Exercise: Analogies

Questions for: Analogies

table wood oak
shirt cloth ?
A:
sewing
B:
dress
C:
cotton
D:
tree
Answer: C
A table made of wood could come from an oak tree. A shirt made of cloth could come from a cotton plant. Choice a looks like a reasonable answer if you apply the same sentence: "A shirt made of cloth could come from sewing." But this is not the same relationship as the one above the line. The oak and the cotton are both materials used to make the table and the shirt.
tadpole frog amphibian
lamb sheep ?
A:
animal
B:
wool
C:
farm
D:
mammal
Answer: D
The tadpole is a young frog; frogs are amphibians. The lamb is a young sheep; sheep are mammals. Animal (choice a) is incorrect because it is too large a grouping: Animals include insects, birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. Choices b and c are incorrect because they are not part of the progression.
carpenter saw nails
pediatrician stethoscope ?
A:
thermometer
B:
baby
C:
doctor
D:
illness
Answer: A
In the relationship above the line, the saw and the nails are tools a carpenter uses. In the relationship below the line, the stethoscope and thermometer are tools a pediatrician uses.
ant fly bee
hamster squirrel ?
A:
spider
B:
mouse
C:
rodent
D:
cat
Answer: B
The three above the line are all insects. The hamster and squirrel are rodents, so the correct choice is b because the mouse is also a rodent. The other three choices are not rodents.
apples fruit supermarket
novel book ?
A:
bookstore
B:
magazine
C:
vegetable
D:
shopping
Answer: A
The relationship above the line is as follows; apples are a kind of fruit; fruit is sold in a supermarket. Below the line, the relationship is: a novel is a kind of book; books are sold in a bookstore.
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