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811. STRUT : WALK ::
- A. Sweating : Wrestling
- B. Hunter : Fire
- C. Speech : Stage
- D. Stammer : Talk
Explanation: To strut is to walk in a proud, affected manner, while to stammer is to talk with involuntary pauses or repetitions. Each first word describes a distinctive manner of performing the second action.
Correct answer: Stammer : Talk812. RACE : FATIGUE ::
- A. Fasting : Hunger
- B. Round : Boxing
- C. Flower : Color
- D. Hiking : Gangrene
Explanation: A race commonly produces fatigue, just as fasting commonly produces hunger. Both pairs connect an activity with its usual physical consequence.
Correct answer: Fasting : Hunger813. COUNSELOR : ADVICE ::
- A. Artist : Musician
- B. Patron : Support
- C. Honesty : Charity
- D. Bank : Banker
Explanation: A counselor gives advice, while a patron gives support, usually financial or protective support. Each pair links a provider with what that person provides.
Correct answer: Patron : Support814. GILL : FIN ::
- A. Cockroach : Antenna
- B. Instrument : Pencil
- C. Hard Disk : Keyboard
- D. Bread : Butter
Explanation: A gill and a fin are both parts or organs of a fish, just as a hard disk and a keyboard are both components of a computer. The relationship is between two components of the same larger system.
Correct answer: Hard Disk : Keyboard815. FISH : TROUT ::
- A. Hair : Black
- B. Bird : Aviary
- C. Tiger : Carnivorous
- D. Mammal : Cow
Explanation: A trout is a type of fish, just as a cow is a type of mammal. Both pairs move from a broad biological class to a specific member of that class.
Correct answer: Mammal : Cow816. KNIFE : CUT ::
- A. Winter : Summer
- B. Sword : Sharp
- C. Run : Fast
- D. Drill : Hole
Explanation: A knife is used to cut, just as a drill is used to make a hole. The other choices show contrast, description, or manner rather than a tool and its function.
Correct answer: Drill : Hole817. SKETCH : ARTIST ::
- A. Secret : Confident
- B. Cell : Prisoner
- C. Palette : Painter
- D. Draft : Writer
- E. Lawyer : Court room
Explanation: A sketch is a work produced by an artist, just as a draft is a work produced by a writer. A palette is a tool used by a painter, so it does not match the product-and-producer relationship as closely.
Correct answer: Draft : Writer818. COLLAGE : IMAGES ::
- A. Cement : Building
- B. Medley : Songs
- C. Furniture : Sofa
- D. Grains : Tree
- E. Book : Volumes
Explanation: A collage is made by combining images, while a medley is made by combining songs or melodies. Both pairs show a collection formed from similar component items.
Correct answer: Medley : Songs819. FISH : SCALES ::
- A. Book : Papers
- B. Snake : Fangs
- C. Birds : Feather
- D. Car : Wheels
- E. Cat : Claws
Explanation: Scales are the characteristic outer covering of a fish, just as feathers are the characteristic covering of a bird. Fangs and claws are only particular body parts, not the main covering.
Correct answer: Birds : Feather820. IRON : BLACKSMITH ::
- A. Cotton : Cloth
- B. Food : Gourmet
- C. Clay : Potter
- D. Silver : Miner
- E. Gold : Miser
Explanation: A blacksmith works with iron, just as a potter works with clay. Cotton becomes cloth and silver is usually extracted by a miner, so those pairs show different relationships.
Correct answer: Clay : Potter