Question 1

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-dough : bread :: ______ : pancake
A)griddle
B)cake
C)batter
D)oven

Accepted Answer

Dough is to bread as batter is to pancake. This is because dough is the mixture used to make bread, and batter is the mixture used to make pancakes.

Question 2

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-______ : skid :: obstacle : swerve
A)bike
B)ice
C)wheel
D)roadway

Accepted Answer

The relationship is about the cause of an action. Ice causes skidding, just as an obstacle causes swerving.

Question 3

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-wheat : chaff :: quality : ______
A)thresh
B)whole
C)inadequacy
D)worth

Accepted Answer

The relationship between wheat and chaff is that of a valuable part to a worthless part. Similarly, the relationship between quality and inadequacy is that of value to worthlessness.

Question 4

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-______ : forgiveness :: bribe : influence
A)quarrel
B)lie
C)apology
D)perjury

Accepted Answer

An apology is to forgiveness as a bribe is to influence; both apologies and bribes are means to achieve their respective ends (forgiveness and influence).

Question 5

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-follow : chase :: nudge : ______
A)thrust
B)pursue
C)catch
D)precede

Accepted Answer

The relationship between "follow" and "chase" is one of intensity; to chase is a more intense form of following. Similarly, "nudge" and "thrust" have a relationship of intensity; to thrust is a more intense form of nudging.

Question 6

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-cancel : delay :: surrender : ______
A)anticipate
B)yield
C)fire
D)army

Accepted Answer

The relationship between "cancel" and "delay" is one of action to a less severe form of that action. Similarly, "surrender" to a less severe form of that action is "yield."

Question 7

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-holster : pistol :: ______ : knife
A)weapon
B)rifle
C)sheath
D)club

Accepted Answer

A sheath is a cover for the blade of a knife, similar to how a holster is a holder for a pistol.

Question 8

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-thicket : shrubs :: ______ : stars
A)sun
B)cluster
C)orbit
D)moon

Accepted Answer

A thicket is a dense group of shrubs, so the best parallel for a group of stars is a cluster.

Question 9

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-postmortem : ______ :: rainbow : downpour
A)address
B)forecast
C)morning
D)death

Accepted Answer

A postmortem is something that occurs after death, just as a rainbow occurs after a downpour.

Question 10

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-rake : leaves :: ______ : information
A)homeowner
B)profile
C)census
D)lawn

Accepted Answer

A census is a systematic collection of information, similar to how a rake is used to collect leaves.

Question 11

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-______ : tradition :: hedonist : pleasure
A)purist
B)Eden
C)displeasure
D)agnostic

Accepted Answer

A purist values tradition in a similar way that a hedonist values pleasure, making it the best match.

Question 12

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-swing : ax :: ______ : sword
A)honor
B)dull
C)parry
D)knife

Accepted Answer

The relationship between "swing" and "ax" is that of an action to a tool, where "swing" is the action performed with an "ax." Similarly, "parry" is the action performed with a "sword," making it the correct analogy.

Question 13

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-elevator : transport :: rickshaw : ______
A)train
B)bicycle
C)carry
D)slip-shod

Accepted Answer

An elevator is a mode of transport, specifically designed to move people or goods vertically within buildings. Similarly, a rickshaw is a mode of transport, but it is designed to carry people or goods, typically pulled by a person or cycled. The best match for the analogy is "carry," as it directly relates to the function of a rickshaw in transporting or carrying people or goods.

Question 14

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-lightweight : ______ :: sedan : automobile
A)beam
B)boxer
C)heavyweight
D)traffic

Accepted Answer

Boxer is to lightweight as sedan is to automobile, because "lightweight" is a category within the sport of boxing, just as "sedan" is a category within the broader category of automobiles.

Question 15

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-knave : ______ :: coward : bravery
A)retreat
B)beauty
C)truth
D)stoicism

Accepted Answer

A knave is to truth as a coward is to bravery; both pairs contrast a character flaw with a virtue. A knave is untruthful or dishonest, making truth the opposite virtue, just as bravery is the opposite of cowardice.

Question 16

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-______ : ship :: telescope : star
A)deck
B)water
C)periscope
D)astronomy

Accepted Answer

A periscope is to a ship as a telescope is to a star. Both are instruments used to observe objects from a distance, with a periscope being used in submarines to observe above water without surfacing, and a telescope being used to observe celestial objects.

Question 17

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-tarpaulin : rain :: ______ : stain
A)stove
B)picnic
C)puddle
D)apron

Accepted Answer

A tarpaulin is used to protect against rain, similarly, an apron is used to protect against stains.

Question 18

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-sniff : inhale :: ______ : lop
A)crush
B)snit
C)snip
D)adhere

Accepted Answer

"Sniff" is to "inhale" as "snip" is to "lop." Both pairs illustrate a relationship of performing a similar action but in a different manner or intensity. "Sniff" and "inhale" both involve drawing air into the nose, but sniffing is usually gentler or more subtle. Similarly, "snip" and "lop" both involve cutting, but snipping is typically a smaller, more precise action, whereas lopping involves cutting off, often more substantially.

Question 19

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-outrage : peeve :: strive : ______
A)attempt
B)curse
C)duel
D)shun

Accepted Answer

The relationship between "outrage" and "peeve" is one of degree; outrage is a much stronger form of anger or annoyance than a peeve. Similarly, "strive" is a more intense form of making an effort than merely to "attempt."

Question 20

Fill the blank with the best choice match:
-decrescendo : ______ :: recession : economy
A)crescendo
B)finance
C)boom
D)volume

Accepted Answer

Decrescendo refers to a decrease in volume, just as a recession refers to a decrease in economic activity.

Quiz 2: Analogies and Relationships

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -dough : bread :: ______ : pancake

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -______ : skid :: obstacle : swerve

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -wheat : chaff :: quality : ______

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -______ : forgiveness :: bribe : influence

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -follow : chase :: nudge : ______

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -cancel : delay :: surrender : ______

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -holster : pistol :: ______ : knife

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -thicket : shrubs :: ______ : stars

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -postmortem : ______ :: rainbow : downpour

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -rake : leaves :: ______ : information

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -______ : tradition :: hedonist : pleasure

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -swing : ax :: ______ : sword

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -elevator : transport :: rickshaw : ______

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -lightweight : ______ :: sedan : automobile

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -knave : ______ :: coward : bravery

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -______ : ship :: telescope : star

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -tarpaulin : rain :: ______ : stain

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -sniff : inhale :: ______ : lop

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -outrage : peeve :: strive : ______

Fill the blank with the best choice match: -decrescendo : ______ :: recession : economy