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331. Choose analogous pair: Mad : Insane
- A. Red : Green
- B. Healthy : Fat
- C. Brave : Timid
- D. Slim : Thin
Explanation: Mad and insane are near-synonyms, as are slim and thin. The other pairs express contrast rather than similarity.
Correct answer: Slim : Thin332. Choose analogous pair: Carpenter : Furniture
- A. Teacher : Teach
- B. King : Empire
- C. Mason : Wall
- D. Farmer : Agriculture
Explanation: A carpenter makes furniture, while a mason constructs walls. Each pair links a skilled worker with a product or structure made by that worker.
Correct answer: Mason : Wall333. Choose analogous pair: Shard : Pottery
- A. Island : Sea
- B. Canto : Poem
- C. Frog : Amphibian
- D. Grass : Field
Explanation: A shard is a fragment of pottery, just as a canto is a section of a poem. Both first terms denote a part of the object named second.
Correct answer: Canto : Poem334. Choose analogous pair: Geology : Earth
- A. Architect : Building
- B. Biology : Science
- C. Aquarium : Fish
- D. Archaeology : Artifacts
Explanation: Geology is the study of the Earth, while archaeology studies human artifacts and remains from the past. Both pairs connect a field of study with its principal subject.
Correct answer: Archaeology : Artifacts335. Choose analogous pair: Bird : Cage
- A. Animals : Zoo
- B. Thief : Prison
- C. Antoque : Museum
- D. Crime : Punishment
Explanation: A cage confines a bird, just as a prison confines a thief. The relationship is a person or animal and the place used to confine it.
Correct answer: Thief : Prison336. Choose analogous pair: Army : Logistics
- A. Team : Individual
- B. War : Logic
- C. Soldiers : Students
- D. Business : Strategy
Explanation: Logistics provides the organisation and supplies needed for an army, while strategy provides the planning needed for a business. Both pairs connect an organisation with an essential management function.
Correct answer: Business : Strategy337. Choose analogous pair: Palintiff : Defendant
- A. Judge : Jury
- B. Court : Law
- C. Attorney : Lawyer
- D. Injured : Accused
Explanation: A plaintiff and a defendant are opposing parties in a legal dispute, just as an injured party and an accused person may stand on opposite sides of a case. The misspelled “Palintiff” is clearly intended to mean plaintiff.
Correct answer: Injured : Accused338. Choose analogous pair: Cricket : Football
- A. Solid : Liquid
- B. Hockey : Ball
- C. Prose : Poetry
- D. Shoes : Gloves
Explanation: Cricket and football are both sports, while prose and poetry are both forms of literary writing. Solid and liquid are contrasting states of matter, not parallel examples of the same category.
Correct answer: Prose : Poetry339. Choose analogous pair: Priest : Mitre
- A. Student : Pen
- B. Teacher : Chalk
- C. Dictionary : Words
- D. King : Crown
Explanation: A mitre is a ceremonial headpiece associated with a priest, just as a crown is associated with a king. The other objects are ordinary tools or sources of information rather than distinctive status symbols.
Correct answer: King : Crown340. Choose analogous pair: Lively : Dull
- A. Emotional : Sensitive
- B. Flower : Bud
- C. Employed : Jobless
- D. Happy : Gay
Explanation: Lively and dull are opposites, and employed and jobless are also opposite conditions. Emotional and sensitive are related qualities, not opposites.
Correct answer: Employed : Jobless