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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: There is a word pair in the first part of the following question. The two words in the pair have a certain relationship between them making them an ordered pair. Select the most suitable word from the list of options that when added to the second part of the question can make a similar word pair.

Anger : Rage : : ? : Perspicuous

  1. Lucid

  2. Stubborn

  3. Medley

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

Rage is the growing anger. In the same way lucid and perspicuous are same which means easy to understand.

Multiple choice

Directions: There is a word pair in the first part of the following question. The two words in the pair have a certain relationship between them making them an ordered pair. Select the most suitable word from the list of options that when added to the second part of the question can make a similar word pair.

Animal : Cage : : ? : House

  1. Giant

  2. Dog

  3. Man

  4. Adult
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The relationship is 'Living Being : Habitat'. An animal lives in a cage, and a man lives in a house.

Multiple choice

Directions: There is a word pair in the first part of the following question. The two words in the pair have a certain relationship between them making them an ordered pair. Select the most suitable word from the list of options that when added to the second part of the question can make a similar word pair.

Air : Atmosphere : : Water : ?

  1. Island

  2. Earth

  3. Ocean

  4. Drop
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The relationship is 'Component : Environment'. Air is found in the atmosphere, and water is found in the ocean.

Multiple choice

Directions: There is a word pair in the first part of the following question. The two words in the pair have a certain relationship between them making them an ordered pair. Select the most suitable word from the list of options that when added to the second part of the question can make a similar word pair.

Mother : Daughter : : Father : ?

  1. Son

  2. Brother

  3. Boy

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

The relationship is 'Parent : Child (Gender-specific)'. Mother to daughter is female-to-female, so father to son is male-to-male.

Multiple choice

Directions: There is a word pair in the first part of the following question. The two words in the pair have a certain relationship between them making them an ordered pair. Select the most suitable word from the list of options that when added to the second part of the question can make a similar word pair.

House : Wall : : Wall : ?

  1. Cement

  2. Sand

  3. Roof

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

The relationship is 'Whole : Part'. A house is made of walls, and a wall is made of bricks.

Multiple choice

Directions: There is a word pair in the first part of the following question. The two words in the pair have a certain relationship between them making them an ordered pair. Select the most suitable word from the list of options that when added to the second part of the question can make a similar word pair.

Factory : Production : : School : ?

  1. Teachers

  2. Students

  3. Building

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

The relationship is 'Institution : Primary Output'. A factory produces goods, and a school produces education.

Multiple choice

Directions: There is a word pair in the first part of the following question. The two words in the pair have a certain relationship between them making them an ordered pair. Select the most suitable word from the list of options that when added to the second part of the question can make a similar word pair.

Bee : Honey : : Cow : ?

  1. Animal

  2. Grass

  3. Milk

  4. Water
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The relationship is 'Animal : Product'. A bee produces honey, and a cow produces milk.

Multiple choice

Directions: There is a word pair in the first part of the following question. The two words in the pair have a certain relationship between them making them an ordered pair. Select the most suitable word from the list of options that when added to the second part of the question can make a similar word pair.

House : Shelter : : School : ?

  1. Principal

  2. Student

  3. Education

  4. Class
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The relationship is 'Institution : Purpose'. A house provides shelter, and a school provides education.

Multiple choice

Directions: There is a word pair in the first part of the following question. The two words in the pair have a certain relationship between them making them an ordered pair. Select the most suitable word from the list of options that when added to the second part of the question can make a similar word pair.

Newspaper : Press : : Cloth : ?

  1. Cotton

  2. Mill

  3. Tailor

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

The relationship is 'Product : Place of Manufacture'. Newspapers are made in a press, and cloth is made in a textile mill.

Multiple choice

Directions: There is a word pair in the first part of the following question. The two words in the pair have a certain relationship between them making them an ordered pair. Select the most suitable word from the list of options that when added to the second part of the question can make a similar word pair.

Country : President : : State : ?

  1. Governor

  2. Minister

  3. Chief Minister

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

The relationship is 'Administrative Division : Head of Government'. A country is led by a President, and a state is led by a Governor.

Multiple choice

Directions: There is a word pair in the first part of the following question. The two words in the pair have a certain relationship between them making them an ordered pair. Select the most suitable word from the list of options that when added to the second part of the question can make a similar word pair.

Bread : Yeast : : Curd : ?

  1. Fungi

  2. Bacteria

  3. Germs

  4. Virus
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Bread is made from yeast while curd is made from bacteria.

Multiple choice

Directions: There is a word pair in the first part of the following question. The two words in the pair have a certain relationship between them making them an ordered pair. Select the most suitable word from the list of options that when added to the second part of the question can make a similar word pair.

Chromite : Chromium : : Ilmenite : ?

  1. Limestone

  2. Cobalt

  3. Manganese

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

The relationship is 'Ore : Metal extracted'. Chromite is an ore of chromium, and Ilmenite is an ore of titanium.