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This section includes InterviewSolutions, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
TAILOR : SUIT |
| Answer» To tailor a suit is to alter it; to edit a manuscript is to alter it. | |
| 2. |
Careful is to cautious as boastful is to |
| Answer» Careful and cautious are synonyms (they mean the same thing). Boastful and arrogant are also synonyms. The answer is not (choice b) because humble means the opposite of boastful. The answer is not choice c or d because neither means the same as boastful. | |
| 3. |
Yard is to inch as quart is to |
| Answer» A yard is a larger measure than an inch (a yard contains 36 inches). A quart is a larger measure than an ounce (a quart contains 32 ounces). Gallon (choice a) is incorrect because it is larger than a quart. Choices c and d are incorrect because they are not units of measurement. | |
| 4. |
Play is to actor as concert is to |
| Answer» An actor performs in a play. A musician performs at a concert. Choices a, c, and d are incorrect because none is people who perform. | |
| 5. |
Marathon is to race as hibernation is to |
| Answer» A marathon is a long race and hibernation is a lengthy period of sleep. The answer is not choice a or b because even though a bear and winter are related to hibernation, neither completes the analogy. (Choice c) is incorrect because sleep and dream are not synonymous. | |
| 6. |
AERIE : EAGLE |
| Answer» An aerie is where an eagle lives; a house is where a person lives. | |
| 7. |
PROFESSOR : ERUDITE |
| Answer» Being erudite is a trait of a professor; being imaginative is a trait of an inventor. | |
| 8. |
DELTOID : MUSCLE |
| Answer» The deltoid is a muscle; the radius is a bone. | |
| 9. |
JAUNDICE : LIVER |
| Answer» Jaundice is an indication of a liver problem; rash is an indication of a skin problem. | |
| 10. |
CONVICTION : INCARCERATION |
| Answer» A conviction results in incarceration; a reduction results in diminution. | |
| 11. |
Artist is to painting as senator is to |
| Answer» An artist makes paintings; a senator makes laws. The answer is not choice a because an attorney does not make laws and a senator is not an attorney. Choice c is incorrect because a senator is not a politician. Constituents (choice d) is also incorrect because a senator serves his or her constituents. | |
| 12. |
Exercise is to gym as eating is to |
| Answer» A gym is a place where people exercise. A restaurant is a place where people eat. Food (choice a) is not the answer because it is something people eat, not a place or location where they eat. The answer is not choice b or c because neither represents a place where people eat. | |
| 13. |
Candid is to indirect as honest is to |
| Answer» Candid and indirect refer to opposing traits. Honest and untruthful refer to opposing traits. The answer is not choice a because frank means the same thing as candid.Wicked (choice b) is incorrect because even though it refers to a negative trait, it does not mean the opposite of honest. (Choice c) is incorrect because truthful and honest mean the same thing. | |
| 14. |
DEPENDABLE : CAPRICIOUS |
| Answer» Dependable and capricious are antonyms; capable and inept are antonyms. | |
| 15. |
UMBRAGE : OFFENSE |
| Answer» Umbrage and offense are synonyms; elation and jubilance are synonyms. | |
| 16. |
DIRGE : FUNERAL |
| Answer» A dirge is a song used at a funeral; a jingle is a song used in a commercial. | |
| 17. |
PEDAL : BICYCLE |
| Answer» A pedal propels a bicycle; an oar propels a canoe. | |
| 18. |
DIVISION : SECTION |
| Answer» Division and section are synonyms; layer and tier are synonyms. | |
| 19. |
DEPRESSED : SAD |
| Answer» Depressed is an intensification of sad; exhausted is an intensification of tired. | |
| 20. |
BRISTLE : BRUSH |
| Answer» A bristle is a part of a brush; a key is a part of a piano. | |
| 21. |
RAIN : DRIZZLE |
| Answer» To drizzle is to rain slowly; to jog is to run slowly. | |
| 22. |
METAPHOR : SYMBOL |
