Analogies problems
- 1. WAITRESS : RESTAURANT
Options- A. doctor : diagnosis
- B. actor : role
- C. driver : truck
- D. teacher : school
- E. author : book Discuss
Correct Answer: teacher : school
Explanation:
A waitress works in a restaurant; a teacher works in a school.
- 2. SKEIN : YARN
Options- A. squeeze : lemon
- B. fire : coal
- C. ream : paper
- D. tree : lumber
- E. plow : acre Discuss
Correct Answer: ream : paper
Explanation:
A skein is a quantity of yarn; a ream is a quantity of paper.
- 3. MONK : DEVOTION
Options- A. maniac : pacifism
- B. explorer : contentment
- C. visionary : complacency
- D. rover : wanderlust
- E. philistine : culture Discuss
Correct Answer: rover : wanderlust
Explanation:
Devotion is characteristic of a monk; wanderlust is characteristic of a rover.
- 4. SLAPSTICK : LAUGHTER
Options- A. fallacy : dismay
- B. genre : mystery
- C. satire : anger
- D. mimicry : tears
- E. horror : fear Discuss
Correct Answer: horror : fear
Explanation:
Slapstick results in laughter; horror results in fear.
- 5. VERVE : ENTHUSIASM
Options- A. loyalty : duplicity
- B. devotion : reverence
- C. intensity : color
- D. eminence : anonymity
- E. generosity : elation Discuss
Correct Answer: devotion : reverence
Explanation:
Verve and enthusiasm are synonyms; devotion and reverence are synonyms.
- 6. SPY : CLANDESTINE
Options- A. accountant : meticulous
- B. furrier : rambunctious
- C. lawyer : ironic
- D. shepherd : garrulous
- E. astronaut : opulent Discuss
Correct Answer: accountant : meticulous
Explanation:
A spy acts in a clandestine manner; an accountant acts in a meticulous manner.
- 7. COBBLER : SHOE
Options- A. jockey : horse
- B. contractor : building
- C. mason : stone
- D. cowboy : boot
- E. potter : paint Discuss
Correct Answer: contractor : building
Explanation:
A cobbler makes and repairs shoes; a contractor builds and repairs buildings.
- 8. UMBRAGE : OFFENSE
Options- A. confusion : penance
- B. infinity : meaning
- C. decorum : decoration
- D. elation : jubilance
- E. outrage : consideration Discuss
Correct Answer: elation : jubilance
Explanation:
Umbrage and offense are synonyms; elation and jubilance are synonyms.
- 9. DIRGE : FUNERAL
Options- A. chain : letter
- B. bell : church
- C. telephone : call
- D. jingle : commercial
- E. hymn : concerto Discuss
Correct Answer: jingle : commercial
Explanation:
A dirge is a song used at a funeral; a jingle is a song used in a commercial.
- 10. DOMINANCE : HEGEMONY
Options- A. romance : sympathy
- B. furtherance : melancholy
- C. independence : autonomy
- D. tolerance : philanthropy
- E. recompense : hilarity Discuss
Correct Answer: independence : autonomy
Explanation:
Hegemony means dominance; autonomy means independence.
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