Exercise: Analogies

Questions for: Analogies

AERIE : EAGLE
A:
capital : government
B:
bridge : architect
C:
unit : apartment
D:
kennel : veterinarian
Answer: E
An aerie is where an eagle lives; a house is where a person lives.
SOUND : CACOPHONY
A:
taste : style
B:
touch : massage
C:
smell : stench
D:
sight : panorama
Answer: C
A cacophony is an unpleasant sound; a stench is an unpleasant smell.
FROND : PALM
A:
quill : porcupine
B:
blade : evergreen
C:
scale : wallaby
D:
tusk : alligator
Answer: A
A palm (tree) has fronds; a porcupine has quills.
CONDUCTOR : ORCHESTRA
A:
jockey : mount
B:
thrasher : hay
C:
driver : tractor
D:
skipper : crew
Answer: D
A conductor leads an orchestra; a skipper leads a crew.
INTEREST : OBSESSION
A:
mood : feeling
B:
weeping : sadness
C:
dream : fantasy
D:
plan : negation
Answer: C
Obsession is a greater degree of interest; fantasy is a greater degree of dream.
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