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Example Questions
Example Question #53 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Anglophile is to English as Francophile is to __________.
Scottish
German
Spanish
Welsh
French
French
An Anglophile is someone who loves English culture and people, so to solve this analogy you have to determine which nationality is loved by a Francophile. The prefix Franco- often means of or relating to France, so a Francophile is someone who loves French culture and people. For clarification, the suffix –phile means lover of.
Example Question #1 : Analogies: Suffixes From Latin
Complete this analogy.
Acrophobia is to heights as claustrophobia is to __________.
Being ignorant
Being successful
Being American
Being confined
Being introspective
Being confined
Acrophobia, as you will have learned from the inclusion of the suffix –phobia, is the fear of heights; therefore, in order to solve this analogy you have to determine what claustrophobia is the fear of. It is a commonly expressed fear or discomfort expressed in everyday life, so you likely already know that claustrophobia is the fear of being confined or tapped.
Example Question #1 : Analogies: Suffixes
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Cacophony is to music as war is to __________.
general
peace
soldier
battle
conflict
peace
The Latin root "phony" means sound, so you can infer that a "cacophony" is a type of sound. Specifically, "cacophony" means a loud, displeasing noise, so it is an antonym of "music." Therefore, the correct answer will be the opposite of "war," which is "peace."
Example Question #2 : Analogies: Suffixes
Complete this analogy.
Positive is to utopia as negative is to _________.
myriad
postmodern
dystopia
ephemeral
divine
dystopia
A utopia is a perfect hypothetical society, so to solve this analog you have to figure out which of these answer choices is a negative representation of a hypothetical society. The correct answer, as you might have guessed from the matching suffixes, is “dystopia.” For clarification, "myriad" means countless; "postmodern" is a school of thinking defined by deconstruction; "ephemeral" means short-lived; and "divine" means of or relating to (a) god(s) or goddess(es).
Example Question #3 : Analogies: Suffixes
Complete this analogy.
Man is to biped as dog is to __________.
triped
tripod
pentode
quadriceps
quadruped
quadruped
A biped is a two-legged animal and a human is an example of that, so to solve this analogy, you have to determine which of these answer choices a dog is an example of. Well, dogs have four legs, so the answer will likely contain the prefix "quad-," which means four, and the suffix "-ped," which means relating to feet or legs. The correct answer is therefore “quadruped.”
Example Question #2 : Analogies: Suffixes From Latin
Complete this analogy.
Insecticide is to bug as deicide is to __________.
ten
decimal
two
tree
god
god
The suffix "-cide" means to kill. An insecticide is a product that kills insects (bugs), and a deicide is something that kills deities (gods).