Test Series - analogies

Test Number 3/5

Q: candle lamp floodlight/
hut cottage ?
A. tent
B. city
C. dwelling
D. house
Solution: Above the line, the relationship shows a progression of sources of light. The relationship below
the line shows a progression of types of housing, from smallest to largest. (Choice a) is
incorrect because a tent is smaller than a house. Choices b and c are wrong because they are
not part of the progression.
Q: daisy flower plant/
bungalow house ?
A. building
B. cottage
C. apartment
D. city
Solution: Above the line, the relationship is as follows: A daisy is a type of flower, and a flower is a type
of plant. Below the line, the relationship is as follows: A bungalow is a type of house, and a
house is a type of building.
Q: palette easel brush/
textbook  lesson plan ?
A. artist
B. teacher
C. report card
D. paint
Solution: The objects above the line are all things used by an artist. The objects below the line are all
things used by a teacher.
Q: rule command dictate/
doze sleep ?
A. snore
B. govern
C. awaken
D. hibernate
Solution: The words above the line show a continuum: Command is more extreme than rule, and dictate
is more extreme than command. Below the line, the continuum is as follows: Sleep is more
than doze, and hibernate is more than sleep. The other choices are not related in the same
way.
Q: apples fruit supermarket/
novel book ?
A. bookstore
B. magazine
C. vegetable
D. shopping
Solution: The relationship above the line is as follows; apples are a kind of fruit; fruit is sold in a
supermarket. Below the line, the relationship is: a novel is a kind of book; books are sold in a bookstore.
Q: ant fly bee /
hamster squirrel ?
A. spider
B. mouse
C. rodent
D. cat
Solution: The three above the line are all insects. The hamster and squirrel are rodents, so the correct
choice is b because the mouse is also a rodent. The other three choices are not rodents.
Q: carpenter saw nails
/ pediatrician stethoscope ?
A. thermometer
B. baby
C. doctor
D. illness
Solution: In the relationship above the line, the saw and the nails are tools a carpenter uses. In the
relationship below the line, the stethoscope and thermometer are tools a pediatrician uses.
Q: tadpole frog amphibian  /
lamb sheep ?
A. animal
B. wool
C. farm
D. mammal
Solution: The tadpole is a young frog; frogs are amphibians. The lamb is a young sheep; sheep are
mammals. Animal (choice a) is incorrect because it is too large a grouping: Animals include
insects, birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. Choices b and c are incorrect because they
are not part of the progression.
Q: table wood oak /
shirt cloth ?
A. sewing
B. dress
C. cotton
D. tree
Solution: A table made of wood could come from an oak tree. A shirt made of cloth could come from a
cotton plant. Choice a looks like a reasonable answer if you apply the same sentence: "A shirt
made of cloth could come from sewing." But this is not the same relationship as the one above
the line. The oak and the cotton are both materials used to make the table and the shirt.
Q: snow mountain ski
warmth lake ?
A. sand
B. swim
C. sunburn
D. vacation
Solution: The relationship above the line is that snow on a mountain creates conditions for skiing.
Below the line, the relationship is that warmth at a lake creates conditions for swimming

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