Analogies
Analogies
1. PETAL: FLOWER
a. recliner: chair
b. leaf: tree
c. basket: ball
d. material: fabric
e. avocado: guacamole
2. SHELF: BOOKCASE
a. arm: leg
b. stage: curtain
c. bench: chair
d. key: piano
e. lamp: bulb
3. FISH: SCHOOL
a. wolf: pack
b. tiger: jungle
c. herd: peacock
d. raven: school
e. dog: collie
4. SCALE: WEIGHT
a. yardstick: length
b. width: depth
c. length: width
d. size: area
e. mileage: speed
5. WATERMELON: FRUIT
a. collar: leash
b. dog: companion
c. fish: bowl
d. Dalmatian: canine
e. apple: orange
6. FOOT: SKATEBOARD
a. tire: automobile
b. lace: shoe
c. ounce: scale
d. walk: jump
e. pedal: bicycle
7. STRETCH: EXTEND
a. tremble: roll
b. thirsty: drink
c. shake: tremble
d. stroll: run
e. stitch: tear
8. KANGAROO: MARSUPIAL
a. salmon: mollusk
b. zebra: horse
c. rhinoceros: pachyderm
d. beagle: feline
e. grasshopper: rodent
9. STARVING: HUNGRY
a. neat: thoughtful
b. towering: cringing
c. progressive: regressive
d. happy: crying
e. depressed: sad
10. DERMATOLOGIST: ACNE
a. psychologist: neurosis
c. ophthalmologist: fracture
d. oncologist: measles
e. allergies: orthopedist
11. FRAME: PICTURE
a. display: museum
b. shelf: refrigerator
c. mechanic: electrician
d. nail: hammer
e. fence: backyard
12. SEARCH: FIND
a. sleep: wake
b. explore: discover
c. draw: paint
d. think: relate
e. walk: run
13. PHARMACY: DRUGS
a. mall: store
b. doctor: medicine
c. bakery: bread
d. supermarket: discount store
e. toys: games
14. LAYER: TIER
a. section: segment
b. dais: speaker
c. curtain: stage
d. chapter: verse
e. cotton: bale
15. METROPOLITAN: URBAN
a. bucolic: rural
b. sleepy: nocturnal
c. agricultural: cow
d. autumn: harvest
e. agrarian: generous
16. TEACHER: SCHOOL
a. actor: role
b. mechanic: engine
c. jockey: horse
d. judge: courthouse
e. author: book
17. PERSIAN: CAT
a. alligator: crocodile
b. zebra: reptile
c. parakeet: bird
d. rat: marsupial
e. fly: bee
18. RUN: JOG
a. trot: race
b. swim: dive
c. dance: ballet
d. juggle: bounce
e. rain: drizzle
19. SKEIN: YARN
a. squeeze: lemon
b. fire: coal
c. ream: paper
d. tree: lumber
e. plow: acre
20. TAILOR: SUIT
a. scheme: agent
b. edit: manuscript
c. revise: writer
d. mention: opinion
e. implode: building
21. CONDUCTOR: ORCHESTRA
a. jockey: mount
b. thrasher: hay
c. driver: tractor
d. skipper: crew
e. painter: house
22. JAUNDICE: LIVER
a. rash: skin
b. dialysis: kidney
c. smog: lung
d. valentine: heart
e. imagination: brain
23. COBBLER: SHOE
a. jockey: horse
b. contractor: building
c. mason: stone
d. cowboy: boot
e. potter: paint
24. PHOBIC: FEARFUL
a. finicky: thoughtful
b. cautious: emotional
c. envious: desiring
d. shy: familiar
e. ridiculous: silly
25. INTEREST: OBSESSION
a. mood: feeling
b. weeping: sadness
c. dream: fantasy
d. plan: negation
e. highlight: indication
26. MONK: DEVOTION
a. maniac: pacifism
b. explorer: contentment
c. visionary: complacency
d. rover: wanderlust
e. philistine: culture
27. SLAPSTICK: LAUGHTER
a. fallacy: dismay
b. genre: mystery
c. satire: anger
d. mimicry: tears
e. horror: fear
28. VERVE: ENTHUSIASM
a. loyalty: duplicity
b. devotion: reverence
c. intensity: color
d. eminence: anonymity
e. generosity: elation
29. SOUND: CACOPHONY
a. taste: style
b. touch: massage
c. smell: stench
d. sight: panorama
e. speech: oration
30. CONVICTION: INCARCERATION
a. reduction: diminution
b. induction: amelioration
c. radicalization: estimation
d. marginalization: intimidation
e. proliferation: alliteration
31. DELTOID: MUSCLE
a. radius: bone
b. brain: nerve
c. tissue: organ
d. blood: vein
e. scalpel: incision
32. UMBRAGE: OFFENSE
a. confusion: penance
b. infinity: meaning
c. decorum: decoration
d. elation: jubilance
e. outrage: consideration
33. PROFESSOR: ERUDITE
a. aviator: licensed
b. inventor: imaginative
c. procrastinator: conscientious
d. overseer: wealthy
e. moderator: vicious
34. DEPENDABLE: CAPRICIOUS
a. fallible: cantankerous
b. erasable: obtuse
