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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: In the following question, each of the two CAPITALISED words has a certain relationship. Select the correct pair in the given options wherein the words are related in the same way as the two CAPITALISED word given in the question:

LENGTHEN: BROADEN

  1. Icing : caking

  2. Finger: nail

  3. Borrow: lend

  4. Window: house
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Lengthen and broaden are both verbs describing the act of increasing a dimension. Borrow and lend are a pair of opposite actions related to the same concept.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, each of the two CAPITALISED words has a certain relationship. Select the correct pair in the given options wherein the words are related in the same way as the two CAPITALISED word given in the question:

SLIM: STOUT

  1. Never: seldom

  2. Nesting: leaving

  3. Thin: portly

  4. Bald: bold
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Slim and stout are antonyms describing body size. Thin and portly are also antonyms describing body size.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, each of the two CAPITALISED words has a certain relationship. Select the correct pair in the given options wherein the words are related in the same way as the two CAPITALISED word given in the question:

WOUND: BLOOD

  1. Table: food

  2. River: stream

  3. Hammer: nail

  4. Poverty: ignorance

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

A wound causes blood to flow. Poverty causes ignorance (in a metaphorical or sociological sense).

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, each of the two CAPITALISED words has a certain relationship. Select the correct pair in the given options wherein the words are related in the same way as the two CAPITALISED word given in the question:

MUSICIAN: PRACTICE

  1. Teacher: learn

  2. Cough: spit

  3. Tank: gas

  4. Milk: cake

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

A musician practices to improve their skill. A teacher learns (continuously) to improve their skill.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, each of the two CAPITALISED words has a certain relationship. Select the correct pair in the given options wherein the words are related in the same way as the two CAPITALISED word given in the question:

PRIEST: OFFICER

  1. Number ; count

  2. Church: state

  3. Chalk: write

  4. Bake: cook

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

A priest serves the church; an officer serves the state. Both represent the primary institution they serve.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, each of the two CAPITALISED words has a certain relationship. Select the correct pair in the given options wherein the words are related in the same way as the two CAPITALISED word given in the question:

REED: OBOE

  1. String: guitar

  2. Nose: face

  3. Climate: cyclone

  4. Light: bulb
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A reed is a component of an oboe that produces sound. A string is a component of a guitar that produces sound.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, each of the two CAPITALISED words has a certain relationship. Select the correct pair in the given options wherein the words are related in the same way as the two CAPITALISED word given in the question:

PSYCHOLOGY: EMOTIONS

  1. Pit: peach

  2. Put; down

  3. Philosophy; wisdom

  4. Rave; party

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

Psychology is the study of emotions, just as philosophy is the study of wisdom. The relationship is 'field of study: subject matter'.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, each of the two CAPITALISED words has a certain relationship. Select the correct pair in the given options wherein the words are related in the same way as the two CAPITALISED word given in the question:

HOPE: ASPIRES

  1. Fib: lie

  2. Fake: normal

  3. Lid: vessel

  4. Five: numbers

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

Hope causes one to aspire, just as a fib is a type of lie. However, the relationship is better described as a synonym or a specific instance of a concept.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, each of the two CAPITALISED words has a certain relationship. Select the correct pair in the given options wherein the words are related in the same way as the two CAPITALISED word given in the question:

POTATO: SALAD

  1. Button: maple

  2. Apple: pie

  3. Engine: waste

  4. Run: fatigue
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A potato is a primary ingredient in a salad, just as an apple is a primary ingredient in a pie. The relationship is 'ingredient: dish'.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, each of the two CAPITALISED words has a certain relationship. Select the correct pair in the given options wherein the words are related in the same way as the two CAPITALISED word given in the question:

GRAIN: SALT

  1. Chip: glass

  2. Business: market

  3. Rant: blatant

  4. Second: minute

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

A grain is a small unit of salt, just as a chip is a small piece of glass. The relationship is 'part: whole'.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, each of the two CAPITALISED words has a certain relationship. Select the correct pair in the given options wherein the words are related in the same way as the two CAPITALISED word given in the question:

BURN: OINTMENT

  1. Grief: consolation

  2. Corporal: squad

  3. Acrobat: idle

  4. Horse: speed

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

An ointment is used to treat a burn, just as consolation is used to treat grief. The relationship is 'problem: remedy'.