; the apiary is the establishment of hives, matching the aviary.
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Entrepreneur : Profit : : Scholar : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Knowledge
The relation is person : what he pursues. An entrepreneur pursues profit; a scholar pursues knowledge. Income and service may follow from the work but are not what is sought.
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Nautilus : Fish : : Teal : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Duck
The relation is particular kind : the family it belongs to. The nautilus is a marine creature grouped with fish in common speech; the teal is a small wild duck, the smallest of the European dabbling ducks.
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Bank : Money : : Transport : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Goods
The relation is service : what it moves. A bank handles money; transport handles goods. Roads and traffic are the setting rather than what is carried.
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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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