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.
Dog : Bark : : Goat : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Bleat
The relation is animal : the sound it makes. A dog barks; a goat bleats, as a sheep does. Braying belongs to the donkey, grunting to the pig and howling to the wolf.
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Grain : Stock : : Stick : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Bundle
The relation is item : the collective it is gathered into. Grain is gathered into a stock; sticks are gathered into a bundle, tied together to be carried. A heap has no order and a string is what ties it.
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Fossils : Creatures : : Mummies : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Human beings
The relation is preserved remains : whose they are. Fossils are the remains of ancient creatures, mineralised in rock; mummies are the preserved bodies of human beings, embalmed and wrapped. Egypt is where they are found rather than what they are.
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Doctor : Nurse :: Follower : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Leader
The relation is the one who directs : the one who assists or follows. A doctor directs and the nurse assists; a leader directs and the follower follows. Employer, manager and worker describe positions in a business rather than the leading-and-following pair the analogy needs.
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CUP : LIP :: BIRD : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Beak
The relation is vessel : the part it is brought to, or more simply whole : the part that takes in food. Drink passes from the cup to the lip; a bird takes its food with its beak. Bush, grass and forest are places, not parts of the bird.
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Flow : River :: Stagnant : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Pool
The relation is condition : the body of water that has it. A river flows; a pool is stagnant, standing still with no current to renew it. Streams and canals both carry moving water.
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______ : trail :: grain : grail
Answer: A
Correct answer: train
Insert an r after the first letter and one word becomes the other: grain becomes grail… and reading the pattern the other way, train becomes trail when the r is removed. So the missing word must differ from trail exactly as grain differs from grail - an n where the other has an l.
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particular : fussy :: ______ : subservient
Answer: A
Correct answer: meek
The relation is word : its synonym. Particular means fussy; meek means subservient - submissive and unresisting. Cranky and uptight describe temper rather than submissiveness.
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______ : 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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