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Verbal Analogy Exercise 1

The document contains three verbal analogy exercises with a total of 90 questions. Each question presents an analogy in the form of two pairs of related words or phrases, and asks the reader to select the word or phrase that best completes the second analogy based on the relationship between the words in the first pair. The correct answers are not provided. The exercises are designed to test the reader's ability to understand relationships between words and infer those relationships in new contexts through analogical reasoning.

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Verbal Analogy Exercise 1

The document contains three verbal analogy exercises with a total of 90 questions. Each question presents an analogy in the form of two pairs of related words or phrases, and asks the reader to select the word or phrase that best completes the second analogy based on the relationship between the words in the first pair. The correct answers are not provided. The exercises are designed to test the reader's ability to understand relationships between words and infer those relationships in new contexts through analogical reasoning.

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Verbal Analogy Exercise 1


For each item write the word that completes
the analogy (that has the same relationship as
the pair on the left).
1
arrival : departure : : ________ : death
A)
life
B)
person
C)
birth
D)
train
2
elbow : arm : : knee : _________
A)
walking
B)
finger
C)
leg
D)
nose
3
car : road : : train : ________
A)
track
B)
vehicle
C)
fast
D)
wheel
4
baiting hook : fishing : : _______ : hunting
A)
loading gun
B)
firing gun
C)
stalking game
D)
aiming gun
5
violence : activity : : melancholy : ________
A)
evening
B)
cruelty
C)
mood
D)
silence
6
man : trousers : : woman : ____________
A)
clothing
B)
skirt
C)
hat
D)
blanket
7
university : institution : : mayor : _______
A)
official
B)
town
C)
law
D)
councilman

8
grass : soil : : seaweed : ___________
A)
water
B)
salty
C)
river
D)
fish
9
truthfulness : court : : cleanliness : _________
A)
virtue
B)
restaurant
C)
bath
D)
pig
10
egg : fish : : ________ : plant
A)
leaf
B)
root
C)
seed
D)
stem
11
lion : animal : : flower : ___________
A)
plant
B)
grass
C)
roots
D)
rose
12
wave : crest : : _________ : peak
A)
water
B)
top
C)
moving
D)
mountain
13
falling : gravitation : : collapse : __________
A)
balloon
B)
electricity
C)
pressure
D)
destruction
14
professor : ___________ : : musician :
entertainment
A)
pupils
B)
school

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C)
D)

homework
instruction

15
grains : sand : : drops : __________
A)
rain
B)
snow
C)
surf
D)
flood
16
wave : tide : : moment : ________
A)
time
B)
ocean
C)
tardiness
D)
clock
17
wife : woman : : _______ : man
A)
father
B)
groom
C)
boy
D)
husband
18
book : _______ : : comb : tooth
A)
title
B)
library
C)
page
D)
knowledge
19
boy : child : : man : ________
A)
father
B)
uncle
C)
adult
D)
person
20
flower : weed : : _______ : buzzard
A)
plant
B)
swan
C)
bird
D)
vulture
Verbal Analogy Exercise 2
1
author : novel : : _________________ : song
A)
singer
B)
musician
C)
composer
D)
writer
E)
tune

2
wind : blow : : rain : _________________
A)
flood
B)
water
C)
measure
D)
fall
E)
drops
3
profess : creed : : advocate : __________
A)
nuance
B)
intimations
C)
cherub
D)
doctrine
E)
protagonist
4
inarticulate : verbal : : contemporary :
_________________
A)
delicate
B)
Philistine
C)
prehistoric
D)
mortal
E)
misogyny
5
ludicrous : satirical : : delicious :
_________________
A)
succulent
B)
intriguing
C)
obscure
D)
grasping
E)
irrational
6
conspicuous : obscure : : eccentric :
_________________
A)
picturesque
B)
tedious
C)
odd
D)
foolhardy
E)
conventional
7
subtle : nuance : : pedantic :
_________________
A)
pragmatic

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B)
C)
D)
E)

academic
initial
constant
latter

8
allude : refer : : proclivity : _________________
A)
tendency
B)
illusion
C)
gamut
D)
scrutiny
E)
relegate
9
despair : hope : : permanence :
_________________
A)
transience
B)
acquisition
C)
chauvinism
D)
recalcitrance
E)
infinity
10
smile : happiness : : crocus :
_________________
A)
flower
B)
spring
C)
garden
D)
planting
E)
sign
11
allay : _________________ : : temporize : stall
A)
manipulate
B)
erode
C)
calm
D)
impede
E)
exaggerate
12
Grim Reaper : death : : Cupid :
_________________
A)
Valentine
B)
arrow
C)
cherub
D)
heart
E)
love
13
resole : shoe : : ______________________

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

refine : chemicals
rescue : emergency
repair : damage
rerun : television
restring : guitar

