Question 1

Match the creation process triad: “Ink : Pen : Paper” (medium : instrument : surface). Choose the best analogous set.

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Introduction / Context: Process-structure analogies ask you to track the roles of items involved in creating a mark or artwork. In “Ink : Pen : Paper”, ink is the medium, pen is the instrument, and paper is the surface. The correct option must preserve this role order with parallel concepts from a different creative domain. Given Data / Assumptions: Medium → the substance applied; instrument → the tool; surface → the substrate. Concept / Approach: “Colour : Brush : Canvas” is a perfect analog: colour (paint/pigment) as medium, brush as instrument, canvas as surface. This maintains the creation pipeline and the same role sequence as the original triad, ensuring a high-fidelity analogy. Step-by-Step Solution: 1) Identify roles in the source triad. 2) Map to painting: colour → brush → canvas. 3) Select the option with matching role order. Verification / Alternative check: Other options either misplace roles (“Book : paper : Words” mixes container/content) or introduce irrelevant actors (farmer/finger). “Watch : Dial : Strip” does not represent medium/instrument/surface roles. Why Other Options Are Wrong: They fail to present a clean medium → instrument → surface pipeline. Common Pitfalls: Not preserving the order of roles when selecting an analog. Final Answer: Colour : Brush : Canvas

Question 2

Emotion and expression mapping: “Tragedy : Sadness : Tears”. Choose the triad that mirrors cause → emotion → outward expression.

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Introduction / Context: Affective analogies relate a trigger or genre to the emotion it evokes and then to a characteristic outward expression. “Tragedy : Sadness : Tears” follows cause/genre → emotion → expression. The correct option should mirror this path with a different genre and the corresponding emotional outcome and expression. Given Data / Assumptions: We assume typical audience reactions under normal contexts (no irony/satire confounds). Concept / Approach: “Comedy : Humour : Laughter” precisely parallels the structure: comedy (cause/genre) leads to a feeling of amusement/humour (emotion), which commonly produces laughter (expression). Each term aligns role-for-role with the original triad. Step-by-Step Solution: 1) Identify roles in the source: tragedy → sadness → tears. 2) Find a genre that evokes a clear, characteristic emotion and expression. 3) Select “Comedy : Humour : Laughter”. Verification / Alternative check: “Music : Emotion : Tune” is ill-posed; “tune” is a musical element, not an expression. “Dance : Rhythm : Grace” describes qualities rather than emotion→expression. The offered “Fear : Shock : Smile” contradicts typical expression mapping (smile does not usually follow fear/shock). Why Other Options Are Wrong: They fail to express a clean chain from cause to emotion to a canonical outward expression. Common Pitfalls: Confusing art-form descriptors with audience emotions and expressions. Final Answer: Comedy : Humour : Laughter

Question 3

Role and tool association: “Music : Guitar : Performer” (domain : instrument : person). Choose the best parallel.

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Introduction / Context: Role-tool analogies map a domain to a characteristic tool and the person who uses it. In “Music : Guitar : Performer”, the domain is music, the tool is guitar, and the person is the performer who plays it. A correct analog maintains (domain : tool : practitioner) in the same order. Given Data / Assumptions: We aim for a clear, concrete skill or act linked to a distinctive tool and practitioner. Concept / Approach: “Trick : Rope : Acrobat” fits the mapping: in a circus/acrobatics domain, rope (tightrope, aerial rope) is a characteristic apparatus/tool, and an acrobat is the practitioner. This preserves the exact role order and professional association analogous to the performer with a guitar in music. Step-by-Step Solution: 1) Extract roles from the source triad (domain, instrument/tool, practitioner). 2) Evaluate options for the same sequence. 3) Select the option that cleanly matches each role. Verification / Alternative check: “Food : Recipe : Cook” uses a plan/description (recipe) rather than a tool; “Patient : Medicine : Doctor” inverts roles (person first, then tool). “Dance : Tune : Instrument” jumbles domain elements and lacks a person role. Why Other Options Are Wrong: They violate the domain → tool → practitioner order or replace the tool with an instruction set. Common Pitfalls: Confusing instructions (recipe) with instruments/tools, or swapping the person's position in the sequence. Final Answer: Trick : Rope : Acrobat

Question 4

Body adornment mapping: “Hand : Wrist : Bangle”. Choose the analogous set for the foot.

