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Example Question #591 : Analogies
Complete the analogy:
Toothbrush is to mouth as __________.
feather is to bird
comb is to hair
pen is to writer
wire is to chain-link fence
as bat is to baseball
comb is to hair
We use "toothbrushes" in our "mouths." We use "combs" in our "hair." The relationship is tool to body part. None of the other analogies have this relationship.
Bats are used in baseball, but humans do not have baseballs as parts of their body. Chain-link fence is composed of wire, but neither word is related to a body part. Writers use pens but writers are not a body part. Feather is a body part of a bird, but bird is not a part of the human body.
Example Question #592 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Sword is to fencing as lance is to __________.
jousting
rowing
riding
fishing
running
jousting
A sword is the weapon used in fencing, while a lance is the weapon used in the medieval sport of jousting. This analogy relates an implement to the fighting sport for which it is used. The rest of the options are, indeed, sports, but they are sports that do not require a lance.
Example Question #593 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Paper is to inscribe as __________ is to repose.
school
car
yard
office
bed
bed
To "inscribe" means to write, to mark. So, one might use "paper" for the purposes of "inscribing." To solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is something one might use to "repose." Well, "repose" means rest, so the correct answer is "bed."
Example Question #594 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Preserve is to jar as mend is to __________.
window
glue
door
knife
furnace
glue
To begin with "preserve" means save, keep intact for later use. So, one might use a "jar" to "preserve" something. What might one need to use in order to "mend" something? Well, "mend" means fix, repair, so the best possible answer is "glue."
Example Question #595 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Hinge is to join as jack is to __________.
destroy
mend
suspend
lift
crush
lift
The function of a "hinge" is to join two pieces of something together. Its functionality is to "join" things. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what the functionality of a "jack" is. The correct answer is to "lift" things. When you see someone raising the height of a car so they can change a flat tire, they are likely using a "jack." Additionally, "suspend" means pause, stop something until later.
Example Question #596 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Forge is to __________ as cure is to medicine.
knife
ladder
hammer
faucet
grill
hammer
To begin with "cure" means heal, make no longer sick. "Medicine" is something you use to "cure." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is an object that you use to "forge" something. Well, "forge" means to make or shape a metal object, like a sword. So, the correct answer is that you use a "hammer."
Example Question #597 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Handlebar is to __________ as microwave is to cooking.
steering
cleaning
running
cutting
undermining
steering
A "microwave" is a tool used for "cooking." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what a "handlebar" is used for. Well, a "handlebar" is the piece of a bicycle that allows one to change the direction of the wheels. It is therefore used for "steering."
Example Question #598 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Flare is to __________ as lens is to magnify.
plan
uproot
tie
alert
lose
alert
A "lens" is an optic device used to make something easier to see by either making it clearer or larger. A purpose of a "lens" is therefore to "magnify" (make larger). So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is the purpose of a "flare." Well, a "flare" is a device used to fire a light into the sky as a signal. It is therefore used to "alert." Additionally, "uproot" means move from one place to another, usually forcefully.
Example Question #599 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Foxhole is to protection as password is to __________.
delusion
idiocy
secrecy
genius
comfort
secrecy
A "foxhole" is a hole in the ground used by troops for "protection" from enemy fire during a battle. The purpose of a "foxhole" then is to provide "protection." Which of these describes the purpose of a "password?" The correct answer is "secrecy," or the ability to be secret. Additionally, "delusion" is having a false understanding of things.
Example Question #600 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Megaphone is to __________ as spectacles is to clarity.
emotion
appearance
volume
color
flavor
volume
"Spectacles" are glasses and you use glasses to improve the "clarity" (clearness) of something. So, for what purpose might you use a "megaphone?" The correct answer is to improve the "volume" of something.
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