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Example Questions
Example Question #61 : Part/Whole, Part/Part, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect
Choose the answer that best completes the comparison.
Jazz is to music as surrealism is to __________.
painting
doomed
fortune
defiance
distance
painting
"Jazz" is a genre or type of "music;" therefore "surrealism" is a type of "painting."
Example Question #24 : Example And Category
Choose the answer that best completes the comparison.
Schooner is to ship as sedan is to __________.
automobile
geography
seed
highway
freighter
automobile
"Schooner" is a type of "ship," just like "sedan" is a type of "car."
Example Question #24 : Example And Category
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Caspian is to sea as Erie is to __________.
New York
ocean
Black
lake
water
lake
The "Caspian" is a major "sea," just as "Erie" is an important "lake."
Example Question #25 : Example And Category
Choose the word that best completes the comparison.
Feline is to cat as marine is to __________.
lake
ocean
dog
organism
biology
ocean
"Feline" pertains to "cat," just as "marine" pertains to "ocean."
Example Question #62 : Part/Whole, Part/Part, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect
Answer the question by choosing the word that best completes the comparison.
Baboon is to mammal as crocodile is to __________.
jaws
Australia
alligator
river
reptile
reptile
A "baboon" is a type of "mammal," just as a crocodile is a type of "reptile."
Example Question #63 : Part/Whole, Part/Part, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect
Answer the question by choosing the word that best completes the comparison.
Everest is to mountain as Nile is to __________.
Matterhorn
Amazon
Egypt
United States
river
river
"Everest" is a famous "mountain," whereas the "Nile" is a famed "river."
Example Question #64 : Part/Whole, Part/Part, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect
Answer the question by choosing the word that best completes the comparison.
Symphony is to music as mural is to __________.
painting
orchestra
artist
wall
Guernica
painting
A "symphony" is a great work of "music," just as a "mural" is a great work of "painting."
Example Question #29 : Example And Category
Select the word that best completes the comparison.
Hydrogen is to element as water is to __________.
frozen
oxygen
molecule
chemistry
liquid
molecule
"Hydrogen" is an "element," whereas "water" is a "molecule."
Example Question #31 : Example And Category
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
Bovine is to cow as porcine is to __________.
porcupine
meal
pig
farm
calf
pig
"Bovine" refers to a "cow," while "porcine" refers to a "pig."
Example Question #32 : Example And Category
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
Coffee is to bean as tea is to __________.
steamy
abrupt
green
leaves
oolong
leaves
"Coffee" is produced from a "bean" whereas "tea" comes from "leaves."
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