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Example Question #451 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Visual is to see as aural is to __________.
hear
touch
taste
eye
mouth
hear
"Visual" means related to sight or seeing. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that "aural" relates to. The correct answer is "hearing."
Example Question #452 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Aviation is to flying as maritime is to __________.
sailing
climbing
driving
playing
running
sailing
"Aviation" means related to aircraft or the act of "flying" a plane. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these actions is connected to the word "maritime." Well, "maritime" means related to the sea or to ships. So, the correct answer is "sailing."
Example Question #453 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Jabber is to talk as ______________.
drink is to water
train is to track
perplexed is to understanding
scrawl is to write
run is to track
scrawl is to write
The correct answer is "scrawl is to write."
When someone "jabbers," he or she is talking hurriedly, but not making much sense (careless talking/speech).
When an individual "scrawls," he or she is writing rapidly and carelessly.
Example Question #454 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Husbandry is to __________ as forestry is to trees.
machines
ideas
inventions
children
animals
animals
The term "forestry" means related to the science or practice of planting for or caring for "trees." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words is related to "husbandry." Well, "husbandry" refers to the science or practice of raising and caring for farm "animals."
Example Question #455 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Sonic is to _____________ as tactile is to touch.
sight
sound
taste
light
truth
sound
"Tactile" means of or related to the sense of "touch." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is described by the word "sonic." The correct answer is that "sonic" means of or related to "sound."
Example Question #1 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Milliner is to hats as cartographer is to __________.
maps
tables
carts
phones
cars
maps
A "milliner" is someone who makes hats as an occupation so to solve this analogy you have to determine what it is that a cartographer makes. The correct answer is “maps”; a cartographer is a map-maker.
Example Question #2 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Spider is to web as __________.
musician is to song
wall is to house
nest is to bird
spider is to arachnid
grasshopper is to insect
musician is to song
The relationship between "spider" and "web" is that a spider creates a web. The best choice is "musician is to song" because musicians create songs. Considering the other choices, "nest is to bird" has the same relationship, but is in the incorrect order of product to producer, instead of producer to product as the question is worded, which makes "musician is to song" a better choice. In "grasshopper is to insect" the relationship is that a grasshopper is a type of insect, in "wall is to house", a wall is a part of a house, and in "spider is to arachnid", a spider is a type of arachnid.
Example Question #3 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete the analogy:
Cow is to milk as __________.
eggs is to bacon
cloth is to clothing
wood is to ash
plant is to chlorophyl
fish is to caviar
fish is to caviar
Milk is an edible product produced by the cow. "Caviar" is an edible product produced by "fish." None of the other analogies have this relationship.
Clothing is made from cloth, but clothing is not an edible product, nor does cloth actively produce clothing. Wood becomes ash when burned. Plants produce chlorophyl, but chlorophyl is not an edible product. Eggs and bacon are both food, but one does not produce another.
Example Question #4 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Lantern is to light as furnace is to __________.
electric
fire
safety
heat
combustible
heat
A "lantern" is a lamp, a light, something that is used to produce light. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what is produced by a "furnace." The correct answer is "heat."
Example Question #451 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Broker is to stocks as realtor is to __________.
furniture
houses
medicine
food
cars
houses
A "broker" is someone who helps others to buy and sell stocks. So, which of these is bought and sold by a "realtor?" The correct answer is "houses."
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