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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 : Talk

812. 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 : Hunger

813. 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 : Support

814. 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 : Keyboard

815. 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 : Cow

816. 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 : Hole

817. 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 : Writer

818. 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 : Songs

819. 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 : Feather

820. 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