English Language · Reasoning

Verbal Analogies

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Test your reasoning abilities with these verbal analogies questions focused on identifying word relationships. The exercises require finding pairs that share similar logical or semantic connections. This section is a crucial part of the verbal ability and reasoning tests in many competitive exams.

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Verbal Analogies Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, one complete pair of words or phrases and one term of another pair are given. Complete the second pair by choosing the correct term from the given choices.

Memorandum: Memoranda: Bacillus: ____

  1. Stratum

  2. Insigne

  3. Alumnus

  4. Bacilli
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The relationship is singular to plural. Memorandum becomes Memoranda (Latin plural). Bacillus is a singular noun that becomes Bacilli in its plural form.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, one complete pair of words or phrases and one term of another pair are given. Complete the second pair by choosing the correct term from the given choices.

Needle Eye: Thread: Eyelet: ____

  1. Binoculars

  2. Kaleidoscope

  3. Detergents

  4. Shoelace
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The relationship is part to whole or object to its functional opening. A needle has an eye for thread, and an eyelet is a hole for a shoelace.

Multiple choice

DIRECTIONS:There are four words given below.Select the two words that have the similar meaning and markk their combination as your answer. a) components b) ornamentation c) accessories d) attachments

Directions: In the following question four words are given, of which two words are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words which are most similar or opposite to each other.

  1. a-d

  2. c-d

  3. b-c

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

The meaning of accessories is a subordinate or supplementary part that adds completeness  , which is the same as attachments. hence  (2)

Multiple choice

a) spurious b) authorized c) attested d) genuine

Directions: In the following question four words are given, of which two words are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words which are most similar or opposite to each other.

  1. a-c

  2. b-c

  3. b-d

  4. a-d
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Correct Answer: 4 

Solution: 'spurious' and 'genuine' are opposites. Spurious means something that is not genuine, authentic, or true, it is counterfeit'   

Multiple choice

a) sensitive b) immune c) vulnerable d) covered

Directions: In the following question four words are given, of which two words are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words which are most similar or opposite to each other.

  1. b-c

  2. a-c

  3. a-d

  4. b-d
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Correct Answer: 1 ‘immune’ means resistant to something whereas ‘vulnerable’ means that which is easily harmed, helpless. Hence both are opposites