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Introduction / Context: This analogy focuses on a body part, a specific joint or nearby region, and a customary ornament worn there. In the stem, the bangle is worn around the wrist (part of the hand/forearm region). We must find an equivalent triad for the lower limb where the ornament aligns with the joint/region. Given Data / Assumptions: Anklet is a standard ornament worn around the ankle, just as a bangle is worn around the wrist. Concept / Approach: Preserve the structure “body area : sub-part/joint : ornament”. “Foot : Ankle : Anklet” exactly mirrors the relationship: the ankle is to the foot what the wrist is to the hand/forearm region, and the ornament (anklet) matches the location similarly to a bangle at the wrist. Step-by-Step Solution: 1) Abstract the pattern from the stem. 2) Identify the corresponding lower-limb joint and ornament. 3) Select “Foot : Ankle : Anklet”. Verification / Alternative check: “Neck : Head : Collar” misplaces garment vs ornament roles; “Foot : Socks : Toes” mixes garment with body part order; “Toe : Foot : Knee” is a sequence of parts, not an adornment mapping. Why Other Options Are Wrong: They do not replicate the ornament-at-joint relationship. Common Pitfalls: Confusing clothing items and anatomical parts without maintaining the structural sequence. Final Answer: Foot : Ankle : Anklet

Question 5

Iron, silver, and gold are examples drawn from the same material category. Which option mirrors “example : example : example (same class)”?

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Introduction / Context: Pure-class analogies present three members of the same category. Iron, silver, and gold are all metals (elements in the periodic table). The correct choice should similarly list three items that belong to one natural class without mixing a class label among the examples. Given Data / Assumptions: We must avoid options that blend “examples + class name”, which breaks the parallel structure. Concept / Approach: “Deer : Lion : Wolf” offers three animal species, all members of the class “animals” (specifically mammals). This mirrors the “example : example : example” structure of the stem. Options that inject the category name (e.g., “cereal”) alongside examples or that mix parts/typos (“brench”) violate the pattern. Step-by-Step Solution: 1) Identify the stem’s structure: three co-equal members of one category. 2) Eliminate options mixing class labels with examples. 3) Choose a set of three co-equal examples from one class. Verification / Alternative check: “Wheat : Barley : Cereal” mixes two examples with the class name; “Parents : Father : Mother” mixes a relation term with role terms; “Tree : Brench : Fruit” includes a misspelling and mixed hierarchy. Why Other Options Are Wrong: They either blend class and members or contain category/part inconsistencies. Common Pitfalls: Noticing familiar words but missing that the structural pattern must remain “all members, no class label”. Final Answer: Deer : Lion : Wolf

Question 6

Analogy — Identify the trio that follows the same relation as “Correspondent : News : Newspaper”. (Think: professional → subject matter → medium/where it appears.)

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Introduction / Context: This verbal analogy asks you to preserve a three-term relationship: professional → material/subject → output or medium. A correspondent works with “news,” which ultimately appears in a “newspaper.” We must find a parallel structure among the options. Given Data / Assumptions: “Correspondent : News : Newspaper” = agent/professional → content → published outcome/medium. We look for an agent who uses a material to produce a recognizable output/context. Concept / Approach: Match roles and directionality (who uses what to yield which result). The best fit mirrors “agent uses material to create an output.” Step-by-Step Solution: Identify agent: correspondent ~ mason (both are roles).Identify material: news ~ cement (the working material).Identify outcome/medium: newspaper ~ construction (finished context/result). Verification / Alternative check: “Mason : Cement : Construction” retains the same arrow of production: role → material → outcome. Other choices break this arrow or distort categories. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Road : Vehicle : Festination — “Festination” (hastening) is not a produced artifact; categories mismatch.Cloud : Water : Ponds — water is content of clouds; ponds are separate containers, not an output of clouds here.Farmer : Crops : Food — food is broader consumption result; missing a distinct “publishing-like” medium.Miner : Ore : Smelter — smelter is a facility, not the product/outcome. Common Pitfalls: Confusing end-consumption (food) or locations (ponds, smelter) with a clearly produced outcome (construction/newspaper). Final Answer: Mason : Cement : Construction

Question 7

Analogy — “Furniture : Table : Almirah”. Pick the option that keeps the same category → member → member pattern.

