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
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truthfulness : liar
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hope : optimist
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diligence : worker
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understanding : sage
A
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Explanation
A traitor is someone who lacks loyalty (opposite). Similarly, a liar is someone who lacks truthfulness (opposite). Both pairs represent a virtue and the person characterized by its opposite.
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Hill : Stream
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Forest : Valley
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Tree : Field
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Oasis : Desert
D
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Explanation
Island is surrounded by water. Similarly, oasis is surrounded by desert.
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lecturer : university
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teacher : school
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nurse : hospital
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architect : design
D
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Explanation
Editor works for newspaper (profession:workplace/medium). Lecturer:university, teacher:school, nurse:hospital all follow this. Architect:design breaks the pattern - design is what an architect creates, not where they work (it should be architect:firm or construction site).
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redouble : efforts
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exacerbate : sales
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maximise : profits
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enhance : power
B
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Explanation
Amplify argument, redouble efforts, maximise profits, enhance power all represent making something stronger/better. Exacerbate sales breaks the pattern - exacerbate means to make a negative situation worse, but sales are neutral or positive to increase. The relationship is semantically inconsistent.
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birds : chirp
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paper : crinkle
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silk : rustle
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elephant : tusk
D
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Explanation
The pattern is object:sound (birds-chirp, paper-crinkle, silk-rustle). Aeroplane:drone fits this (aircraft make droning sounds). Elephant:tusk breaks the pattern - tusk is a body part, not a sound.
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memory : commemoration
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display : exhibition
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admission : initiation
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solemn : funereal
D
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Explanation
Here, both the given word are synonyms.
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Shoes : Feet
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Leash : Dog
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Tail : Kite
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Ring : Finger
B
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Explanation
Handcuffs constrain a prisoner and leash constrains a dog.
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chair : room
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cabinet : ship
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wheel : car
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cockpit : plane
D
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Explanation
Room is part of a house (part:whole). Cockpit is part of a plane (part:whole). The other options don't show this relationship - chair:room is furniture:space, cabinet:ship is unclear (not essential), wheel:car is component:vehicle but not a compartment.
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laugh : cry
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happiness : birth
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fear : hate
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confusion : anger
B
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Explanation
The relationship between 'sorrow' and 'death' is that sorrow is the emotional response or feeling caused by death. Similarly, 'happiness' is the emotional response caused by 'birth'. Both pairs represent an emotion caused by a significant life event - one negative (death causing sorrow) and one positive (birth causing happiness).
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cooler : wine
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archives : document
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hive : bee
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greenhouse : plant
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chant : sing
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chatter : talk
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sleep : drowse
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limp : walk
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Market: Crowd
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Flower: Garland
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Artist: Troupe
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Fish: Pond
C
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Explanation
A SINGER is part of a CHORUS (a group of singers). Similarly, an ARTIST is part of a TROUPE (a group of performers). In both cases, an individual performer belongs to a collective performing group.
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Deer: Swoop
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Cat: Stealth
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Frisk: Lamb
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Lion: Growls
B
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Explanation
The association is based on the animal and how it moves. A bear lumbers as it moves. Lumber in this fashion means to move in a slow and slightly clumsy manner. With this in mind, cat-stealth is the best option because cats move in a stealthy manner.
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Earth: Moon
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Photograph: character
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Lizard : Reptile
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Whole: Fish
C
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Explanation
The relationship is 'specific organism : its biological class'. A termite is a type of insect, just as a lizard is a type of reptile. Both pairs show an instance followed by its broader taxonomic category.
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police: Robbers
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Lion: Lamb
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Sailor: Pirate
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Major: Sepoy