Exercise: Analogies

Questions for: Analogies

Cup is to coffee as bowl is to
A:
dish
B:
soup
C:
spoon
D:
food
Answer: B
Coffee goes into a cup and soup goes into a bowl. Choices a and c are incorrect because they are other utensils. The answer is not choice d because the word food is too general.
Window is to pane as book is to
A:
novel
B:
glass
C:
cover
D:
page
Answer: D
A window is made up of panes, and a book is made up of pages. The answer is not (choice a) because a novel is a type of book. The answer is not (choice b) because glass has no relationship to a book. (Choice c) is incorrect because a cover is only one part of a book; a book is not made up of covers.
Marathon is to race as hibernation is to
A:
winter
B:
bear
C:
dream
D:
sleep
Answer: D
A marathon is a long race and hibernation is a lengthy period of sleep. The answer is not choice a or b because even though a bear and winter are related to hibernation, neither completes the analogy. (Choice c) is incorrect because sleep and dream are not synonymous.
Odometer is to mileage as compass is to
A:
speed
B:
hiking
C:
needle
D:
direction
Answer: D
An odometer is an instrument used to measure mileage. A compass is an instrument used to determine direction. Choices a, b, and c are incorrect because none is an instrument.
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