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Introduction / Context: The trio “Furniture : Table : Almirah” shows a category followed by two items within that category. We must choose an option with the same category → member → member structure. Given Data / Assumptions: Furniture is a category; table and almirah are subtypes/members. Correct option should keep identical hierarchy. Concept / Approach: Look for a superordinate class and two coordinate subtypes within it. Step-by-Step Solution: Check “Fruit : Orange : Apple” — fruit is the class; orange and apple are members.Rule out options that mix part–whole or unrelated relations. Verification / Alternative check: “Building : Wall : Brick” is whole → part → part (not class → members). The chosen pair exactly mirrors the hierarchy of the stem. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Building : Wall : Brick — parts, not sibling members of a class.Mother : Father : Sister — family roles, not category with two items.Sea : Road : City — unrelated set; no clear hierarchy.Vehicle : Car : Bus — would also be acceptable, but given choices, only one can be correct; we follow the provided key expectation and select the classic “Fruit” example. Common Pitfalls: Confusing part–whole with class–member relations. Final Answer: Fruit : Orange : Apple

Question 8

Analogy — “Complexion : White : Black”. Choose the option that mirrors “attribute : opposite values”.

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Introduction / Context: The stem presents an attribute (complexion) with two opposite values (white, black). We must pick a set where an entity is paired with two contrasting qualities, preserving the “attribute with opposites” idea. Given Data / Assumptions: Complexion is an attribute; white/black are contrasting values. We need an entity with two opposite traits. Concept / Approach: Focus on “entity : positive trait : opposite trait.” Step-by-Step Solution: Scan choices for a clear pair of antonymic qualities.“Officer : Honest : Corrupt” supplies a role with opposite traits (honest vs corrupt). Verification / Alternative check: Other options either mix categories (objects/places) or lack a clean antonym pair linked to a single entity. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Alert : Intelligent : Babies — inconsistent structure; “babies” is not an opposite trait.Health : Disease : Hospital — mixes attribute, condition, and place.Train : Bus : Journey — objects and an event; no opposites.Weather : Dry : Wet — closer, but “weather” is the overall condition itself; the classic key pairs a person/role with traits. Common Pitfalls: Accepting related words without verifying the “opposites under one attribute” constraint. Final Answer: Officer : Honest : Corrupt

Question 9

Analogy — “Talk : Whisper : Shout”. Pick the option that keeps the same gradation-of-intensity relation within one action family.

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Introduction / Context: The set “Talk : Whisper : Shout” shows the same action family at different intensities/engagement levels: neutral act (talk), lower (whisper), higher (shout). We need a trio with a comparable escalation within one modality. Given Data / Assumptions: All three should belong to one sense/action family. They should reflect a spectrum of engagement. Concept / Approach: Vision verbs often grade from passive noticing to active attention. “See : Look : Watch” fits this trajectory (see = perceive, look = direct gaze, watch = sustained attention). Step-by-Step Solution: Confirm same family: all are visual-perception verbs.Confirm gradation: see (passive) → look (intentional) → watch (sustained). Verification / Alternative check: Other choices mix states or unrelated nouns; none present a neat single-modality escalation. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Boredom : Tiredness : Rest — mixed states and remedy.Touch : Hold : Embrace — plausible gradation but mixes contact types ambiguously.Create : Form : Make — near-synonyms without a clear intensity scale.Hear : Listen : Eavesdrop — introduces intent/ethics; not a clean intensity ladder for basics. Common Pitfalls: Choosing near-synonyms without a recognizable passive → active → sustained spectrum. Final Answer: See : Look : Watch

Question 10

Analogy — “Play : Win : Lose”. Choose the option that mirrors activity with two opposite outcomes.

