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361. Choose analogous pair: Thanks : Gratitude
- A. Courtesy : Manners
- B. Salutation : Flag
- C. Protest : Resentment
- D. Trial : Error
Explanation: Thanks are an expression of gratitude, while a protest can be an expression of resentment or opposition. The other pairs do not consistently link an expression or act with the feeling it conveys.
Correct answer: Protest : Resentment362. Choose analogous pair: Cattle : Drove
- A. Soldier : Crew
- B. Grain : Bundle
- C. Chicken : Brood
- D. Bees : Heap
Explanation: A drove is a collective noun for cattle, while a brood is a group of young chickens or other birds. A crew refers to people, and a heap is not the standard collective noun for bees.
Correct answer: Chicken : Brood363. Choose analogous pair: Traffic : Road
- A. Aeroplane : Aerodrome
- B. Roots : Tree
- C. Blood : Veins
- D. Car : Garage
Explanation: Traffic travels along a road, just as blood flows through veins. An aerodrome is a location for aeroplanes, but it does not express the same moving-through relationship as precisely.
Correct answer: Blood : Veins364. Choose analogous pair: Cloth : Texture
- A. Body : Weigh
- B. Silk : Cloth
- C. Wood : Grains
- D. Ornaments : Gold
Explanation: Texture is a characteristic or surface pattern of cloth, just as grain is a natural pattern or characteristic of wood. The other options describe different relationships, such as material and object.
Correct answer: Wood : Grains365. Choose analogous pair: Stare : Glance
- A. Gulp : Sip
- B. Confide : Tell
- C. Hunt : Stalk
- D. Step : Walk
Explanation: A stare is a prolonged, fixed look, while a glance is brief; both are ways of looking. Similarly, a gulp is a large or quick drink, whereas a sip is a small one.
Correct answer: Gulp : Sip366. Choose analogous pair: Pesticied : Plant
- A. Injection : Disease
- B. Vaccination : Body
- C. Medicine : Cure
- D. Teacher : Student
Explanation: A pesticide-treated plant has been subjected to a protective treatment, just as a vaccinated body has received protection against disease. The word “Pesticied” appears to be a nonstandard or misspelled form of pesticide-treated.
Correct answer: Vaccination : Body367. Choose analogous pair: Canvas : Painter
- A. Leather : Shoe
- B. Chisel : Wood
- C. Marble : Sculptor
- D. Hammer : Carpenter
Explanation: Canvas is a material used by a painter, while marble is a material used by a sculptor. The tools in the other options do not match the material-to-professional relationship.
Correct answer: Marble : Sculptor368. Choose analogous pair: Fish : Shoal
- A. Shark : School
- B. Whale : Herd
- C. Elephant : Flock
- D. Audience : Theatre
Explanation: A shoal is a group of fish, and a school is a collective term for certain groups of fish, including sharks. The other collective nouns do not correctly match the animals given.
Correct answer: Shark : School369. Choose analogous pair: Theft : Confess
- A. Fight : Dare
- B. Fault : Admit
- C. Murder : Commit
- D. Mistake : Agree
Explanation: One may confess a theft, just as one may admit a fault. Both pairs combine an offence or shortcoming with the appropriate verb of acknowledgment.
Correct answer: Fault : Admit370. Choose analogous pair: Chaff : Wheat
- A. Bone : Flesh
- B. Blood : Vein
- C. Dregs : Wine
- D. Rubbish : House
Explanation: Chaff is the waste separated from wheat, while dregs are the sediment or waste left in wine or another liquid. Both pairs link a substance with its unwanted residue.
Correct answer: Dregs : Wine