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Example Question #722 : Analogies
A yield traffic sign is to three as __________.
yellow is to red
green is to go
caution is to five
traffic is to jam
stop is to eight
stop is to eight
A yield traffic sign has three sides: it's a triangle. A stop traffic sign has eight sides: it's an octagon.
Example Question #723 : Analogies
Design is to clothes as __________.
create is to graphics
fashion is to dress
type is to font
style is to hair
runway is to hangar
style is to hair
Designing is the what you call creating fashionable or attractive clothing, while styling is what you call creating fashionable or attractive haircuts.
Example Question #641 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Mispronunciation is to pronunciation as misnomer is to __________.
arrangement
meal
name
volume
spelling
name
A mispronunciation is an incorrect pronunciation, so we need to pick out an answer choice that describes what is incorrect in the case of a misnomer. While “name” and “spelling” might each look like a potentially correct answer, “misnomer” is a noun that means either “a wrong name” or “an inaccurate use of a name or term,” so “name” is the correct answer.
Example Question #642 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Bourgeois is to middle class as proletarian is to __________.
Royalty
Working class
Upper class
Nobility
Media
Working class
"Bourgeois" means of or relating to the middle class or capitalist values so to solve this analogy you have to determine which group of people is described by the word “proletarian.” Proletarian means of or relating to the working class.
Example Question #643 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Malaise is to discomfort as lethargy is to __________.
Clandestine
Happiness
Exhaustion
Mirth
Transient
Exhaustion
Malaise is a feeling of discomfort, so to solve this analogy you have to determine what lethargy is a feeling of. Lethargy is a feeling of exhaustion. For clarification, transient means fleeting or passing; clandestine means secret; mirth is a synonym for happiness.
Example Question #731 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Existential is to existence as terrestrial is to __________.
Sun
Land
Clouds
Water
People
Land
Existential means relating to existence, so to solve this analogy you have to determine to what terrestrial is related. That should lead you to the correct answer: of or relating to the land.
Example Question #732 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Tawdry is to taste as penurious is to __________.
Athleticism
Money
Friends
Intelligence
Happiness
Money
Tawdry means lacking taste, so to solve this analogy you have to determine what someone who is penurious is lacking. The correct answer is “money.” Penurious means very poor, possessing little property.
Example Question #91 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Elephant is to monkey as __________.
frog is to amphibian
trout is to whale
salmon is to trout
cat is to tabby
giraffe is to grasshopper
salmon is to trout
The best choice is "salmon is to trout." The relationship between "elephant" and "monkey" is that they are both mammals. Likewise, a salmon and a trout are both fish. Considering the other choices, "trout is to whale" is incorrect because trouts are fish while whales are mammals. "Giraffe is to grasshopper" is incorrect because, again, a giraffe is a mammal while a grasshopper is an insect. The remaining to choices, "frog is to amphibian" and "cat is to tabby" are incorrect because they are both examples of a respective category (frogs are amphibians and a tabby is a kind of cat).
Example Question #92 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Verify is to true as __________.
skeleton is to musculature
aspire is to subpar
encourage is to hearten
suspect is to false
forget is to information
suspect is to false
“Verify” is a verb that means make sure that something is true, so one would logically verify something that is true. That means that we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word is a verb and the second word an adjective that describes a characteristic of the thing one would apply the first verb to. While “suspect is to false” and “forget is to information” might both look like potentially correct answers, “forget is to information” cannot be the correct answer because “information” is a noun, not an adjective. “Suspect,” however, is a verb that when used as a verb, can mean doubt the truth of, so one would logically suspect something that is false, just as one would logically verify something that is true, so “suspect is to false” is the correct answer.
Example Question #93 : Qualities, Features, Abilities, And Other Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Look-alike is to sight as homophone is to __________.
taste
sound
smell
meaning
spelling
sound
A “look-alike” is defined as someone or something that or who closely resembles another person or thing, so a look-alike resembles someone visually, or through sight. We need to pick out an answer choice that describes what sense or concept a “homophone” is associated with. While “sound,” “spelling,” and “meaning” may each look like a potentially correct answer choice because a “homophone” is a word, “homophone” specifically means one of a pair or group of words that are pronounced in the same way but have different meanings. Homophones sound the same, just as look-alikes are similar in visual appearance, so “sound” is the correct answer.
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