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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: Choose the pair of words that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the stem pair given in bold letters.

Bachelor : Spinster

  1. Witch : Wizard

  2. Ram : Ewe

  3. Tigress : Tiger

  4. Goose : Geese
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Bachelor and Spinster are gender-specific terms for unmarried adults (male and female respectively). Similarly, Ram (male sheep) and Ewe (female sheep) are gender-specific terms for the same animal. Both pairs represent Male : Female gender relationships.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the pair of words that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the stem pair given in bold letters.

INSINUATE : CHARGE

  1. Point : Blame

  2. Honest : Corrupt

  3. Hit : Injure

  4. Hint : Affirm
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Insinuating means making an indirect suggestion or hint at something wrong, while charging means making a direct accusation. The relationship is: indirect action vs. direct action. Similarly, to hint is to suggest indirectly, while to affirm is to state directly and positively.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the pair of words that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the stem pair given in bold letters.

Islands : Archipelago

  1. Birds : Aviary

  2. Stars : Constellation

  3. Army : Soldiers

  4. Pester : Vermin
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

An archipelago is a collection or group of islands. Similarly, a constellation is a collection or group of stars. The relationship is: individual unit : collection/group of that unit.

Multiple choice

With regard to reading for comprehension, which of the following pairs is an example of homographs?

  1. Lead [metal] I Lead [give direction]

  2. Led [gave direction] I Lead [metal]

  3. Mail [post] I Male [gender]

  4. Warm I Lukewarm
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Homographs have identical spelling but different meanings and pronunciations. Lead (the heavy metal, pronounced led) and lead (to guide or direct, pronounced leed) are classic examples of homographs.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the odd one out.

  1. Exult

  2. Facetious

  3. Flippant

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

Facetious, flippant and jocular mean humrous or joking. So, these are synonyms. Exult refers to being happy (not joking). So, (1) is the correct option choice.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the odd one out.

  1. Soggy

  2. Succulent

  3. Lurid

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

Succulent and soggy mean something full of moisture or turgid. The lesser known meaning of hop is ripe cones used for giving bear etc. Lurid refers to violent passion. So, (3) is the correct option.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the odd one out.

  1. Debris

  2. Surge

  3. Rummage

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

Debris, rummage and scrap, all refer to wastage but surge means an increase. Hence, (2) is the correct option choice.