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: In the following question, there is some relationship between the two groups on the left of : : and the same relationship exists between the two groups on its right. Find the missing group.

ASTN : ZTSO : : MSUB : ?

  1. LRRC

  2. LTTA

  3. NTVC

  4. LTTC
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The first and the third letters of the first group are each moved one step backward, while the second and fourth letters are each moved one step forward to obtain the corresponding letters of the second group.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, there is a certain relationship between the two given words on one side of : : and one word is given on another side of : :, while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with the word as the words of the given pair bear. Choose the correct alternative.

Cobbler : Shoes : : Tailor : ?

  1. Clothes

  2. Food

  3. Prey

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Shoe is manufactured by cobbler. Similarly, cloth is manufactured by tailor.

Multiple choice

Language : Semantic :: Virus :

Directions: In the following question, there is a relation between the first and the second words. From the given options, choose the one which is related to the third word in a similar way.

  1. Throat

  2. Virology

  3. Export

  4. None
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The relationship is that of a subject and its study: semantics is the study of language, and virology is the study of viruses. The other options do not follow this academic discipline pattern.