Question 1

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-thrifty : ______ :: hungry : gluttonous
A)virtue
B)vice
C)avarice
D)self-control

Accepted Answer

Avarice is the best match because it represents an excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain, similar to how gluttonous describes an excessive desire for food. Both terms denote an extreme or excessive quality related to the base words "thrifty" and "hungry."

Question 2

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-privy : secret :: sympathetic : ______
A)spy
B)grief
C)clandestine
D)joy

Accepted Answer

The relationship between "privy" and "secret" is one of knowledge or awareness of something not widely known. Similarly, being "sympathetic" relates to understanding or sharing the feelings of another, often in contexts of sorrow or trouble, making "grief" the term that best matches in parallel structure.

Question 3

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-pallid : color :: tactless : ______
A)hue
B)tasteless
C)verve
D)diplomatic

Accepted Answer

"Pallid" means lacking color, and "tactless" means lacking diplomacy.

Question 4

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-din : ______ :: odor : garbage
A)crowd
B)tree
C)dark
D)nose

Accepted Answer

A "din" is a loud, unpleasant noise often associated with a "crowd," just as an "odor" is often associated with "garbage."

Question 5

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-______ : incising :: spatula : lifting
A)pancake
B)bullhorn
C)scalpel
D)truck

Accepted Answer

A scalpel is used for incising, similar to how a spatula is used for lifting.

Question 6

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-break : shift :: minute : ______
A)second
B)hour
C)spell
D)work

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-______ : service :: juror : jury
A)inductee
B)judge
C)martial
D)sequester

Accepted Answer

An inductee is to a service as a juror is to a jury, meaning an individual member of a larger group.

Question 8

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-ratchet : ______ :: grow : inches
A)tools
B)shrink
C)yards
D)stages

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-cellar : house :: ______ : ship
A)land
B)hold
C)ocean
D)wave

Accepted Answer

A cellar is a storage area below a house, similarly, a hold is a storage area below the deck of a ship.

Question 10

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-economy : parsimony :: ______ : rift
A)disagreement
B)fissure
C)bounty
D)river

Accepted Answer

Economy is to parsimony as fissure is to rift. Both parsimony and rift are more specific terms that fall under the broader categories of economy and fissure, respectively.

Question 11

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-admonish : ______ :: defeat : conquer
A)administer
B)celebrate
C)negotiate
D)berate

Accepted Answer

Admonish is to berate as defeat is to conquer. Both pairs illustrate a relationship of intensity or escalation in action, where "admonish" and "berate" share a similar context of reprimanding, with "berate" often implying a more intense or harsh form of admonishment. Similarly, "defeat" and "conquer" both relate to overcoming an opponent, with "conquer" suggesting a more complete or dominant victory.

Question 12

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-______ : wheat :: lentil : legume
A)barley
B)bread
C)soup
D)spelt

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-mercenary : wages :: dilettante : ______
A)enjoyment
B)rifle
C)strife
D)market

Accepted Answer

A mercenary is motivated by wages, while a dilettante is motivated by enjoyment.

Question 14

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-candle : illuminate :: ______ : cool
A)breeze
B)wick
C)burn
D)refrigerator

Accepted Answer

A refrigerator is used to cool things, just as a candle is used to illuminate.

Question 15

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-fop : ______ :: documentary : reality
A)appearance
B)movie
C)punishment
D)fairytale

Accepted Answer

A fop is someone overly concerned with their appearance, similar to how a documentary is concerned with depicting reality.

Question 16

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-______ : plant :: stable : horse
A)cow
B)unstable
C)oat
D)nursery

Accepted Answer

A nursery is to a plant as a stable is to a horse. Both nursery and stable are places where their respective subjects are cared for and grown or housed.

Question 17

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-dictionary : definition :: ______ : map
A)direction
B)south
C)atlas
D)longitude

Accepted Answer

An atlas is to a map as a dictionary is to a definition. An atlas is a collection of maps, just as a dictionary is a collection of definitions.

Question 18

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-groom : horse :: ______ : child
A)track
B)nanny
C)gallop
D)infantry

Accepted Answer

The relationship between "groom" and "horse" is one of care and maintenance, where a groom is someone who takes care of horses. Similarly, a "nanny" is someone who takes care of children, making B) nanny the correct analogy.

Question 19

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-______ : house :: anklet : sock
A)shoe
B)foot
C)cottage
D)mansion

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-annex : ______ :: insert : book
A)shelf
B)building
C)page
D)wing

Accepted Answer

Annex is a building that is added to an existing building, just like an insert is a page that is added to a book.

Quiz 2: Analogies and Relationships

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -thrifty : ______ :: hungry : gluttonous

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -privy : secret :: sympathetic : ______

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -pallid : color :: tactless : ______

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -din : ______ :: odor : garbage

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -______ : incising :: spatula : lifting

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -break : shift :: minute : ______

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -______ : service :: juror : jury

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -ratchet : ______ :: grow : inches

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -cellar : house :: ______ : ship

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -economy : parsimony :: ______ : rift

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -admonish : ______ :: defeat : conquer

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -______ : wheat :: lentil : legume

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -mercenary : wages :: dilettante : ______

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -candle : illuminate :: ______ : cool

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -fop : ______ :: documentary : reality

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -______ : plant :: stable : horse

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -dictionary : definition :: ______ : map

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -groom : horse :: ______ : child

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -______ : house :: anklet : sock

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -annex : ______ :: insert : book