c. malleable: limpid
d. capable: inept
e. incorrigible: guilty
35. FROND: PALM
a. quill: porcupine
b. blade: evergreen
c. scale: wallaby
d. tusk: alligator
e. blade: fern
36. METAPHOR: SYMBOL
a. pentameter: poem
b. rhythm: melody
c. nuance: song
d. slang: usage
e. analogy: comparison
37. DIRGE: FUNERAL
a. chain: letter
b. bell: church
c. telephone: call
d. jingle: commercial
e. hymn: concerto
38. FERAL: TAME
a. rancid: rational
b. repetitive: recurrent
c. nettlesome: annoying
d. repentant: honorable
e. ephemeral: immortal
39. SPY: CLANDESTINE
a. accountant: meticulous
b. furrier: rambunctious
c. lawyer: ironic
d. shepherd: garrulous
e. astronaut: opulent
40. DOMINANCE: HEGEMONY
a. romance: sympathy
b. furtherance: melancholy
c. independence: autonomy
d. tolerance: philanthropy
e. recompense: hilarity
41. AERIE: EAGLE
a. capital: government
b. bridge: architect
c. unit: apartment
d. kennel: veterinarian
e. house: person
SOLUTION
1. b. A petal is a part of a flower; a leaf is a part of a tree.
2. d. A shelf is a part of a bookcase; a key is a part of a piano.
3. a. A group of fish is called a school; a group of wolves is called a pack.
4. a. A scale measures weight; a yardstick measures length.
5. d. Watermelon is a kind of fruit; Dalmatian is a kind of canine.
6. e. A foot propels a skateboard; a pedal propels a bicycle.
7. c. Stretch and extend are synonyms; shake and tremble are synonyms.
8. c. A kangaroo is a marsupial; a rhinoceros is a pachyderm.
9. e. Starving is an intensification of hungry; depressed is an intensification of sad.
10. a. A dermatologist treats acne; a psychologist treats a neurosis.
11. e. A frame surrounds a picture; a fence surrounds a backyard.
12. b. One searches in order to find; one explores in order to discover.
13. c. A pharmacy sells drugs; a bakery sells bread.
14. a. Layer and tier are synonyms; section and segment are synonyms.
15. a. Metropolitan describes urban areas; bucolic describes rural areas.
16. d. A teacher works in a school; a judge works in a courthouse.
17. c. A Persian is a type of cat; a parakeet is a type of bird.
18. e. To jog is to run slowly; to drizzle is to rain slowly.
19. c. A skein is a quantity of yarn; a ream is a quantity of paper.
20. b. To tailor a suit is to alter it; to edit a manuscript is to alter it.
21. d. A conductor leads an orchestra; a skipper leads a crew.
22. a. Jaundice is an indication of a liver problem; rash is an indication of a skin problem.
23. b. A cobbler makes and repairs shoes; a contractor builds and repairs buildings.
24. e. To be phobic is to be extremely fearful; to be ridiculous is to be extremely silly.
25. c. Obsession is a greater degree of interest; fantasy is a greater degree of dream.
26. d. Devotion is characteristic of a monk; wanderlust is characteristic of a rover.
27. e. Slapstick results in laughter; horror results in fear.
28. b. Verve and enthusiasm are synonyms; devotion and reverence are synonyms.
29. c. A cacophony is an unpleasant sound; a stench is an unpleasant smell.
30. a. A conviction results in incarceration; a reduction results in diminution.
31. a. The deltoid is a muscle; the radius is a bone.
32. d. Umbrage and offense are synonyms; elation and jubilance are synonyms.
33. b. Being erudite is a trait of a professor; being imaginative is a trait of an inventor.
34. d. Dependable and capricious are antonyms; capable and inept are antonyms.
35. a. A palm (tree) has fronds; a porcupine has quills.
36. e. A metaphor is a symbol; an analogy is a comparison.
37. d. A dirge is a song used at a funeral; a jingle is a song used in a commercial.
38. e. Feral and tame are antonyms; ephemeral and immortal are antonyms.
39. a. A spy acts in a clandestine manner; an accountant acts in a meticulous manner.
40. c. Hegemony means dominance; autonomy means independence.
41. e. An aerie is where an eagle lives; a house is where a person lives.