Analogies

Question: DEPRESSED : SAD
[A].

neat : considerate

[B].

towering : cringing

[C].

rapid : plodding

[D].

progressive : regressive

Answer: Option E

Explanation:

Depressed is an intensification of sad; exhausted is an intensification of tired.

Question: ELEPHANT : PACHYDERM
[A].

mantis : rodent

[B].

poodle : feline

[C].

kangaroo : marsupial

[D].

zebra : horse

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

An elephant is a pachyderm; a kangaroo is a marsupial.

Question: PEDAL : BICYCLE
[A].

inch : yardstick

[B].

walk : skip

[C].

tire : automobile

[D].

buckle : belt

Answer: Option E

Explanation:

A pedal propels a bicycle; an oar propels a canoe.

Question: ODOMETER : DISTANCE
[A].

scale : weight

[B].

length : width

[C].

inch : foot

[D].

mileage : speed

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Scale – A measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass.

An odometer measures distance; a scale measures weight.

Question: FISH : SHOAL
[A].

wolf : pack

[B].

elephant : jungle

[C].

beagle : clan

[D].

herd : peacock

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

A group of fish is a shoal; a group of wolves is a pack.

Question: BRISTLE : BRUSH
[A].

arm : leg

[B].

stage : curtain

[C].

recline : chair

[D].

key : piano

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

A bristle is a part of a brush; a key is a part of a piano.

Question: Pen is to poet as needle is to
[A].

thread

[B].

button

[C].

sewing

[D].

tailor

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

A pen is a tool used by a poet. A needle is a tool used by a tailor. The answer is not choice a, b, or c because none is a person and therefore cannot complete the analogy.

Question: Candid is to indirect as honest is to
[A].

frank

[B].

wicked

[C].

truthful

[D].

untruthful

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Candid and indirect refer to opposing traits. Honest and untruthful refer to opposing traits. The answer is not choice a because frank means the same thing as candid.Wicked (choice b) is incorrect because even though it refers to a negative trait, it does not mean the opposite of honest. (Choice c) is incorrect because truthful and honest mean the same thing.

Question: Optimist is to cheerful as pessimist is to
[A].

gloomy

[B].

mean

[C].

petty

[D].

helpful

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

An optimist is a person whose outlook is cheerful. A pessimist is a person whose outlook is gloomy. The answer is not (choice b) because a pessimist does not have to be mean. (Choices c) and d are incorrect because neither adjective describes the outlook of a pessimist.

Question: Odometer is to mileage as compass is to
[A].

speed

[B].

hiking

[C].

needle

[D].

direction

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

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.