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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:

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'.

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:

SHEEP: FLOCK

  1. In: out

  2. Gun: terror

  3. Dog: pee

  4. Cow: herd

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

A flock is a group of sheep, just as a herd is a group of cows. The relationship is 'individual: collective noun'.

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:

NIP: CRUSH

  1. Tap: slam

  2. Shrub: plant

  3. Crimp: crone

  4. Guest: hostile
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A nip is a light touch or small bite, while a crush is a much stronger application of force. Similarly, a tap is a light touch, while a slam is a much stronger application of force.

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:

LAWYER: COURT

  1. Businessman: market

  2. Active: inactive

  3. Athlete: triumph

  4. Run: sit

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

A lawyer works in a court, just as a businessman works in a market. The relationship is 'professional: primary workplace'.

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:

BRAKE: STOP

  1. Ignition: start

  2. Hold: drop

  3. Bat: ball

  4. Drill: bit

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

A brake is used to stop a vehicle, just as an ignition is used to start a vehicle. The relationship is 'mechanism: function'.

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:

WIND: CLOCK

  1. Braid: hair

  2. Bridge: nest

  3. Wrong: right

  4. Film: actor
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

You wind a clock to make it run - winding is the action that operates the clock. You braid hair to style it - braiding is an action performed on hair. This is a weak analogy, but represents action : object the action is performed on.

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:

FLY:SICKNESS

  1. Mosquito: malaria

  2. Bacon: eggs

  3. Rude: rave

  4. Scorn: pain

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

A fly can carry or cause sickness, just as a mosquito can carry or cause malaria. The relationship is 'vector: disease'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The two words, in capital alphabets are related in some way. You have to pick only that option out of the given alternatives (1 - 5) that shares the same relationship as the pair of words mentioned in capital alphabets.

PROXIMITY : NEAR ::

  1. simplicity : smart

  2. specificity : distance

  3. humanity : ape

  4. volume : loud

  5. morality : vice
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Proximity means being near, which is a definition relationship. Volume and loud share a similar relationship where the first is a property and the second is the descriptor.

Multiple choice

Directions: The two words, in capital alphabets are related in some way. You have to pick only that option out of the given alternatives (1 - 5) that shares the same relationship as the pair of words mentioned in capital alphabets.

ELBOW : JOINT ::

  1. knee : cartilage

  2. liver : organ

  3. tendon : ankle

  4. vein : blood vessel

  5. toe : foot
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

An elbow is a type of joint, representing a classification relationship (specific to general). Similarly, a liver is a type of organ.

Multiple choice

Directions: The two words, in capital alphabets are related in some way. You have to pick only that option out of the given alternatives (1 - 5) that shares the same relationship as the pair of words mentioned in capital alphabets.

HELMET : MOTORCYCLIST ::

  1. kickstand : bicycle

  2. gloves : hands

  3. armor : knight

  4. belt : karate

  5. hat : priest
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A helmet is protective gear worn by a motorcyclist. Similarly, armor is protective gear worn by a knight.

Multiple choice

Directions: The two words, in capital alphabets are related in some way. You have to pick only that option out of the given alternatives (1 - 5) that shares the same relationship as the pair of words mentioned in capital alphabets.

TINSMITH : TIN ::

  1. forester : forest

  2. blacksmith : iron

  3. mechanic : engines

  4. dietician : food

  5. bacteriologist : microbes
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A tinsmith works with tin. A blacksmith works with iron. Both pairs represent a craftsman and their primary material.