| Answer» A metaphor is a symbol; an analogy is a comparison. | |
| 23. |
INTEREST : OBSESSION |
| Answer» Obsession is a greater degree of interest; fantasy is a greater degree of dream. | |
| 24. |
CONDUCTOR : ORCHESTRA |
| Answer» A conductor leads an orchestra; a skipper leads a crew. | |
| 25. |
FROND : PALM |
| Answer» A palm (tree) has fronds; a porcupine has quills. | |
| 26. |
SOUND : CACOPHONY |
| Answer» A cacophony is an unpleasant sound; a stench is an unpleasant smell. | |
| 27. |
DOMINANCE : HEGEMONY |
| Answer» Hegemony means dominance; autonomy means independence. | |
| 28. |
PHOBIC : FEARFUL |
| Answer» To be phobic is to be extremely fearful; to be asinine is to be extremely silly. | |
| 29. |
FERAL : TAME |
| Answer» Feral and tame are antonyms; ephemeral and immortal are antonyms. | |
| 30. |
Guide is to direct as reduce is to |
| Answer» Guide and direct are synonyms, and reduce and decrease are synonyms. The answer is not choice b or d because neither means the same as reduce. (Choice c) is incorrect because increase is the opposite of reduce. | |
| 31. |
Pen is to poet as needle is to |
| Answer» A pen is a tool used by a poet. A needle is a tool used by a tailor. The answer is not choice a, b, or c because none is a person and therefore cannot complete the analogy. | |
| 32. |
Secretly is to openly as silently is to |
| Answer» Secretly is the opposite of openly, and silently is the opposite of noisily. Choices a and b are clearly not the opposites of silently. (Choice d) means the same thing as silently. | |
| 33. |
Embarrassed is to humiliated as frightened is to |
| Answer» If someone has been humiliated, they have been greatly embarrassed. If someone is terrified, they are extremely frightened. The answer is not choice b because an agitated person is not necessarily frightened. Choices c and d are incorrect because neither word expresses a state of being frightened. | |
| 34. |
Pride is to lion as shoal is to |
| Answer» A group of lions is called a pride. A group of fish swim in a shoal. Teacher (choice a) and student (choice b) refer to another meaning of the word school. The answer is not (choice c) because self-respect has no obvious relationship to this particular meaning of school. | |
| 35. |
PULSATE : THROB |
| Answer» Pulsate and throb are synonyms, as are examine and scrutinize. | |
| 36. |
FISH : SHOAL |
| Answer» A group of fish is a shoal; a group of wolves is a pack. | |
| 37. |
ODOMETER : DISTANCE |
| Answer» Scale - A measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass. An odometer measures distance; a scale measures weight. | |
| 38. |
WAITRESS : RESTAURANT |
| Answer» A waitress works in a restaurant; a teacher works in a school. | |
| 39. |
SKEIN : YARN |
| Answer» A skein is a quantity of yarn; a ream is a quantity of paper. | |
| 40. |
COTTON : BALE |
| Answer» Upon harvesting, cotton is gathered into bales; grain is gathered into shocks. | |
| 41. |
ELEPHANT : PACHYDERM |
| Answer» An elephant is a pachyderm; a kangaroo is a marsupial. | |
| 42. |
PSYCHOLOGIST : NEUROSIS |
| Answer» A psychologist treats a neurosis; an ophthalmologist treats a cataract. | |
| 43. |
PASTORAL : RURAL |
| Answer» Pastoral describes rural areas; metropolitan describes urban areas. | |
| 44. |
MONK : DEVOTION |
| Answer» Devotion is characteristic of a monk; wanderlust is characteristic of a rover. | |
| 45. |
SLAPSTICK : LAUGHTER |
| Answer» Slapstick results in laughter; horror results in fear. | |
| 46. |
VERVE : ENTHUSIASM |
| Answer» Verve and enthusiasm are synonyms; devotion and reverence are synonyms. | |
| 47. |
SPY : CLANDESTINE |
| Answer» A spy acts in a clandestine manner; an accountant acts in a meticulous manner. | |
| 48. |
COBBLER : SHOE |
| Answer» A cobbler makes and repairs shoes; a contractor builds and repairs buildings. | |
| 49. |
BINDING : BOOK |
| Answer» A binding surrounds a book; a frame surrounds a picture. | |
| 50. |
EXPLORE : DISCOVER |
| Answer» One explores to discover; one researches to learn. | |