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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: The following question consists of a pair of words, which have a certain relationship with each other. Select one alternative from the given four, which bears the same relationship as the original pair of words does. Factory : Siren

  1. Library : Book

  2. House : Room

  3. Motor Car : Engine

  4. Clock : Alarm
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A factory has a siren to sound in times of emergency or at break time. Likewise, a clock has an alaram to wake people up.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following question consists of a pair of words, which have a certain relationship with each other. Select one alternative from the given four, which bears the same relationship as the original pair of words does.

Yolk : Egg

  1. Duck : Fowl

  2. Stalk : corn

  3. Rind : Melon

  4. Nucleus : Cell
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

(First forms the central portion of the second) As yolk is the central portion of an egg, similarly nucleolus is the central part of a cell, thus it is the correct answer. 

Multiple choice

Directions: The following question consists of a pair of words, which have a certain relationship with each other. Select one alternative from the given four, which bears the same relationship as the original pair of words does. Crawl : Proceed

  1. Rampage : Destroy

  2. Plummet : Descent

  3. Dwindle : Decrease

  4. Nurture : Grow
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

(Degree) Precede is more rapid action of crawl: similarly decrease is Precede is more rapid action of dwindle. Hence (3) is the correct answer. 

Multiple choice

Directions: The following question consists of a pair of words, which have a certain relationship with each other. Select one alternative from the given four, which bears the same relationship as the original pair of words does. Hero : Accolade

  1. Clodhopper : Grace

  2. Mentor : Advice

  3. Laughingstock : Ridicule

  4. Defendant : Indictment
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A hero is worthy of accolade. First is worthy of the second for his actions. Similarly defendant is worthy of indictment. 

Multiple choice

Directions: The following question consists of a pair of words which have a certain relationship with each other. Select one alternative from the given four, which bears the same relationship as the original pair of words does. Equivocation : Meaning

  1. Refinement : Innovation

  2. Travesty : Insight

  3. Geniality : Amiability

  4. Feint : Intention
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

(First denotes the state of lack of second) As equivocation means lack of clarity: similarly feint means lack of intention. 

Multiple choice

Directions: The following question consists of a pair of words, which have a certain relationship with each other. Select one alternative from the given four, which bears the same relationship as the original pair of words does. Ephemeral : Permanence

  1. Commendable : Reputation

  2. Immaculate : Cleanliness

  3. Erratic : Predictability

  4. Spurious : emulation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

(Opposite in meaning) Ephemeral means transitory and permanence is its opposite. Similarly erratic is opposite to predictability.  

Multiple choice

Directions: The following question consists of a pair of words, which have a certain relationship with each other. Select one alternative from the given four, which bears the same relationship as the original pair of words does. Pusillanimous : Dastard

  1. Optimistic : Pessimist

  2. Magnanimous : Misanthrope

  3. Plebeian : Entrepreneur

  4. Impecunious : Mendicant
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

(Synonyms) The words in each pair are synonyms of each other. Thus (4) is the correct answer. 

Multiple choice

Directions: The following question consists of a pair of words, which have a certain relationship with each other. Select one alternative from the given four, which bears the same relationship as the original pair of words does. Elusive : Capture

  1. Sensible : Decide

  2. Headstrong : Control

  3. Elastic : Stretch

  4. Gullible : Trick
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'Elusive' means 'difficult to capture'. Similarly, 'headstrong' means 'difficult to control'. 

Multiple choice

Directions: The following question consists of a pair of words, which have a certain relationship with each other. Select one alternative from the given four, which bears the same relationship as the original pair of words does. Zephyr : Gale

  1. Fossil : Aged

  2. Imprint : Emboss

  3. Trickle : Torrent

  4. Death : Sickness
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

(Degree of intensity) Zephyr is soft gentle wind and gale is a strong wind. Second is a more intense form of the first. Similarly trickle is to flow slowly and torrent means violent stream. Thus is the answer.