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Example Question #21 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy:
Triangle is to pyramid as circle is to __________.
cube
sphere
globe
oval
round
sphere
A pyramid is a three-dimensional version of the triangle. Similarly, a sphere is the three-dimensional version of the circle.
None of the other analogies have this relationship.
Globes are spherical, but refer specifically to spheres upon which three-dimensional maps of the Earth are depicted.
An oval is simply an elongated circle, also known as an ellipse.
Round is the quality of being non-linear, for either three-dimensional or two dimensional.
Cube is the three-dimensional version of the square.
Example Question #22 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Singer is to choir as player is to ____________.
team
uniform
bar
bat
shoe
team
This analogy shows a part to whole relationship.
A singer is part of a larger unit (the choir).
The correct answer is "player is to team." A player is part of a team (the team being the whole).
Example Question #23 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Museum is to __________ as orchard is to trees.
artifacts
sailors
pestilence
weapons
vocations
artifacts
An "orchard" is a group of "trees," particularly fruit "trees." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is found in a "museum." The correct answer is "artifacts." A collection of "artifacts" is known as a "museum." An "artifact" is a man-made object of historical of cultural interest. Additionally, "pestilence" is disease; a "vocation" is an occupation, a job.
Example Question #24 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Midshipman is to navy as __________ is to army.
tank
private
aviator
cartographer
mine
private
A "midshipman" is a low ranking member of the "navy." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a low ranking member of the "army." The correct answer is "private." Additionally, an "aviator" is a pilot of planes; a "cartographer" is a mapmaker.
Example Question #25 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Armada is to __________ as infantry is to soldiers.
politicians
airplanes
passengers
pedestrians
warships
warships
"Infantry" is a term that can be used to describe a group of "soldiers." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these an "armada" is made up of. The correct answer is that an "armada" is a fleet, a group of "warships." Additionally, "pedestrians" are people walking, as opposed to people in cars.
Example Question #26 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Peanut is to shell as __________________.
apple is to tree
refrigerator is to kitchen
flour is to dough
banana is to peel
poultry is to meat
banana is to peel
A peanut's outermost layer is its shell. The correct answer will demonstrate a similar relationship. A banana's outermost layer is its peel, so that is the correct answer.
Example Question #27 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Xylophone is to instrument as __________.
cloud is to sky
lock is to key
pear is to fruit
game is to chess
wax is to candle
pear is to fruit
A xylophone is an example of an instrument, so we need to pick out an answer choice that consists of two nouns, where the first is an example of the second. While “pear is to fruit” and “game is to chess” might each look like a potentially correct answer, “game” is not an example of a “chess,” so “game is to chess” cannot be the correct answer. A pear is an example of a fruit, however, just as a xylophone is an example of an instrument, so “pear is to fruit” is the correct answer.
Example Question #28 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Scull is to boat as hamlet is to __________.
Town
Forest
Mountain
Carriage
Lake
Town
A scull is a small boat, so to solve this analogy you have to determine which of the answer choices is a bigger version of a hamlet. A hamlet is a small community, like a village, so the correct answer is “town.”
Example Question #29 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Virtue is to honesty as vice is to __________.
consideration
generosity
kindness
mendacity
intelligence
mendacity
A "virtue" is a good or righteous attribute in a person, and a "vice" is the opposite, a negative or bad attribute in a person. "Honesty" is a example of a virtue, so to solve this analogy you have to determine which of these answer choices is an example of a vice. "Mendacity" means dishonesty and is the best example of a vice that is available.
Example Question #30 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Vermillion is to red as lavender is to __________.
shade
hue
purple
light
dark
purple
"Vermillion" is a shade of red, so to solve this analogy you have to determine into which color lavender can be categorized. The correct answer is “purple.” For clarification, "shade" and "hue" are synonyms of one another.
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