Exercise: Analogies

Questions for: Analogies

rule command dictate
doze sleep ?
A:
snore
B:
govern
C:
awaken
D:
hibernate
Answer: D
The words above the line show a continuum: Command is more extreme than rule, and dictate is more extreme than command. Below the line, the continuum is as follows: Sleep is more than doze, and hibernate is more than sleep. The other choices are not related in the same way.
palette easel brush
textbook lesson plan ?
A:
artist
B:
teacher
C:
report card
D:
paint
Answer: C
The objects above the line are all things used by an artist. The objects below the line are all things used by a teacher.
daisy flower plant
bungalow house ?
A:
building
B:
cottage
C:
apartment
D:
city
Answer: A
Above the line, the relationship is as follows: A daisy is a type of flower, and a flower is a type of plant. Below the line, the relationship is as follows: A bungalow is a type of house, and a house is a type of building.
candle lamp floodlight
hut cottage ?
A:
tent
B:
city
C:
dwelling
D:
house
Answer: D
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.
Oar is to rowboat as foot is to
A:
running
B:
sneaker
C:
skateboard
D:
jumping
Answer: C
An oar puts a rowboat into motion. A foot puts a skateboard into motion. The answer is not choice a because running is not an object that is put into motion by a foot. Sneaker (choice b) is incorrect because it is something worn on a foot. Jumping (choice d) is incorrect because although you do need feet to jump, jumping is not an object that is put into motion by means of a foot.
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