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

angry : frown :: bored :

  1. smile

  2. yell

  3. yawn

  4. pout
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is an action-expression analogy: an angry person might frown, and a bored person might yawn.

Multiple choice

cloud : fluffy :: sun :

  1. day

  2. dark

  3. bright

  4. wet
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is a characteristic analogy: a cloud is fluffy, and the sun is bright.

Multiple choice

train : tracks : car ::

  1. road

  2. bike lanes

  3. horn

  4. sidewalk
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This is a medium-of-travel analogy: a train travels on tracks, and a car travels on a road.

Multiple choice

centaur : human and horse :: mermaid :

  1. crab and flounder

  2. ocean and land

  3. horse and fish

  4. woman and fish
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is a composition analogy: a centaur is half human and half horse, while a mermaid is half woman and half fish.

Multiple choice

person : people :: leaf :

  1. leaves

  2. bushes

  3. leafs

  4. trees
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The relationship is singular noun to plural noun. The plural of leaf is leaves.

Multiple choice

Sita was easily tricked. A word to describe her is...

  1. Honest

  2. Talented

  3. Gullible

  4. Athletic
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In the Ramayana, Sita is tricked by Ravana (disguised as a sage) into stepping outside her protective circle, demonstrating her gullibility or trusting nature.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is an example of compounding?

  1. The word 'blackbird' is a compound of 'black' and 'bird'.

  2. The word 'bookstore' is a compound of 'book' and 'store'.

  3. The word 'sunflower' is a compound of 'sun' and 'flower'.

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

All of the given examples are instances of compounding. The words 'blackbird', 'bookstore', and 'sunflower' are all formed by combining two or more existing morphemes.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the relationship between two words that have the same meaning?

  1. Synonym

  2. Antonym

  3. Homonym

  4. Polysemous
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A synonym is a word that has the same meaning as another word.