Multiple choice

Directions: The series represents two pairs of words each of which are similarly related. Replace the question mark with the word that bears the same relationship with the word that precedes it as is the relation between the first two words in the series.

Frown : Anger : : Yawn : ?

  1. Joke

  2. Boredom

  3. Jealousy

  4. Fatigue
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Frowning is a facial expression that typically indicates anger. Similarly, yawning is a physical action that typically indicates boredom. The relationship is 'physical action : emotional state it expresses'. Fatigue causes yawning but isn't the emotional state expressed, while joke and jealousy don't relate to yawning.

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