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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
  1. she : her

  2. their : then

  3. they : there

  4. he : his

  5. these : those

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

Mine is the possessive form of I. This means that the second word is the possessive form of the first word.  A confusing choice is (1) but 'her' is the objective form of 'she'.  The possessive form of 'she' is 'hers'.  'His' is the possessive form of 'he'.  Hence, (4) is the answer.

Multiple choice
  1. trace : fugitive

  2. ambush : sentry

  3. detain : suspect

  4. impeach : president

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

The relationship is action : person affected (confine : prisoner). Among options, detain : suspect best matches this pattern - to detain is to restrict a suspect's movement, just as to confine is to restrict a prisoner's movement. Trace:fugitive is action : person fleeing, ambush is a surprise attack not confinement, impeach is a political process not physical restriction.

Multiple choice
  1. fear : tremble

  2. arrows : quiver

  3. sound : music

  4. coin : mint

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

The relationship is object : storage place (money : bank - money is stored in a bank). Among options, arrows : quiver best matches this - arrows are stored in a quiver. Fear:tremble is cause:effect, sound:music is raw material:form (sound makes music but not storage), coin:mint is production place (where coins are made, not stored).

Multiple choice
  1. day : night

  2. near : adjacent

  3. winter : spring

  4. february : april

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

The relationship is consecutive items with one gap (Tuesday : Thursday - Wednesday is between them). Among options, february : april best matches this - March is between February and April. Day:night are alternating, near:adjacent are synonyms, winter:spring are consecutive seasons (no gap).

Multiple choice
  1. elastic : stretch

  2. gullible : trick

  3. headstrong : control

  4. sensible : decide

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

The relationship is characteristic : what it prevents (elusive : capture - something elusive is hard to capture). Among options, headstrong : control best matches - someone headstrong resists control. Elastic:stretch is property:action, gullible:trick is vulnerability:action (closer but trick is what happens TO them, not what they resist), sensible:decide is attribute:action.