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1

Complete this analogy.

Blue is to green as __________.

red is to orange

purple is to blue

red is to yellow

brown is to black

gray is to white

Explanation

Blue is a component color of green. (Green is created with a combination of blue and yellow.) Thus, the correct answer would be one in which the first word is a color that when combined with the color yellow, results in the second color.

When red is combined with yellow, the resulting color is orange. Therefore, "red is to orange"is the correct answer.

2

Complete this analogy.

Sunset is to evening as sunrise is to __________.

morning

day

noon

nighttime

evening

Explanation

Since "sunset" describes the action of the sun during evening, we need to pick out a noun describing a time of day during which "sunrise" occurs. While the sun is up during "morning,""day," and "noon," "morning" is the best answer, as the sun rises in the morning.

3

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Read is to book as __________.

sing is to song

scream is to shout

hand is to hold

ball is to kick

bird is to beak

Explanation

Just as you read a book, you would sing a song.

4

Basketball is to hoop as __________.

tennis is to racket

baseball is to sport

pool is to swimming

field is to football

game is to play

Explanation

Since you use a hoop to play basketball, we need to pick out another pair of words in which the second word describes something that you use to play the game that the first word describes. While "tennis" and "baseball" are each sports, "catch" is not something you use to play baseball—it can't be, as it's not a noun. "Racket," however, is something that you use to play tennis, so "tennis is to racket" is the correct answer.

5

Complete this analogy.

Tadpole is to frog as __________.

batter is to cake

addition is to division

water is to pool

paper is to drawing

imagination is to creativity

Explanation

In this problem, a tadpole is the stage that a frog is in before it becomes a frog. Similarly, batter is the stage that a cake is in before it becomes a cake. While a tadpole must grown and develop, a cake must bake. In both cases, there is a developmental stage that has to happen between each of the two pairs of words.

A tempting wrong answer is "addition is to division." While division is more complex than addition, there is not a stage of growth causes addition to become division.

6

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Car is to drive as plane is to __________.

Fly

Travel

Vehicle

Sky

Road

Explanation

When you operate a car, you drive it, so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice that is a verb that describes what you do to a plane when you operate a plane. When you operate a plane, you “fly” it, so "fly" is the correct answer.

7

Complete this analogy.

Loyal is to traitor as brave is to __________.

coward

champion

knight

soldier

nurse

Explanation

A "traitor" is someone who is not loyal or, in other words, someone who betrays someone else. So, to solve this analogy, you have to determine which of the nouns given answer choices describes someone who is not brave. The correct answer is therefore "coward," which means someone who is scared and not brave.

8

The following questions ask you to find relationships between words. Select the answer choice that best completes the meaning of the sentence.

Drink is to drunk as __________.

go is to gone

eat is to full

run is to tired

study is to smart

thirst is to water

Explanation

"(Have) Drunk" is the past participle of drink.

"(Have) Gone" is the past participle of go.

9

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Jacket is to winter as __________.

shorts are to summer

flowers are to spring

leaves are to autumn

skiing is to snowboarding

fork is to knife

Explanation

Jackets are typically worn in the winter, so we are looking for an answer choice in which the first word is a clothing item that is often worn during the second word's season. The best answer choice is "shorts are to summer" because shorts are commonly worn in the summer.

10

Analogies: Complete this analogy.

Professor is to teach as driver is to __________.

Drive

Car

School

Job

Automobile

Explanation

A professor is someone who teaches, so to solve this analogy, you have to figure out which of these answer choice is an action done by a driver. The answer is to “drive.” To help you, "automobile" is another word for car.

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