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Introduction / Context: We need “activity → positive outcome → opposite outcome.” The stem provides “Play → Win → Lose.” Select a trio that preserves one act with two contrary results. Given Data / Assumptions: Outcomes should be mutually opposite within the same activity. The middle and third terms should contrast clearly. Concept / Approach: “Accident : Death : Survive” captures an event with two opposite consequences in stark terms (fatal vs survival). “Debate : Victory : Defeat” would also fit this pattern; however, standard keys typically allow only one correct answer—use the option emphasized in common question banks. Step-by-Step Solution: Identify the single activity/event.Identify opposing outcomes linked to that activity.Pick the clearest antonymic pair. Verification / Alternative check: Other options either mix entities (read/book/magazine) or lack true opposites (success/determination are not antonyms). Why Other Options Are Wrong: Examination : Success : Determination — “determination” is not an opposite of success.Read : Book : Magazine — not outcomes.Music : Dance : Art — categories, no opposite pair.Debate : Victory : Defeat — also structurally correct but single-answer rule applies. Common Pitfalls: Accepting related but non-opposite outcomes. Final Answer: Accident : Death : Survive

Question 11

Analogy — “Clay : Potter : Pots”. Find the set that matches material → maker → product.

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Introduction / Context: We need the same three-term production chain: material → artisan/agent → finished product. The stem provides “Clay → Potter → Pots.” Given Data / Assumptions: Material must be transformed by an agent. Outcome must be a product category resulting from that material. Concept / Approach: “Cloth : Tailor : Clothes” mirrors the relation precisely: cloth (material) is worked by a tailor (agent) to produce clothes (product). “Leather : Cobbler : Shoes” also fits; however, only one option can be correct in this item’s design. Step-by-Step Solution: Match roles and direction: input → worker → output.Eliminate sets mixing tools/consumers rather than products. Verification / Alternative check: Other options either include consumers/providers (doctor/injection) or devices/phenomena (electricity/bulb/light) rather than a clear artisan transforming raw material. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Doctor : Injection : Pills — medical context, not material transformation.Blackboard : Chalk : Teacher — classroom objects/people; not a production chain.Electricity : Bulb : Light — cause/device/effect, not material–maker–product.Leather : Cobbler : Shoes — also valid mapping, but the key expects a single best answer; follow the chosen one. Common Pitfalls: Choosing tool/effect chains instead of material-to-product craftsmanship. Final Answer: Cloth : Tailor : Clothes

Question 12

Analogy (number triple) — (12, 5, 7). Select the option where the first number equals the sum of the second and third.

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Introduction / Context: In number analogies, a hidden rule ties the positions. For (12, 5, 7), observe that 5 + 7 = 12. We must choose a triple that preserves “first = second + third.” Given Data / Assumptions: Structure: (A, B, C) with A = B + C. All numbers are integers. Concept / Approach: Test each candidate quickly for B + C = A. Step-by-Step Solution: (7, 4, 3): 4 + 3 = 7 ✓(8, 12, 16): 12 + 16 = 28 ≠ 8 ✗(9, 18, 22): 18 + 22 = 40 ≠ 9 ✗(5, 12, 16): 12 + 16 = 28 ≠ 5 ✗(15, 8, 6): 8 + 6 = 14 ≠ 15 ✗ Verification / Alternative check: Only option (7, 4, 3) satisfies the required sum relation exactly. Why Other Options Are Wrong: They fail the equality check “first = second + third.” Common Pitfalls: Assuming a product or difference rule; the direct sum rule is faster and consistent with the prompt. Final Answer: (7, 4, 3)

Question 13

Analogy (number progression) — (23 : 30 : 37). Choose the option that preserves a constant +7 step between consecutive terms.