14
censure : reprehensible : :
_____________________
A)
jewelry : valuable
B)
provide : supportive
C)
applause : enthusiastic
D)
inquire : informed
E)
continue : initial
Verbal Analogy Exercise 3
1
happiness : smile : : _________________ :
frown
A)
worry
B)
terror
C)
mood
D)
temper
E)
encomium
2
water : _________________ : : food : hunger
A)
element
B)
drink
C)
starvation
D)
liquid
E)
thirst
3
studio : art : : _________________ : music
A)
painting
B)
conservatory
C)
hall
D)
study
E)
band room
4
plow : _________________ : : scalpel : incision
A)
soil
B)
clearing
C)
furrow
D)
earth
E)
agriculture

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5
government : _________________ : : media :
news
A)
rule
B)
bureaus
C)
people
D)
laws
E)
legislature
6
chapeau : head : : _________________ : arm
A)
bracelet
B)
watch
C)
sleeve
D)
clothing
E)
elbow
7
light bulb : electricity : : car :
_________________
A)
oil
B)
motor
C)
wheels
D)
generator
E)
gasoline

C)
D)
E)

gaggle
pride
pack

11
lawyer : chicanery : : ___________________
A)
merchant : astute
B)
mountebank : quack
C)
charlatan : fraud
D)
statistician : accuracy
E)
surgeon : ineptitude
12
pediatrician : children : : ___________________
A)
numismatist : therapy
B)
linguist : language
C)
podiatrist : bones
D)
lawyer : suits
E)
pickpocket : thief
13
peck : bushel : : ___________________
A)
quart : half gallon
B)
cup : quart
C)
pint : quart
D)
ounce : cup
E)
pint : gallon

8
health : illness : : government :
_________________
A)
law
B)
anarchy
C)
theocracy
D)
matriarchy
E)
trouble

14
denigrate : praise : : ___________________
A)
languorous : dynamic
B)
crafty : cunning
C)
perspicacious : shrewd
D)
deplore : regret
E)
facetious : humorous

9
verse : song : : _________________ : cob
A)
kernel
B)
part
C)
ear
D)
stalk
E)
yellow

15
cat : feline : : ___________________
A)
tomboy : feminine
B)
cow : canine
C)
masculine : man
D)
bull : taurine
E)
woman : virile

10
cows : herd : : geese : _________________
A)
crowd
B)
group

16
performer : play : : ___________________
A)
light : source
B)
power : machine

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C)
D)
E)

horse : cart
bulb : switch
engine : motor

17
rock : permanence : : ___________________
A)
harmony : accord
B)
sin : stigma
C)
diamond : brilliance
D)
gold : greedy
E)
oak tree : strength
18
words : speech : : ___________________
A)
peeling : orange
B)
leaves : tree
C)
pages : book
D)
potato : skin
E)
seeds : apple
19
expression : face : : ___________________
A)
pleasant : smile
B)
appearance : inside
C)
hair : head
D)
fade : building
E)
features : look
20
agnostic : doubt : : ___________________
A)
architect : truth
B)
weed : ugliness
C)
fanatic : patience
D)
skeptic : faith
E)
atheist : denial
21
tiger : ferocious : : ___________________
A)
deer : timorous
B)
cow : milk
C)
proud : lion
D)
dog : pet
E)
mule : tractable
F)
Correct!
G)
Incorrect...
H)
Incorrect...
I)
Incorrect...
J)
Incorrect...

22
ameliorate : better : : ___________________
A)
amicable : friendship
B)
animosity : amity
C)
worsen : annoy
D)
arcane : mysterious
E)
erudite : obtuse
23
skeleton : body : : ___________________
A)
base : root
B)
superstructure: ship
C)
wings : plane
D)
bow : vessel
E)
room : house
24
squash : vine : : ___________________
A)
vegetable : plant
B)
apple : tree
C)
fruit : bush
D)
shrub : berry
E)
strawberry : bush
25
honey : hive : : ___________________
A)
water : tub
B)
liquid : bowl
C)
wine : cask
D)
batter : pan
E)
thermos : soup
26
radiance : glimmer : : ___________________
A)
glow : shine
B)
sparkle : glitter
C)
dark : light
D)
heat waves : shimmer
E)
midday : dawn
27
cow : cheese : : ___________________
A)
whale : perfume
B)
steak : steer
C)
venison : deer
D)
bee : pollen
E)
cream : goat

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28
scrivener : scroll : : ___________________
A)
paper : parchment
B)
artist : work
C)
woodsman : axe
D)
seamstress : garment
E)
engraver : stamp
29
bellicose : sedate : : ___________________
A)
stentorian : loud
B)
placid : pacific
C)
wizened : fleshy
D)
inchoate : unformed
E)
murky : livid
30
tantamount : equivalent : :
___________________
A)
astride : horse
B)
succinct : concise
C)
equal : evenly
D)
equestrian : skilled
E)
main : ambivalent

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