Multiple choice

The question below consists of a pair of related words followed by four pairs of words. Select the pair that best expresses the relation in the original pair. Unemployed : Worker

  1. fallow : land

  2. unaware : sleeper

  3. wit : jester

  4. renovated : house

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A Correct answer
Explanation

The relationship in Unemployed : Worker is that unemployed is a temporary state or condition that a worker can be in. A worker can be employed or unemployed. Similarly, fallow is a temporary state that agricultural land can be in - land can be cultivated or fallow (left unused to recover). Both represent a potential non-active state of a productive entity. Option B: unaware is a state, but sleeper is not a productive entity. Option C: wit is a quality, not a state of jester. Option D: renovated is a past state, not a potential current state like unemployed.