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Example Questions
Example Question #68 : Analogies
Choose the word that best completes each comparison.
Banjo is to stringed as clarinet is to __________.
woodwind
orchestra
flute
elongated
musical
woodwind
A "banjo" is a "stringed" instrument, in the same way that a "clarinet" is a "woodwind" instrument.
Example Question #71 : Analogies
Choose the word that best completes each comparison.
Orangutan is to primate as wolf is to __________.
howling
feline
pack
dangerous
canine
canine
An "orangutan" belongs to the group of "primate" animals; just as a "wolf" is a type of "canine" animal.
Example Question #72 : Analogies
Choose the answer that best completes the comparison.
Horse is to equine as cattle is to __________.
bovine
feline
canine
agriculture
dairy
bovine
"Horse" belongs to the "equine" family of animals, just as "cattle" are members of the "bovine" family.
Example Question #73 : Analogies
Choose the answer that best completes the comparison.
Jazz is to music as surrealism is to __________.
defiance
painting
fortune
doomed
distance
painting
"Jazz" is a genre or type of "music;" therefore "surrealism" is a type of "painting."
Example Question #201 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Choose the answer that best completes the comparison.
Schooner is to ship as sedan is to __________.
seed
highway
geography
freighter
automobile
automobile
"Schooner" is a type of "ship," just like "sedan" is a type of "car."
Example Question #74 : Analogies
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Caspian is to sea as Erie is to __________.
lake
New York
ocean
water
Black
lake
The "Caspian" is a major "sea," just as "Erie" is an important "lake."
Example Question #75 : Analogies
Choose the word that best completes the comparison.
Feline is to cat as marine is to __________.
lake
biology
organism
dog
ocean
ocean
"Feline" pertains to "cat," just as "marine" pertains to "ocean."
Example Question #202 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Answer the question by choosing the word that best completes the comparison.
Baboon is to mammal as crocodile is to __________.
alligator
reptile
river
jaws
Australia
reptile
A "baboon" is a type of "mammal," just as a crocodile is a type of "reptile."
Example Question #77 : Analogies
Answer the question by choosing the word that best completes the comparison.
Everest is to mountain as Nile is to __________.
Egypt
river
Matterhorn
Amazon
United States
river
"Everest" is a famous "mountain," whereas the "Nile" is a famed "river."
Example Question #78 : Analogies
Answer the question by choosing the word that best completes the comparison.
Symphony is to music as mural is to __________.
artist
orchestra
painting
Guernica
wall
painting
A "symphony" is a great work of "music," just as a "mural" is a great work of "painting."
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