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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

Money is to bank as grain is to

  1. Granary

  2. Cold store

  3. Kitchen

  4. Cakes
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

 The place for keeping money is bank and the place for keeping grain is granary.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the option that does not belong to the group.

  1. Quandary

  2. Procession

  3. Entourage

  4. Motorcade
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Procession, entourage and motorcade are synonyms for a number of persons or things, as in a parade, in an orderly, formal way. Quandary is a state of uncertainty. Therefore option (1) doesn't belong to the given group.

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.

DEPOSIT : WITHDRAW

  1. tax : income

  2. lend : borrow

  3. come : arrive

  4. mend : repair
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The bridge here is a pair of antonyms. Deposit is an activity contrary to withdrawal. The only suitable pair of antonyms is in option (2), lend: borrow. Lend is act of giving and borrow is an act of taking.

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).