Verbal Analogies Questions

Verbal analogy (profession to performance domain): Determine the pair that exhibits the same relationship as DIVA : OPERA. Context: A diva is a lead female singer associated with a particular performing art and venue. Instruction: Choose the option where the first word denotes a performer and the second denotes the performance medium or genre.

Analogy (verbal reasoning): Identify the pair with the same relationship as "GRAIN : SALT". Consider how the first term relates to the second (a single tiny piece in relation to the substance). Choose the option that best mirrors this relationship and preserves order.

Analogy (verbal reasoning): Identify the pair with the same relationship as "THRUST : SPEAR". Match the action typically performed with the named implement/weapon. Choose the option that best mirrors this action–instrument pairing.

Analogy (verbal reasoning): Identify the pair with the same relationship as "PAIN : SEDATIVE". A condition matched with something that alleviates/soothes it. Choose the option that best preserves this relief relationship.

Analogy (verbal reasoning): Identify the pair with the same relationship as "LIGHT : BLIND". Think “lack of ability/state relative to a sense or expression.” Choose the option that mirrors this disability relationship.

Analogy (verbal reasoning): Identify the pair with the same relationship as "WAN : COLOUR". Interpret “lacking/deficient in the named quality.” Choose the option that best preserves this deficiency relationship.

Analogy (verbal reasoning): Identify the pair with the same relationship as "PORK : PIG". Match “meat/product derived from the named animal.” Choose the option that mirrors this animal–meat relation.

Analogy (verbal reasoning): Identify the pair with the same relationship as "AFTER : BEFORE". Find a pair that are direct opposites in sequence or order. Choose the option that mirrors the antonym relation.

Analogy (verbal reasoning): Identify the pair with the same relationship as "INDIGENT : WEALTHY". Find a pair of clear antonyms (opposites in socioeconomic/social grace terms). Choose the option that best mirrors the antonym relation.

Analogy (verbal reasoning): Identify the pair with the same relationship as "DISTANCE : MILE". Interpret as “quantity/measure : unit used to measure it.” Choose the option that mirrors the quantity–unit relationship.

Analogy (verbal reasoning): Identify the pair with the same relationship as "TEN : DECIMAL". Think “number/base : numeral system built upon that base.” Choose the option that best mirrors this base–system relation.

Verbal analogy (antonyms – abstract vs spiritual): Identify the pair that mirrors the antonymic relationship between “mundane” and “spiritual”. Context: “Mundane” ≈ worldly or earthly; “spiritual” ≈ other-worldly or unworldly. Instruction: Choose the pair that best represents the same opposite meanings.

Verbal analogy (organization → key function): Determine the pair that parallels the relationship “army : logistics”. Context: An army critically depends on logistics (supply, movement, support). Instruction: Choose the pair where the second term is a central strategic/operational function of the first.

Verbal analogy (force → characteristic effect): Identify the pair that mirrors the relationship “gravity : pull”. Context: Gravity exerts a pull (attractive force) on masses. Instruction: Choose the pair where the first physical phenomenon creates the second characteristic effect.

Verbal analogy (agent → object acted upon): Determine the pair that parallels “filter : water”. Context: A filter acts on water to remove impurities. Instruction: Choose the pair where the first term acts upon the second to remove/alter content.

Verbal analogy (noun ↔ verb synonymy): Identify the pair that mirrors “hope : aspires”. Context: The second term is the verb form closely synonymous with the first noun. Instruction: Choose the pair where the verb expresses the action denoted by the noun.

Verbal analogy (antonyms – physical vs nonphysical): Identify the pair that parallels “corporeal : spiritual”. Context: ‘‘Corporeal’’ refers to bodily/physical; ‘‘spiritual’’ is non-material. Instruction: Choose the pair that preserves the opposite meanings.

Verbal analogy (work of art → creator): Determine the pair that mirrors “symphony : composer”. Context: A symphony is a musical composition created by a composer. Instruction: Choose the pair where the first is an art form/work and the second is its creator.