English Questions : Word Analogy Set – 1

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Every one of the following questions consists of a related pair of words, followed by five pairs of words. Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original pair of words.

1. BINDING : BOOK
   1) criminal : gang
   2) display : museum
   3) artist : carpenter
   4) nail : hammer
   5) frame : picture
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 5)
   Explanation : A binding surrounds a book; a frame surrounds a picture. 
   
   
2. EXPLORE : DISCOVER
   1) read : skim
   2) research : learn
   3) write : print
   4) think : relate
   5) sleep : wake
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation : One explores to discover; one researches to learn.
   
   
3. SIAMESE : CAT
   1) type : breed
   2) dog : puppy
   3) mark : spot
   4) romaine : lettuce
   5) collar : leash
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4)
   Explanation : Siamese is a kind of cat; romaine is a kind of lettuce.
   
   
4. FINCH : BIRD
   1) frog :toad
   2) elephant : reptile
   3) Dalmatian : dog
   4) collie : marsupial
   5) ant : ladybug
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3)
   Explanation : A finch is a type of bird; a Dalmatian is a type of dog.
   
   
5. PETAL : FLOWER
   1) salt : pepper
   2) tire : bicycle
   3) base : ball
   4) sandals : shoes
   5) puppy : dog
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation : A petal is a part of a flower; a tire is a part of a bicycle.
   
   
6. PASTORAL : RURAL
   1) metropolitan : urban
   2) harvest : autumn
   3) agrarian : benevolent
   4) sleepy : nocturnal
   5) wild : agricultural
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1)
   Explanation : Pastoral describes rural areas; metropolitan describes urban areas.
   
   
   
7. TAILOR : SUIT
   1) scheme : agent
   2) edit : manuscript
   3) revise : writer
   4) mention : opinion
   5) implode : building
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation : To tailor a suit is to alter it; to edit a manuscript is to alter it.
   
   
8. PSYCHOLOGIST : NEUROSIS
   1) ophthalmologist : cataract
   2) dermatologist : fracture
   3) infant : pediatrician
   4) rash : orthopedist
   5) oncologist : measles
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1)
   Explanation : A psychologist treats a neurosis; an ophthalmologist treats a cataract.
   
   
9. ELEPHANT : PACHYDERM
   1) mantis : rodent
   2) poodle : feline
   3) kangaroo : marsupial
   4) zebra : horse
   5) tuna : mollusk
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3)
   Explanation : An elephant is a pachyderm; a kangaroo is a marsupial.
   
   
10. COTTON : BALE
    1) butter : churn
    2) wine : ferment
    3) grain : shock
    4) curd : cheese
    5) beef : steak
    

    Answer & Explanation

    Answer – 3)
    Explanation : Upon harvesting, cotton is gathered into bales; grain is gathered into shocks.