Verbal Analogy Flashcards
- Cow: Plants :: Termite:_____.
a. Furniture
b. Insect
c. Wood
d. Mound
b
- Thin: Portly; Irate:____.
a. Furious
b. Calm
c. Confused
d. Organized
a
- Flowing: River; Stagnant:____.
a. Pond
b. Ocean
c. Lake
d. Glacier
d
- Eyes: Ophthalmologist; Feet:____.
a. Paleopathologist
b. Podiatrist
c. Orthopedist
d. Gerontologist
b
- Life:Death; Coagulate:_____.
a. Celebrate
b. Dissolve
c. Destroy
d. Oppose
b
- Fire:Water; Wood:_____.
a. Tree
b. Axe
c. Fire
d. Water
b
- Human:Food; Turbine:_____.
a. Water
b. Spin
c. Engineer
d. Rotate
a
- Oppresion:Revolution; Eradication:_______.
a. Extinction
b. Dissipation
c. Emancipation
d. Infection
a
- Music:Emotions; Pictures:_____.
a. Sadness
b.Mysteries
c.Memories
d. Creativity
c
- Articulate:Words; Emancipate:________.
a. Workers
b. Voters
c. Unions
d. Colleges
a
- Rice: Paddy–____:_____
a. Oil: Caves
b. Staples: Stapler
c. Car: Factory
d. Teacher: Prep-School
c
- Policeman: Crime–_____:_____
a. Broom: Dust
b. Fireman: Rescue
c. Soap: Skin
d. Eraser: Write
a
- Journalism: News–_____:_____
a. Engineering: Structures
b. Mathematics: Equations
c. Pencils: Books
d. Poets: Laureates
a
- Memories: Experiences–____:____
a. Learning: People
b. Money: Power
c. Creativity: Pedigree
d. Knowledge: Studies
d
- Scalpel: Surgery–____:____
a. Visualization: Photography
b. Anesthesia: Numbness
c. Mnemonic: Memorization
d. Magnets: Poles
c
- Tenable: Defensible–____:____
a. Impossible: Viable
b. Arduous: Difficult
c. Credible: Justifiable
d. Sweltering: Sun
b
- Xylophilia: Wood—____:____
a. Petrophilia: Rock art or structures
b. Anglophilia: Britain
c. Logophilia: Pictures
d. Retrophilia: Disco Music
b
- Madrid: Spain–_____:_____
a. New York: U.S.A.
b. Phnom Penh: Cambodia
c. Almaty: Kazakhstan
d. Sydney: Australia
b
- Arbitration: To Settle–____:____
a. Mastication: To Chew
b. Application: To Reject
c. Destruction: Edification
d. Elimination: Obstruction
a
- Washington: U.S.A.–____:____
a. L’Ouverture: Haiti
b. Napoleon: France
c. Raffles: Hong Kong
d. Togo: Japan
b
- All red items are fruits. A banana is red. All rocks are red, therefore ______.
a. The rock is a fruit.
b. The rock is a hard.
c. The rock could be a fruit.
d. The rock is not a fruit.
c
- When a fire burns, smoke is formed. When smoke is formed, sometimes there is a fire. If there is smoke _____.
a. There is fire.
b. There is no fire.
c. There could be a fire.
d. There will be fire.
c
- If Steven has money, he eats ice cream. If Daniel has money, he buys ice cream and shares it with Steven. If only Steven is eating ice cream _____.
a. Steven and Daniel had no money.
b. Steven has no money.
c. Daniel has no money.
d. Steven and Daniel both have money.
c
- All parents are workers. Not all workers are married, and only some parents are married. Some childless people are workers. Therefore, _____.
a. Some workers have neither a spouse nor a child.
b. All workers have children.
c. All parents are married.
d. No single workers are parents.
a
- In an unknown language “Ya smertel medveda,vsegda.”
means That over there is the bear’s prey. In the same language, the sentence “Ya Otchizne krasniy medved,” means That big bear is red. What word most probably means bear?
a. “Ya”
b. “Vsegda”
c. ”Medved”
d. ”Krasniy”
c
- When the university’s basketball team does well, alumni
contributions increase. When it doesn’t it decreases. This year, the team did not do well, therefore ______.
a. The team will do well next year.
b. Alumni contributions will increase.
c. Alumni contributions will remain the same.
d. Alumni contributions will decrease.
d
- Payment of salaries takes up most of the budget of high schools. The total paid by North High School for salaries is higher than that paid by East High School, but the total budget of East High School is lower than that of North High School, therefore ______.
a. North High School actually has an even greater portion of its budget allotted for salaries.
b. The other expenses of East High School are higher than that of North High School’s
c. The total budget of North High School is higher.
d. The portion of North High School’s budget that goes to salaries is around 75%.
c
- There are 10 pencils that are divided among Johnny, Nicky and Art. If Johnny gives all his pencils to Art, Art will have more than half of all the pencils. If Art and Nicky combine their pencils, they will have exactly half of the pencils available. If Art has an even number of pencils, and if Nicky has more pencils than Art, how many pencils does Art have?
a. 5
b. 4
c. 0
d. 2
d
- For questions 174-175, read the following passage:
The coach of the college basketball team needs to pick 5
players for the starting lineup from James, Franco, Miguel,
Ricky, Dan, Martin, Josh and Chris. The starting lineup must
include only one big man and one guard.
Martin, Franco and Ricky are guards. Dan and Josh are big
men. Which of the following are possible starting lineups?
a. James, Franco, Chris, Josh, Miguel.
b. Martin, Franco, Sam, Chris and Josh.
c. Dan, James, Ricky, Martin, Josh.
d. Dan, James, Miguel, Chris, Josh.
a
- If Dan and Martin must start together, what is the only
possible starting lineup?
a. James, Martin, Dan, Chris, Josh
b. Martin, Dan, Chris, Ricky, Franco
c. Martin, Franco, Chris, Miguel, James
d. Martin, Dan, Chris, Miguel, James
d
