English Questions : Word Analogy Set – 2

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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. BRISTLE : BRUSH
   1) arm : leg
   2) stage : curtain
   3) recline : chair
   4) key : piano
   5) art : sculpture
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4)
   Explanation : A bristle is a part of a brush; a key is a part of a piano.
   
   
   
2. DEPRESSED : SAD
   1) neat : considerate
   2) towering : cringing
   3) rapid : plodding
   4) progressive : regressive
   5) exhausted : tired
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 5)
   Explanation : Depressed is an intensification of sad; exhausted is an intensification of tired.
   
   
   
3. RAIN : DRIZZLE
   1) swim :dive
   2) hop : shuffle
   3) juggle : bounce
   4) walk : run
   5) run : jog
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 5)
   Explanation : To drizzle is to rain slowly; to jog is to run slowly.
   
   
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4. PULSATE : THROB
   1) walk : run
   2) tired : sleep
   3) ballet : dancer
   4) find : lose
   5) examine : scrutinize
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 5)
   Explanation : Pulsate and throb are synonyms, as are examine and scrutinize.
   
   
5. SKEIN : YARN
   1) squeeze : lemon
   2) fire : coal
   3) ream : paper
   4) tree : lumber
   5) plow : acre
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3)
   Explanation : A skein is a quantity of yarn; a ream is a quantity of paper.
   
   
   
6. FISH : SHOAL
   1) wolf : pack
   2) elephant : jungle
   3) beagle : clan
   4) herd : peacock
   5) cow : farm
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1)
   Explanation : A group of fish is a shoal; a group of wolves is a pack.
   
   
7. ODOMETER : DISTANCE
   1) scale : weight
   2) length : width
   3) inch : foot
   4) mileage : speed
   5) area : size
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1)
   Explanation : An odometer measures distance; a scale measures weight.
   
   
8. WAITRESS : RESTAURANT
   1) doctor : diagnosis
   2) actor : role
   3) driver : truck
   4) teacher : school
   5) author : book
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4)
   Explanation : A waitress works in a restaurant; a teacher works in a school.
   
   
9. DIVISION : SECTION
   1) layer : tier
   2) tether : bundle
   3) chapter : verse
   4) riser : stage
   5) dais : speaker
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1)
   Explanation : Division and section are synonyms; layer and tier are synonyms.
   
   
   
10. PEDAL : BICYCLE
    1) inch : yardstick
    2) walk : skip
    3) tire : automobile
    4) buckle : belt
    5) oar : canoe
    

    Answer & Explanation

    Answer – 5)
    Explanation : A pedal propels a bicycle; an oar propels a canoe.