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Example Questions
Example Question #442 : Analogies
Complete the analogy.
Musician is to song as artist is to __________.
creator
book
sculpture
stage
entertainment
sculpture
A musician produces songs. The answer, then, is what an artist produces. There are many options for what an artist may produce, but the only one listed is "sculpture." This is a better option than either "book" or "entertainment." "Author" or "writer" would have been used for "book." "Entertainment" is not very specific, but the first example, "musician" and "songs," is very specific.
Example Question #12 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Tailor is to clothes as cobbler is to __________.
shoes
clocks
jewellery
horns
glasses
shoes
Tailors mend and make adjustments to clothes, while cobblers mend shoes. The relationship is that of a producer to a product.
Example Question #441 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Butcher is to meat as tailor is to __________.
houses
loans
clothes
cars
milk
clothes
A "butcher" is someone who sells "meat." So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out what it is that a "tailor" produces or sells. The correct answer is "clothes." A "tailor" is someone who makes sure clothes fit, especially things like suits.
Example Question #442 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Lava is to volcano as __________ is to cloud.
stormy
rain
sky
weather
hot
rain
"Lava" is the hot molten rock that comes out of a volcano when it erupts. So, "lava" comes from a "volcano." To solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is something that comes from a "cloud." The correct answer is "rain."
Example Question #443 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Baker is to bread as ______________.
gardener is to jail
police officer is to coffee
chef is to flowers
architect is to house
time is to watch
architect is to house
Since bakers bake bread, we are looking for an answer choice that includes an occupation (e.g., baker) and a product that they help to make (e.g., bread). The only answer choice that fits this criterion is "Architect is to house" because architects help to build houses.
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