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Example Question #421 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Raconteur is to stories as perjurer is to __________.
court
judged
oath
lies
pledge
lies
A “raconteur” is a person who is someone who can retell stories (often in an amusing way). The analogy could be read as stating, “As a raconteur is known for telling stories, so a perjurer is known for X.” When someone commits perjury, that person makes a false statement in court when he or she is under oath to speak the truth; therefore, the best option among those provided is “lies,” for this best describes that for which a perjurer would be characteristically known.
Example Question #422 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Seamstress is to clothes as __________.
book is to author
legislator is to laws
architect is to building
towel is to dry
cushion is to couch
legislator is to laws
The best choice is "legislator is to laws." The relationship between "seamstress" and "clothes" is that a seamstress makes clothes (this relationship is known as product and producer). Likewise, a person who makes laws is called a legislator (think of the legislative branch of American government). Two other choices which might make sense are "book is to author" and "architect is to building." "Book is to author" is in the incorrect order (product to producer instead of producer to product). "Architect is to building" is incorrect because architects don't build buildings. They design them. In addition, the word "architect" can refer to a variety of positions in various fields of work. Therefore, "legislators is to laws" makes the most sense.
Example Question #423 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Vintner is to wine as __________.
librarian is to books
baker is to meat
carpenter is to bread
cooper is to barrels
butcher is to candles
cooper is to barrels
“Vintner” is a noun that means someone who makes or sells wine. That means that we need to pick out an answer choice in which the first word is a noun conveying an occupation, and the second word a noun conveying the item that someone who has that occupation either makes or sells. So, while “baker is to meat,” “butcher is to candles,” and “carpenter is to bread” might each in turn look like a potentially correct answer, bakers do not make or sell meat, butchers do not make or sell candles, and carpenters do not make or sell bread, so none of the three can be the correct answer. While “librarian is to books” might look like a potentially correct answer as well because librarians work with books, librarians do not necessarily make or sell books, so “librarian is to books” cannot be the correct answer either. “Cooper,” however, is a noun that means someone who makes or repairs barrels, so just as vintner makes wine, a cooper makes barrels, making “cooper is to barrels” the correct answer.
Example Question #323 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Painter is to portrait as composer is to __________.
musician
euphonious
trumpets
instrument
symphony
symphony
In days past, a portrait would be painted by a painter. It was the thing created by the painter; therefore, this analogy is one of “maker to thing made,” as though to say, “As the painter makes a portrait, so a composer makes X.” Among the options provided, only “symphony” describes what a composer would make. He would write the musical score for the symphony, which can just be called “a symphony” indicating the musical score itself.
Example Question #324 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Scribe is to manuscript as cobbler is to __________.
repairman
pie
pastry
shoe
baker
shoe
A scribe is a person who writes a text by hand. The word “scribe” is not only related to the “script” found in “manuscript” but also to “scribble,” “ascribe,” and “inscribe.” It comes from the Latin for to write. The analogy could be read, “As a scribe works on a manuscript, so a cobbler works on X.” The only option here is “shoe,” for the other words are attempting to have you think of a simple synonym for the dessert known as “cobbler” or a description of a cobbler as a repairman. Although we generally say that scribes produce manuscripts and that cobblers merely repair shoes, the analogy does hold when we use the broader sense noted above, namely that of “working on.”
Example Question #424 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Witness is to testimony as jury is to __________.
jocular
explanation
judgment
haughty
munificent
judgment
"Testimony" is something given by a "witness," so you must identify which of these answer choices is something given by a "jury." This should lead you to the correct answer, “judgment.” For clarification, "haughty" means proud; "jocular" means humorous or happy; "munificent" means very generous.
Example Question #425 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Journalist is to news article as bard is to ___________.
diatribe
poem
tome
essay
rhyme
poem
A journalist writes news articles so to solve this analogy you have to determine which of these answer choices is most likely written by a bard. A bard is a poet so the correct answer is “poem.” For clarification, tome means very lengthy and ponderous book; a diatribe is a critical essay attacking someone or something.
Example Question #426 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
__________ is to painter as ballad is to poet.
Mural
Epic
Haiku
Sonnet
Stanza
Mural
A "ballad" is a type of poem. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is something that might be produced by a "painter." The correct answer is a "mural" which means a painting done directly on a wall. Additionally, "sonnet" and "haiku" are both types of poems; an "epic" is a type of long story or poem, usually of ancient origins, that tells the story of a legendary hero; a "stanza" is a verse, lines in a poem.
Example Question #427 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Bard it to poetry as __________ is to drama.
lecturer
thespian
mendicant
allegory
confidante
thespian
A "bard" is a poet, someone who produces poetry. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a dramatist, someone who produces or performs in drama. The answer choice should therefore be something like "actor," so the correct answer is "thespian." A "thespian" is a dramatic actor who appears in plays. Additionally, a "mendicant" is a beggar; a "lecturer" is a professor, someone who lectures at a university; a "confidante" is someone trusted who is told secrets, someone whom information is confided in; an "allegory" is a story that purports to be about one thing, but is actually about something else that is concealed within the story.
Example Question #428 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Tanner is to __________ as milliner is to hat.
iron
copper
wool
wood
leather
leather
A "milliner" is someone who makes hats. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these answer choices is made or crafted by a "tanner." The correct answer is "leather."
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