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

Directions: The following question is based on VERBAL ANALOGIES. In the question, select the alternative that exhibits a similar relationship as shown by the QUESTION PAIR.

BACHELOR : SPINSTER

  1. witch : wizard

  2. fox : vixen

  3. tigress : tiger

  4. goose : geese
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Bachelor is used to refer to an unmarried boy and spinster to an unmarried girl. So a suitable pair must have the analogy male: female. Options (1), (2) and (3) represent the same analogy, but only (2) presents it in the correct order.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following question is based on VERBAL ANALOGIES. In the question, select the alternative that exhibits a similar relationship as shown by the QUESTION PAIR.

LOVE : ADORE

  1. hit : suffer

  2. pride : prejudice

  3. legible : eligible

  4. fight : quarrel
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Adore is to love greatly or idolize. The bridge presented by analogy here is adoration arises from love. Option (2), Pride : Prejudice is the best fit. Pride is a condition of self-esteem or haughty behaviour, and prejudice is intolerance, suspicion or irrational hatred. We can see that prejudice arises from pride.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following question is based on VERBAL ANALOGIES. In the question, select the alternative that exhibits a similar relationship as shown by the QUESTION PAIR.

INSINUATE : CHARGE

  1. hint : quiet

  2. say : deny

  3. hint : collude

  4. hint : affirm
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Insinuate is to make a subtle reference or hint and charge is to address authoritatively with some evidence; a difference of degree. One can easily see that an analogous pair hint: affirm has been presented in option (4).

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the alternative that expresses the similar relationship as found in the pair of CAPITALISED words.

I : MINE

  1. she : her

  2. their : then

  3. they : there

  4. he : his
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Mine is the possessive form of 1. 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’.