SSC: Analogy Quiz

Every one of the following questions consists of a related pair of words, followed by five pairs of words. Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original pair of words.


1. BINDING : BOOK
A. criminal : gang
B. display : museum
C. artist : carpenter
D. nail : hammer
E. frame : picture

2. EXPLORE : DISCOVER
A. read : skim
B. research : learn
C. write : print
D. think : relate
E. sleep : wake

3. SIAMESE : CAT
A. type : breed
B. dog : puppy
C. mark : spot
D. romaine : lettuce
E. collar : leash

4. FINCH : BIRD
A. frog :toad
B. elephant : reptile
C. Dalmatian : dog
D. collie : marsupial
E. ant : ladybug

5. PETAL : FLOWER
A. salt : pepper
B. tire : bicycle
C. base : ball
D. sandals : shoes
E. puppy : dog

6. COTTON : BALE
A. butter : churn
B. wine : ferment
C. grain : shock
D. curd : cheese
E. beef : steak

7. ELEPHANT : PACHYDERM
A. mantis : rodent
B. poodle : feline
C. kangaroo : marsupial
D. zebra : horse
E. tuna : mollusk

8. PSYCHOLOGIST : NEUROSIS
A. ophthalmologist : cataract
B. dermatologist : fracture
C. infant : pediatrician
D. rash : orthopedist
E. oncologist : measles

9. PASTORAL : RURAL
A. metropolitan : urban
B. harvest : autumn
C. agrarian : benevolent
D. sleepy : nocturnal
E. wild : agricultural

10. TAILOR : SUIT
A. scheme : agent
B. edit : manuscript
C. revise : writer
D. mention : opinion
E. implode : building

11. PEDAL : BICYCLE
A. inch : yardstick
B. walk : skip
C. tire : automobile
D. buckle : belt
E. oar : canoe

12. DIVISION : SECTION
A. layer : tier
B. tether : bundle
C. chapter : verse
D. riser : stage
E. dais : speaker

13. DEPRESSED : SAD
A. neat : considerate
B. towering : cringing
C. rapid : plodding
D. progressive : regressive
E. exhausted : tired

14. BRISTLE : BRUSH
A. arm : leg
B. stage : curtain
C. recline : chair
D. key : piano
E. art : sculpture

15. RAIN : DRIZZLE
A. swim :dive
B. hop : shuffle
C. juggle : bounce
D. walk : run
E. run : jog




ANSWERS:
1. E: A binding surrounds a book; a frame surrounds a picture.
2. B: One explores to discover; one researches to learn.
3. D: Siamese is a kind of cat; romaine is a kind of lettuce.
4. C: A finch is a type of bird; a Dalmatian is a type of dog.
5. B: A petal is a part of a flower; a tire is a part of a bicycle.
6. C: Upon harvesting, cotton is gathered into bales; grain is gathered into shocks.
7. C: An elephant is a pachyderm; a kangaroo is a marsupial.
8. A: A psychologist treats a neurosis; an ophthalmologist treats a cataract.
9. A: Pastoral describes rural areas; metropolitan describes urban areas.
10. B: To tailor a suit is to alter it; to edit a manuscript is to alter it.
11. E: A pedal propels a bicycle; an oar propels a canoe.
12. A: Division and section are synonyms; layer and tier are synonyms.
13. E: Depressed is an intensification of sad; exhausted is an intensification of tired.
14. D: A bristle is a part of a brush; a key is a part of a piano.
15. E: To drizzle is to rain slowly; to jog is to run slowly.