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Example Questions
Example Question #381 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Ewe is to __________ as hall is to haul.
male
female
sheep
carry
you
you
"Hall" and "haul" (carry, transport) are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds like "ewe." The correct answer is "you." To help you "ewe" means female sheep.
Example Question #382 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Frees is to freeze as __________ is to night.
gnat
moon
day
dark
knight
knight
"Frees" means set free and "freeze" means make frozen. These two words are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds like "night." The correct answer is "knight." Additionally, a "gnat" is an insect.
Example Question #383 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Heal is to heel as __________ is to nun.
none
priest
convent
monk
noon
none
"Heal" means make better, make no longer sick and "heel" refers to the back of a foot. These two words are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words sounds the same as "nun." The correct answer is "none." Additionally, "noon" means midday; "monk" and "priest" are two types of religious practitioners; a "convent" is a place where nuns live.
Example Question #384 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Loot is to lute as plain is to __________.
mild
prosperous
dynamic
plane
intense
plane
A "lute" is a musical instrument and "loot" is stolen goods. These two words are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words sounds like "plain" (simple, clear, ordinary). The correct answer is "plane." Additionally, "mild" means plain, not intense, simple, basic; "intense" means extreme, not calm; "prosperous" means wealthy and successful; "dynamic" means forceful, energetic, powerful.
Example Question #385 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Patience is to __________ as sail is to sale.
vice
hospital
virtue
patients
regret
patients
"Sail" and "sale" are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds the same as "patience" (being able to wait for something). The correct answer is "patients" (people being helped at a hospital). Additionally, "virtue" is goodness, morality, whereas "vice" is sin, immorality; "regret" is feeling bad about something you did wrong.
Example Question #386 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Soar is to __________ as team is to teem.
infirm
sore
frail
sick
ailing
sore
"Teem" means to be full of, to be swarming with. "Team" and "teem" are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these sounds the same as "soar" which means to fly high. The correct answer is "sore" which means in pain, hurting, painful due to overuse. Additionally, all the other answer choices mean sick, unwell, weakened due to illness.
Example Question #387 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Peak is to __________ as scene is to seen.
summit
mountain
mimic
obstacle
peek
peek
"Scene" (setting, place where something happens) and "seen" are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds the same as "peak" (summit, highest point of). The correct answer is "peek" which means quickly look at, secretively glance at. Additionally, "mimic" means copy, imitate; "obstacle" means hindrance, object in the way that prevents one from getting to wherever one wants to go.
Example Question #388 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Bye is to buy as __________ is to duel.
dual
establish
sell
vend
fight
dual
"Bye" and "buy" are "homonyms" of one another, so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words sounds the same as "duel" (a formal fight between two disagreeing parties). The correct answer is "dual" which means made up of two parts, shared and paired, coupled. Additionally, "establish" means set up, form.
Example Question #389 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Cue is to __________ as eight is to ate.
signal
sign
queue
number
seven
queue
"Eight" and "ate" are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds the same as "cue" (signal that something is ready, sign telling you to begin). The correct answer is "queue," which means line for, line up for.
Example Question #390 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
__________ is to cache as dear is to deer.
Moose
Buck
Cause
Antler
Cash
Cash
In this set of problems we are going to practice "homonyms." "Homonyms" are words that sound the same, or are spelled the same, but which have different meanings. An example of a "homonym" is "bye and buy." These two words have different meanings, yet sound exactly the same. In this problem "dear" and "deer" are homonyms, so which of these words sounds the same as "cache?" The correct answer is "cash." Additionally, a "buck" is a male deer.
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