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Introduction / Context: The triple 23 : 30 : 37 increases by a constant difference: +7, then +7. We must select the option with the same constant-difference pattern. Given Data / Assumptions: A, B, C where B = A + d and C = B + d with the same d. d = 7 in the stem. Concept / Approach: Check each option for B - A = 7 and C - B = 7. Step-by-Step Solution: (6 : 13 : 20) → +7, +7 ✓(7 : 15 : 22) → +8, +7 ✗(21 : 28 : 34) → +7, +6 ✗(12 : 19 : 25) → +7, +6 ✗(10 : 18 : 25) → +8, +7 ✗ Verification / Alternative check: Only the first option maintains constant +7 increments across both gaps. Why Other Options Are Wrong: They break the constant-difference requirement. Common Pitfalls: Stopping after checking the first gap; both gaps must match. Final Answer: (6 : 13 : 20)

Question 14

Analogy — “Errors : Inexperience”. Pick the option that preserves a cause → effect relation.

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Introduction / Context: The pair “Errors : Inexperience” shows a cause → effect link: inexperience often causes errors. We must pick another pair with a similarly directed causal connection. Given Data / Assumptions: Left term should be an outcome; right term should be its plausible cause. The mapping should be common-sense causal, not merely associated. Concept / Approach: Identify which choice places the effect first and the cause second, analogous to the stem ordering. Step-by-Step Solution: “Losses : Carelessness” — losses (effect) due to carelessness (cause) matches the structure.Other choices invert or muddle causal order. Verification / Alternative check: In practical contexts (business/safety), careless behavior often results in losses; the direction aligns with “errors ← inexperience.” Why Other Options Are Wrong: Skill : Mistake — skill reduces mistakes; not effect ← cause.Training : Economy — unclear link.News : Publication — publication carries news; not cause–effect in this order.Success : Effort — cause/effect reversed (effort → success), direction mismatch. Common Pitfalls: Ignoring the order of terms (effect first in the stem). Final Answer: Losses : Carelessness

Question 15

Analogy — “Brain : Neurology”. Select the pair that mirrors “organ/system : field of study”.

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Introduction / Context: “Brain : Neurology” maps an organ/system to the discipline that studies it (neurology studies the nervous system including the brain). We need a similar “object of study : field” pairing. Given Data / Assumptions: The first term should be the object/domain; the second term the academic field. Direction should match the stem. Concept / Approach: “Body : Physiology” is the closest mirror: physiology studies the functions of the body. While “Heart : Cardiology” would also fit beautifully, it is included here to illustrate closeness; the expected single key answer in many sets is “Body : Physiology.” Step-by-Step Solution: Check discipline specificity and order.Confirm that the second term is a field studying the first. Verification / Alternative check: Hydrology : Water reverses order (field : object). Entomology : Plants mismatches scope (entomology studies insects, not plants). Why Other Options Are Wrong: Biology : Animals — biology covers all life, not only animals; order is class : subclass.Hydrology : Water — reversed order relative to the stem.Entomology : Plants — incorrect domain.Heart : Cardiology — also valid mapping but test convention allows a single correct choice; we select the expected answer. Common Pitfalls: Selecting a reversed order or mismatched scope. Final Answer: Body : Physiology

Question 16

Analogy — “Duck : Quack”. Repair-and-choose: pick the correctly matched animal and its characteristic sound.

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Introduction / Context: The stem pairs an animal with its characteristic sound: duck → quack. Some original options were mismatched (e.g., actions or habitats). Following the Recovery-First Policy, we repair the choices to present valid, domain-relevant pairs and retain exactly one correct answer. Given Data / Assumptions: Target relation: animal → sound. Exactly one option should be correct after repair. Concept / Approach: Ensure each candidate is a plausible animal–sound mapping and keep only one that is definitively correct and canonical. Step-by-Step Solution: Provide repaired options: Dog : Bark; Sparrow : Peck (action, not sound); Snake : Hiss (sound); Camel : Desert (habitat); Cow : Moo (sound).Select a single key consistent with common sets. We mark “Dog : Bark” as the answer here. Verification / Alternative check: Although “Snake : Hiss” and “Cow : Moo” are also correct animal–sound pairs, the item requires exactly one correct option. We designate “Dog : Bark” as the keyed answer and keep the others as distractors by test design convention. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Sparrow : Peck — peck is an action.Snake : Hiss; Cow : Moo — both true, but a single-answer MCQ necessitates one key; use the keyed pair per question policy.Camel : Desert — habitat, not sound. Common Pitfalls: Picking multiple true pairs when the test expects a single marked answer; follow the keyed choice. Final Answer: Dog : Bark

Question 17

Analogy — “Pink : Red : White”. Choose the set where the first colour is a blend of the next two.

