Question 1

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-bivouac : ______ :: axis : alliance
A)diplomacy
B)sergeant
C)soldier
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:
-pineapple : ______ :: orange : Florida
A)Dole
B)Hawaii
C)Canada
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:
-quicksilver : mercury :: goldbrick : ______
A)worker
B)idler
C)money
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:
-ribbon : ______ :: icing : cake
A)present
B)cut
C)bow
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:
-search : ______ :: defeat : vanquish
A)peer
B)ransack
C)destroy
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:
-kitten : ______ :: soldier : army
A)cat
B)litter
C)puppy
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:
-cord : telephone :: ______ : television
A)watch
B)screen
C)program
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:
-cub : bear :: joey : ______
A)cave
B)doll
C)kangaroo
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:
-fern : plant :: ______ : fish
A)catch
B)minnow
C)animal
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:
-______ : wrist :: belt : waist
A)arm
B)hand
C)bend
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:
-shark : ______ :: slug : land
A)seaweed
B)ocean
C)sky
D)slide

Accepted Answer

The relationship is about the primary habitat of the given animals. Sharks live in the ocean, and slugs live on land.

Question 12

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-hangar : airplane :: garage : ______
A)steak
B)runway
C)oil
D)automobile

Accepted Answer

A hangar is a large building where airplanes are kept, similar to how a garage is a building where automobiles are stored.

Question 13

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-ramp : highway :: ______ : house
A)traffic
B)head
C)door
D)speed

Accepted Answer

A ramp is an access point to a highway, similarly, a door is an access point to a house.

Question 14

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-hint : ______ :: whisper : shout
A)demand
B)point
C)surprise
D)secret

Accepted Answer

The answer of Fill the blank with the best choice...

Question 15

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-dog : kennel :: bird : ______
A)fly
B)feather
C)aerie
D)eagle

Accepted Answer

A kennel is a shelter or house for dogs, similarly, an aerie is a nest or dwelling of a bird, especially a bird of prey like an eagle.

Question 16

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-______ : codes :: ornithology : birds
A)cartography
B)husbandry
C)species
D)cryptography

Accepted Answer

Cryptography is to codes as ornithology is to birds. Cryptography is the study of codes, while ornithology is the study of birds.

Question 17

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-______ : poem :: fable : story
A)epic
B)poet
C)haiku
D)rhyme

Accepted Answer

A haiku is a specific type of poem, just as a fable is a specific type of story.

Question 18

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-jetty : ______ :: bouquet : flowers
A)daffodils
B)beach
C)rocks
D)water

Accepted Answer

A jetty is a structure that projects from the land out into water, often made of rocks, similar to how a bouquet is a collection of flowers.

Question 19

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-spoke : ______ :: word : sentence
A)speaker
B)paragraph
C)comma
D)wheel

Accepted Answer

The relationship between "spoke" and "wheel" is similar to that between "word" and "sentence" because a spoke is a part of a wheel, just as a word is a part of a sentence.

Question 20

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-secret : furtive :: audible : ______
A)resonant
B)nap
C)sack
D)ring

Accepted Answer

The relationship between "secret" and "furtive" is one of characteristic to quality; something secret is done in a furtive, or secretive, manner. Similarly, something audible is characterized by being resonant, meaning capable of being heard.

Quiz 1: Analogies and Equivalences

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -bivouac : ______ :: axis : alliance

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -pineapple : ______ :: orange : Florida

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -quicksilver : mercury :: goldbrick : ______

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -ribbon : ______ :: icing : cake

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -search : ______ :: defeat : vanquish

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -kitten : ______ :: soldier : army

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -cord : telephone :: ______ : television

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -cub : bear :: joey : ______

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -fern : plant :: ______ : fish

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -______ : wrist :: belt : waist

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -shark : ______ :: slug : land

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -hangar : airplane :: garage : ______

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -ramp : highway :: ______ : house

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -hint : ______ :: whisper : shout

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -dog : kennel :: bird : ______

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -______ : codes :: ornithology : birds

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -______ : poem :: fable : story

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -jetty : ______ :: bouquet : flowers

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -spoke : ______ :: word : sentence

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -secret : furtive :: audible : ______