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
  1. worry

  2. anger

  3. sadness

  4. hate

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is a mild-to-extreme emotion relationship: a smile is a mild positive expression, while laughter is its more intense form. Similarly, a frown is a mild negative expression, while anger is its more intense emotional state. Worry, sadness, and hate don't represent the intensification of frowning.

Multiple choice
  1. straw

  2. birds

  3. eggs

  4. trees

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

String is made from thread, just as a nest is made from straw. The relationship is 'object : material it is made of/composed from'.

Multiple choice
  1. Norway

  2. Holland

  3. Austria

  4. Sweden

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

French is the language spoken in France, just as Dutch is the language spoken in Holland (Netherlands). The relationship is 'language : country where it is primarily spoken'.

Multiple choice
  1. Bread

  2. Flour

  3. Grains of maize

  4. Butter

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Grapes are used to make wine, just as wheat is used to make bread. The relationship is 'raw material : finished product created from it'.