Choose the picture that would go in the empty box so that the two bottom pictures are related in the same way as the top two:

Correct Answer: 1

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The United States is to the world as a brick is to a brick house. This relationship shows part to whole. The United States is one part of the world; the brick is one part of the house.

Correct Answer: 2

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Dishes are to kitchen sink as car is to hose. Dishes are cleaned in the sink; the car is cleaned with the hose.

Correct Answer: 4

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A bookshelf is to a book as a refrigerator is to a carton of milk. The book is placed on a bookshelf; the milk is placed in a refrigerator.

Correct Answer: 2

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Closet is to shirt as kitchen cabinets are to cans of food. The shirt is stored in the closet; the food is stored in the cabinets.

Correct Answer: 1

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Pyramid is to triangle as cube is to square. This relationship shows dimension. The triangle shows one dimension of the pyramid; the square is one dimension of the cube.

Correct Answer: 3

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Toothbrush is to toothpaste as butter knife is to butter. This relationship shows function. The toothbrush is used to apply the toothpaste to teeth; the knife is used to apply butter to bread.

Correct Answer: 3

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House is to tent as truck is to wagon. The house is a more sophisticated form of shelter than the tent; the truck is a more sophisticated mode of transportation than the wagon.

Correct Answer: 2

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Bread is to knife as log is to axe. This relationship shows function. The knife cuts the bread; the axe chops the log.

Correct Answer: 4

Explanation:

A squirrel is to an acorn as a bird is to a worm. A squirrel eats acorns; a bird eats worms.

Correct Answer: house

Explanation:

Above the line, the relationship shows a progression of sources of light. The relationship below the line shows a progression of types of housing, from smallest to largest. (Choice a) is incorrect because a tent is smaller than a house. Choices b and c are wrong because they are not part of the progression.