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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: Choose the option that expresses a relationship which is most nearly like that expressed in the capitalized pair of words given below.

CELERY : STALK : :

  1. cabbage : leafy

  2. capsicum : pepper

  3. potato : starchy

  4. mint : herb

  5. broccoli : flower
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

The capitalized pair of words (CELERY : STALK) show which part of the plant is consumed as a vegetable. The correct answer is – broccoli : flower. (Broccoli is a plant of cabbage family with greenish flower heads consumed as a vegetable.)

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that expresses a relationship which is most nearly like that expressed in the capitalized pair of words given below.

ORNITHOLOGY : BIRDS : :

  1. graphology : handwriting

  2. seismology : earthquakes

  3. pathology : diseases

  4. entomology : insects

  5. psychology : mind
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

ORNITHOLOGY is the branch of Zoology which studies birds. The best option is thus – entomology : insects – since entomology is also a branch of Zoology (study of insects).

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that expresses a relationship which is most nearly like that expressed in the capitalized pair of words given below.

NADIR : ZENITH : :

  1. prodigy : wonder

  2. poise : latent

  3. occult : esoteric

  4. dystopia : utopia

  5. integrate : culmination
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The two capitalized words - NADIR : ZENITH – are antonyms expressing two extreme points. The correct answer is – dystopia : utopia – since the two words are antonyms. The word utopia means – ‘an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect’. Dystopia means – ‘an imaginary place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror’.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that expresses a relationship which is most nearly like that expressed in the capitalized pair of words given below.

WITCHES : COVEN : :

  1. parrots : squeak

  2. occult : esoteric

  3. owls : parliament

  4. wizards : sorcerers

  5. ancestors : offspring
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The collective noun for a group of WITCHES is COVEN. The best option is thus – owls : parliament – since the collective noun for a group of owls is parliament.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that expresses a relationship which is most nearly like that expressed in the capitalized pair of words given below.

FLOODS : EPIDEMICS : :

  1. earthquake : epicenter

  2. drought : famine

  3. tsunami : waves

  4. cyclone : wind

  5. volcano : Etna
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

FLOODS generally give rise to EPIDEMICS. This analogy shows cause-effect relationship. The best option is thus – drought : famine. A severe drought generally gives rise to famine, a condition marked by a severe shortage of food.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that expresses a relationship which is most nearly like that expressed in the capitalized pair of words given below.

NIMBLE : AGILE : :

  1. baffle : emigrant

  2. lunacy : sanity

  3. bizarre : absurdity

  4. inept : unskilful

  5. jubilant : despondent
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The capitalized pair of words - NIMBLE : AGILE – are both adjectives having similar meanings. The best option is thus – inept : unskilful – since they are synonyms and both the words are adjectives.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that expresses a relationship which is most nearly like that expressed in the capitalized pair of words given below.

DEFER : ACCELERATE : :

  1. delay : postpone

  2. decipher : script

  3. lucid : ambiguous

  4. infringe : comply

  5. hamper : retard
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The capitalized pair of words - DEFER : ACCELERATE – are both verbs having opposite meanings. The best option is thus – infringe : comply. The two words are verbs having opposite meanings.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that expresses a relationship which is most nearly like that expressed in the capitalized pair of words given below.

RELINQUISH : ABDICATE : :

  1. humidity : wet

  2. isolate : separate

  3. wilt : bloom

  4. fluctuate : agony

  5. exotic : foreign
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The capitalized pair of words - RELINQUISH : ABDICATE – are both verbs having similar meanings. The best option is thus – isolate : separate. The two words are verbs having similar meanings.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that expresses a relationship which is most nearly like that expressed in the capitalized pair of words given below.

INDIGENOUS : NATIVE : :

  1. callous : compassionate

  2. fallacy : veracity

  3. mendacity : untruthfulness

  4. guile : effortless

  5. falter : stable
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The meaning of the word INDIGENOUS is NATIVE. Thus, one needs to look for a pair of words conveying similar relationship. The correct answer is – mendacity : untruthfulness - since the meaning of mendacity is untruthfulness.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that expresses a relationship which is most nearly like that expressed in the capitalized pair of words given below.

MALLET : HAMMER : :

  1. stethoscope : doctor

  2. whip : leather

  3. scythe : cut

  4. chisel : sharp

  5. screwdriver : flattened tip
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A MALLET is a tool used as a HAMMER. One needs to look for a pair of words conveying a similar relationship. The correct answer is – scythe : cut – since a scythe is a tool used for cutting grass, crops etc.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that expresses a relationship which is most nearly like that expressed in the capitalized pair of words given below.

BENEVOLENCE : MALEVOLENT : :

  1. adversity : prosperous

  2. indolence : lethargy

  3. accountable : magnanimous

  4. frugal : moderate

  5. emancipate : rejoice
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The capitalized pair of words (BENEVOLENCE : MALEVOLENT) have opposite meaning but, the first word is a noun while the second word is an adjective. The pair of words – adversity : prosperous – is the correct answer since the two words express the same relationship.