Question 1

Fill the blank with the best choice match:&#10;&#10;-bivouac : ______ :: axis : alliance&#10;A)diplomacy&#10;B)sergeant&#10;C)soldier&#10;D)camp

Accepted Answer

A bivouac is a temporary camp without tents or cover, used especially by soldiers or mountaineers, which relates to "camp" in the same way that "axis" (a central line that bisects a two-dimensional shape) relates to "alliance" (a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations). The relationship is one of a specific example to a general category.

Question 2

Fill the blank with the best choice match:&#10;&#10;-pineapple : ______ :: orange : Florida&#10;A)Dole&#10;B)Hawaii&#10;C)Canada&#10;D)mango

Accepted Answer

Hawaii is known for its pineapple production, similar to how Florida is known for its orange production.

Question 3

Fill the blank with the best choice match:&#10;&#10;-quicksilver : mercury :: goldbrick : ______&#10;A)worker&#10;B)idler&#10;C)money&#10;D)idol

Accepted Answer

Goldbrick, like quicksilver, has a figurative meaning unrelated to its literal components. Quicksilver is another name for mercury, and goldbrick, despite its literal suggestion of gold, figuratively means someone who shirks duty or is an idler.

Question 4

Fill the blank with the best choice match:&#10;&#10;-ribbon : ______ :: icing : cake&#10;A)present&#10;B)cut&#10;C)bow&#10;D)typewriter

Accepted Answer

The ribbon is to a present as icing is to a cake, meaning the ribbon is a decorative element for the present just as icing is a decorative element for a cake.

Question 5

Fill the blank with the best choice match:&#10;&#10;-search : ______ :: defeat : vanquish&#10;A)peer&#10;B)ransack&#10;C)destroy&#10;D)find

Accepted Answer

"Ransack" is a more intense form of "search," just as "vanquish" is a more intense form of "defeat."

Question 6

Fill the blank with the best choice match:&#10;&#10;-kitten : ______ :: soldier : army&#10;A)cat&#10;B)litter&#10;C)puppy&#10;D)meow

Accepted Answer

A group of kittens is called a litter, just as a group of soldiers is called an army.

Question 7

Fill the blank with the best choice match:&#10;&#10;-cord : telephone :: ______ : television&#10;A)watch&#10;B)screen&#10;C)program&#10;D)table

Accepted Answer

The best match for the analogy "cord : telephone :: ______ : television" is "screen," because just as a cord is an essential part of a telephone for its operation, a screen is an essential part of a television for displaying images.

Question 8

Fill the blank with the best choice match:&#10;&#10;-cub : bear :: joey : ______&#10;A)cave&#10;B)doll&#10;C)kangaroo&#10;D)truck

Accepted Answer

A joey is a baby kangaroo, just as a cub is a baby bear.

Question 9

Fill the blank with the best choice match:&#10;&#10;-fern : plant :: ______ : fish&#10;A)catch&#10;B)minnow&#10;C)animal&#10;D)sparrow

Accepted Answer

Minnow is to fish as fern is to plant, meaning a minnow is a type of fish just as a fern is a type of plant.

Question 10

Fill the blank with the best choice match:&#10;&#10;-______ : wrist :: belt : waist&#10;A)arm&#10;B)hand&#10;C)bend&#10;D)bracelet

Accepted Answer

A bracelet is to a wrist as a belt is to a waist, both are items worn around these parts of the body.

Question 11

Fill the blank with the best choice match:&#10;&#10;-shark : ______ :: slug : land&#10;A)seaweed&#10;B)ocean&#10;C)sky&#10;D)slide

Accepted Answer