DIRECTIONS for questions 1 to 10: part 02

 DIRECTIONS for questions 1 to 10: Each of the following items consists of a related pair of words or phrases presented in capital letters, followed by four lettered pairs of words or phrases presented in lower case letters. For each question, choose the lettered pair that expresses a relationship similar to that in the bold and capitalized pair.

1.   INTERVENE:  INTERCEDE ::

                  A.      Interfere: impute    B. interpose: intrude   C. arbitrate   : argue    d. meditate : mediate

2.   ONE : TWO ::

                A.      Century : millennium   B. planet : astronomy   C. decade : score   D. month : year

3.   PLANT : FUNGUS ::

                A.      Transient : permanent   B. mate: captain    C. sailor : pirate   D. police: thief

4.   IMPEND : CATASTROPHE ::

                 A.      Loom : disaster   B. question : puzzle  C. imminent : eminent   D. howl : storm

5.   PHYSICIAN : PATIENT ::

                 A.      Nurse : hospital   B. guard : warden   C. informer: agent    D. accountant : client

6.   ANTONYM : OPPOSITE ::

                 A.      Antonym: unlike     B. metaphor : poetry   C. triangle : pyramid   D. synonym : same

7.   INFLATE : BIGGER ::

                  A.      Expel: shorter    B. assuage: shrink   C.  extend:  longer   D. extract  : wider

8.   FOOTSTOOL: FOOT::

                  A.      Pillow : head   B. desk: floor   C. table : hand   D. bench : chair

9.   ALBUM : PHOTOGRAPHS ::

               A.      Trial: briefs   B. board : directors   C. meeting : agendas   D. scrapbook: clippings

10.   JUDGE : COURTHOUSE ::

              A.       Physician : hospital    B. farmer : house    C. clergyman : library     D. reporter : parliament

Analogies HE-01

 

      1.       B       INTERVENE   and INTERCEDE are synonyms, just as INTERPOSE and INTRUDE are.

2.       C        A DECADE is ten years, and SCORE is twenty. So, they share a ratio of ONE as to TWO.

3.         C     A PLANT is a neutral word, a FUNGUS has negative connotation. Similarly, a SAILOR is a neutral word, a PIRATE has negative connotation.

4.       A       This is a vertical relationship. IMPEND and LOOM are synonyms, just as CATASTROPHE and DISASTER are.

5.        D    A PHYSICIAN looks after the physical well being of a PATIENT, and ACCOUNT ANT looks after the financial well being of a CLIENT.

6.       D      ANTONYM   means OPPOSITE in meaning, just as SYNONYM means SAME in meaning.

7.       B   To INFLATE is to make something BIGGER, and to ASSUAGE is to reduce, or SHRINK something.

8.       A     A FOOTSTOOL is used to rest the FOOT, just as a PILLOW is used to rest the HEAD.

9.       D     An ALBUM is a collection of PHOTOGRAPHS, just as a SCRAPBOOK is a collection of CLIPPINGS.

10.   A    The seat of a JUDGE is in the COURTHOUSE, just as the seat of a PHYSICIAN is in the HOSPITAL.