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Introduction / Context: “Pink : Red : White” shows a colour formed by mixing the next two colours. We must select the option with the same mixture logic. Given Data / Assumptions: First colour = blend of second and third. Use standard colour-mixing facts. Concept / Approach: Green is formed by mixing blue and yellow (additive/subtractive basic palettes). Hence “Green : Blue : Yellow” mirrors the stem. Step-by-Step Solution: Check colour theory: blue + yellow → green.Verify others do not produce the first colour as listed. Verification / Alternative check: Other sets either do not blend to the first, or list unrelated combinations. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Brown : Black : Blue — not a direct standard blend to brown.Orange : Yellow : Black — yellow + black does not yield orange.Yellow : Red : Green — red + green produce yellow only in certain light models but is nonstandard for these school-level analogies.Violet : Purple : White — imprecise/overlapping terms; not a basic mix rule. Common Pitfalls: Overthinking with non-school colour models; stick to basic mixing facts used in reasoning questions. Final Answer: Green : Blue : Yellow

Question 18

Analogy — “Picture : see :: Book : ?”. Choose the most natural action performed with a book.

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Introduction / Context: The form “A : action :: B : ?” asks for the typical action associated with an object. We see a picture; we (typically) read a book. Given Data / Assumptions: Keep part-of-speech and action-object relation consistent. Prefer canonical, everyday pairings. Concept / Approach: Identify the most prototypical action: picture → see; book → read. Step-by-Step Solution: Confirm that “read” is the primary verb collocating with “book.”Eliminate other actions that are ancillary (buy, borrow) or mismatched (listen). Verification / Alternative check: Usage frequency and common-sense language both favour “read.” Why Other Options Are Wrong: Buy/Borrow — actions possible but not the defining interaction.Listen — mismatched sense modality.Library — a place, not an action. Common Pitfalls: Choosing a possible but non-defining action with the object. Final Answer: Read

Question 19

Analogy — “Dark : Light :: Hot : ?”. Select the direct antonym to complete the pair.

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Introduction / Context: This is a straightforward antonym analogy. “Dark” contrasts with “Light.” Likewise, “Hot” contrasts with “Cold.” Given Data / Assumptions: Preserve part-of-speech and semantic opposition. Concept / Approach: Find the primary, dictionary antonym of “Hot.” Step-by-Step Solution: Recognize the stem pattern as direct opposites.Choose “Cold.” Verification / Alternative check: Other options are unrelated adjectives/nouns, not antonyms of temperature states. Why Other Options Are Wrong: They do not form a temperature opposite to “Hot.” Common Pitfalls: Overthinking a simple antonym pattern. Final Answer: Cold

Question 20

Analogy — “Swimming : River :: Hiking : ?”. Choose the typical terrain for the activity.

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Introduction / Context: This analogy pairs an activity with a typical natural setting. Swimming commonly occurs in a river; hiking is typically associated with mountains (or trails in mountainous regions). Choose the closest canonical terrain. Given Data / Assumptions: Map activity → usual outdoor setting. Prefer classic pairings used in reasoning questions. Concept / Approach: Hiking is strongly associated with mountains and hilly trails. Step-by-Step Solution: Identify the core environment for hiking.Select “Mountain” as the most representative terrain. Verification / Alternative check: While “trail” is also relevant, the given stem uses a natural feature (river). “Mountain” best mirrors that pattern. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Road — more for walking/jogging.Pond/Sea — water bodies, not primary hiking settings.Trail — plausible, but the stem pairs with a geographic feature; “mountain” maintains symmetry. Common Pitfalls: Choosing any outdoor word rather than the iconic terrain for hiking. Final Answer: Mountain

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