S E C T I O N
2 Analogies
T he dictionary defines an analogy as a “similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise
dissimilar.” In each of the questions contained in this section, you will find a pair of related words.
Look at those words and try to figure out how they are connected to one another. For example, what
is the connection between the words fish and scales? Obviously, a fish is covered with scales; now think of two other
words that share a similar relationship. A good example of this would be bird and feathers. The similarity between
these two unrelated pairs of words is an analogy. The best way to approach an analogy question is to make up a
sentence that describes the relationship between the first two words and find another pair in the choices that would
fit into that same sentence. A fish is covered with scales, as a bird is covered with feathers.
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– ANALOGIES –
The answers to this section begin on page 133. 65. FOOT : SKATEBOARD
a. tire : automobile
See how many of the following questions you can
b. lace : shoe
answer correctly.
c. ounce : scale
d. walk : jump
60. PETAL : FLOWER
e. pedal : bicycle
a. recliner : chair
b. leaf : tree
66. STRETCH : EXTEND
c. basket : ball
a. tremble : roll
d. material : fabric
b. thirsty : drink
e. avocado : guacamole
c. shake : tremble
d. stroll : run
61. SHELF : BOOKCASE
e. stitch : tear
a. arm : leg
b. stage : curtain
67. KANGAROO : MARSUPIAL
c. bench : chair
a. salmon : mollusk
d. key : piano
b. zebra : horse
e. lamp : bulb
c. rhinoceros : pachyderm
d. beagle : feline
62. FISH : SCHOOL
e. grasshopper : rodent
a. wolf : pack
b. tiger : jungle
68. STARVING : HUNGRY
c. herd : peacock
a. neat : thoughtful
d. raven : school
b. towering : cringing
e. dog : collie
c. progressive : regressive
d. happy : crying
63. SCALE : WEIGHT
e. depressed : sad
a. yardstick : length
b. width : depth
69. DERMATOLOGIST : ACNE
c. length : width
a. psychologist : neurosis
d. size : area
b. child : pediatrician
e. mileage : speed
c. ophthalmologist : fracture
d. oncologist : measles
64. WATERMELON : FRUIT
e. allergies : orthopedist
a. collar : leash
b. dog : companion
70. FRAME : PICTURE
c. fish : bowl
a. display : museum
d. Dalmatian : canine
b. shelf : refrigerator
e. apple : orange
c. mechanic : electrician
d. nail : hammer
e. fence : backyard
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71. SEARCH : FIND 77. RUN: JOG
a. sleep : wake a. trot : race
b. explore : discover b. swim : dive
c. draw : paint c. dance : ballet
d. think : relate d. juggle : bounce
e. walk : run e. rain : drizzle
72. PHARMACY : DRUGS 78. SKEIN : YARN
a. mall : store a. squeeze : lemon
b. doctor : medicine b. fire : coal
c. bakery : bread c. ream : paper
d. supermarket : discount store d. tree : lumber
e. toys : games e. plow : acre
73. LAYER : TIER 79. TAILOR : SUIT
a. section : segment a. scheme : agent
b. dais : speaker b. edit : manuscript
c. curtain : stage c. revise : writer
d. chapter : verse d. mention : opinion
e. cotton : bale e. implode : building
74. METROPOLITAN : URBAN 80. CONDUCTOR : ORCHESTRA
a. bucolic : rural a. jockey : mount
b. sleepy : nocturnal b. thrasher : hay
c. agricultural : cow c. driver : tractor
d. autumn : harvest d. skipper : crew
e. agrarian : generous e. painter : house
75. TEACHER : SCHOOL 81. JAUNDICE : LIVER
a. actor : role a. rash : skin
b. mechanic : engine b. dialysis : kidney
c. jockey : horse c. smog : lung
d. judge : courthouse d. valentine : heart
e. author : book e. imagination : brain
76. PERSIAN : CAT 82. COBBLER : SHOE
a. alligator : crocodile a. jockey : horse
b. zebra : reptile b. contractor : building
c. parakeet : bird c. mason : stone
d. rat : marsupial d. cowboy : boot
e. fly : bee e. potter : paint
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83. PHOBIC : FEARFUL 89. CONVICTION : INCARCERATION
a. finicky : thoughtful a. reduction : diminution
b. cautious : emotional b. induction : amelioration
c. envious : desiring c. radicalization : estimation
d. shy : familiar d. marginalization : intimidation
e. ridiculous : silly e. proliferation : alliteration
84. INTEREST : OBSESSION 90. DELTOID : MUSCLE
a. mood : feeling a. radius : bone
b. weeping : sadness b. brain : nerve
c. dream : fantasy c. tissue : organ
d. plan : negation d. blood : vein
e. highlight : indication e. scalpel : incision
85. MONK : DEVOTION 91. UMBRAGE : OFFENSE
a. maniac : pacifism a. confusion : penance
b. explorer : contentment b. infinity : meaning
c. visionary : complacency c. decorum : decoration
d. rover : wanderlust d. elation : jubilance
e. philistine : culture e. outrage : consideration
86. SLAPSTICK : LAUGHTER 92. PROFESSOR : ERUDITE
a. fallacy : dismay a. aviator : licensed
b. genre : mystery b. inventor : imaginative
c. satire : anger c. procrastinator : conscientious
d. mimicry : tears d. overseer : wealthy
e. horror : fear e. moderator : vicious
87. VERVE : ENTHUSIASM 93. DEPENDABLE : CAPRICIOUS
a. loyalty : duplicity a. fallible : cantankerous
b. devotion : reverence b. erasable : obtuse
c. intensity : color c. malleable : limpid
d. eminence : anonymity d. capable : inept
e. generosity : elation e. incorrigible : guilty
88. SOUND : CACOPHONY 94. FROND : PALM
a. taste : style a. quill : porcupine
b. touch : massage b. blade : evergreen
c. smell : stench c. scale : wallaby
d. sight : panorama d. tusk : alligator
e. speech : oration e. blade : fern
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95. METAPHOR : SYMBOL 98. SPY : CLANDESTINE
a. pentameter : poem a. accountant : meticulous
b. rhythm : melody b. furrier : rambunctious
c. nuance : song c. lawyer : ironic
d. slang : usage d. shepherd : garrulous
e. analogy : comparison e. astronaut : opulent
96. DIRGE : FUNERAL 99. DOMINANCE : HEGEMONY
a. chain : letter a. romance : sympathy
b. bell : church b. furtherance : melancholy
c. telephone : call c. independence : autonomy
d. jingle : commercial d. tolerance : philanthropy
e. hymn : concerto e. recompense : hilarity
97. FERAL : TAME 100. AERIE : EAGLE
a. rancid : rational a. capital : government
b. repetitive : recurrent b. bridge : architect
c. nettlesome : annoying c. unit : apartment
d. repentant : honorable d. kennel : veterinarian
e. ephemeral : immortal e. house : person
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