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, there is a certain relationship between two given words on one side of (: :) and one word is given on another side of (: :), while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the words of the given pair bear. Choose the correct alternative.

416 : 14 : : 820 : ?

  1. 45

  2. 25

  3. 35

  4. 55
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The sequence is ab : a/4 b/4. The missing number is 8/4 20/4 = 25.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the given 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 nearly the same or opposite in meaning and choose the number of the correct letter combination in your answer.

(P) specialised (Q) glossary (R) chronology (S) terminology

  1. P-Q

  2. Q-S

  3. P-R

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

Both the words are synonyms which mean ‘vocabulary’ (list of words).

Multiple choice

Directions: In the given 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 nearly the same or opposite in meaning and choose the number of the correct letter combination in your answer.

(P) afflict (Q) affect (R) solace (S) solitude

  1. P-Q

  2. Q-S

  3. P-R

  4. P-S
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Both the words are antonyms. ‘Afflict’ means ‘to cause pain’ and ‘solace’ means ‘to provide comfort’.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the given 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 nearly the same or opposite in meaning and choose the number of the correct letter combination in your answer.

(P) enkindle (Q) exterminate (R) kinder (S) extinguish

  1. P-Q

  2. Q-S

  3. P-R

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

Both the words are antonyms. ‘Enkindle’ means ‘to set fire’ and ‘extinguish’ means ‘to put out (fire)’.