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Example Question #51 : Specific Terminology
Complete this analogy.
Nasal is to nose as ocular is to __________.
ear
hand
mouth
foot
eye
eye
"Nasal" means of or related to the "nose." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is described by the word "ocular." "Ocular" means related to "eye," eyesight, or vision. So, the correct answer is "eye." Additionally, "oral" means related to the mouth.
Example Question #451 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Visual is to see as aural is to __________.
mouth
taste
touch
eye
hear
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 __________.
climbing
playing
driving
sailing
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 ______________.
run is to track
perplexed is to understanding
scrawl is to write
train is to track
drink is to water
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.
inventions
animals
children
machines
ideas
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.
taste
light
sight
sound
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 __________.
phones
tables
cars
carts
maps
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 #571 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Spider is to web as __________.
wall is to house
spider is to arachnid
nest is to bird
grasshopper is to insect
musician is to song
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 __________.
fish is to caviar
plant is to chlorophyl
wood is to ash
eggs is to bacon
cloth is to clothing
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 __________.
safety
heat
fire
electric
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."
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