Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a related pair of words is followed by four pairs of words. Choose the one pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

CONFLUENCE : PEOPLE

  1. creek : water

  2. condiment : taste

  3. macadam : cobble

  4. congress : bill

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

(Constituent) A confluence (meaning a crowd) is made of individual people. Similarly, a macadam (meaning a path) is made up of individual cobble (meaning gravel).

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