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: The two words in bold letters have a certain relationship with each other followed by four pairs of related words. Choose the pair which has the same relationship.

Filter : Water

  1. Curtail : Activity

  2. Expurge : Book

  3. Edit : Text

  4. Censor : Play
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A filter remove dirt from water, similarly a cesor (an official with the power to examine publications, movies, television programs, etc.) removes or prohibits anything considered obscene, libelous, politically objectionable, etc in a play.

Multiple choice

Directions: The two words in bold letters have a certain relationship with each other followed by four pairs of related words. Choose the pair which has the same relationship.

Indigent : Wealthy

  1. Angry : Rich

  2. Native : Affluent

  3. Gauche : Graceful

  4. Scholarly : Erudite
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Relationship of antonyms. Indigent means in poverty; poor; needy; destitute. Its opposite is wealthy. Gauche means lacking grace, esp. social grace; awkward; tactless.