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Example Question #511 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Star is to light as stove is to __________.
food
heat
kitchen
sounds
images
heat
How is "light" related to "star"? A star emits light. To solve this analogy, then, you have to figure out which of the answer choices is emitted by a stove. A stove emits heat, so the correct answer is "heat."
Example Question #512 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Baker is to pastry as ________________.
accountant is to office
morning is to breakfast
barista is to coffee
loaf is to bread
cop is to parole
barista is to coffee
A baker is someone who makes pastries, so the correct answer will demonstrate a relationship between someone who makes something and what they make. A barista is someone who makes coffee, and is therefore the correct answer.
Example Question #513 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Mint is to _____________ as smelter is to metal.
oil
money
plastic
marble
condition
money
A "smelter" is a factory that produces "metal" using heat. So, to solve this analogy you simply need to determine what is produced at a "mint." The correct answer is "money." A "mint" is a place where "money" is produced by the government.
Example Question #514 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Kidney is to __________ as heart is to blood.
liquid
sweat
skin
urine
organ
urine
"Blood" is produced in the "heart," so to solve this analogy you need to determine what is produced in the "kidneys." Well, "kidneys" are organs in the human body that filter out waste and produce "urine."
Example Question #515 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Haberdasher is to clothing as poulterer is to _____________.
beer
heating
chickens
electricity
wheat
chickens
A "haberdasher" is someone who sells or makes "clothing." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that a "poulterer" sells or makes. Based on the similarity between "poulterer" and "poultry" it would be reasonable to guess "chickens." Reasonable and correct!
Example Question #516 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Handle is to carry as pocket is to __________.
illuminate
hold
pretend
hire
lose
hold
One uses a handle to carry something, so we need to pick out an answer choice that describes what one uses a pocket to do to something. Pockets are used for containing things or carrying things, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “contain” or “carry.” “Hold,” when used as a verb, means “to contain,” and because one uses a pocket to hold something just as one uses a handle to carry something, “hold” is the correct answer.
Example Question #517 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
__________ is to sleep as bistro is to eat.
Citadel
Hospice
Dormitory
Garrison
Stronghold
Dormitory
A "bistro" is a cafe, a place where you eat. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these answers means a place where you sleep. The correct answer is "dormitory." To provide additional help, the prefix dorm- means sleep, rest. Finally, a "hospice" is a place where people, particularly old or sick people, are cared for; the other three answer choices are all synonyms, all three words mean fortress, fort.
Example Question #518 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Bloodhound is to __________ as sheepdog is to herding.
aggressive
training
canine
hunting
docile
hunting
One uses a "sheepdog" to "herd" sheep, so to solve this analogy you need to determine what one uses a "bloodhound" for. Even if you had not heard the word before, the use of "blood" should help you choose the correct answer which is "hunting." Additionally, "canine" means dog, related to dogs; "docile" means obedient, submissive, not aggressive or disobedient.
Example Question #519 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Strum is to instrument as devour is to __________.
vehicle
tool
friend
sport
meal
meal
To "strum" means to play an instrument (like a guitar) by moving one's fingers up and down the strings. So, one can "strum" and instrument, to which of these does one "devour?" To "devour" means to consume, to eat. So, the correct answer is a meal.
Example Question #520 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Capillary is to __________ as aqueduct is to water.
blood
wet
heat
food
time
blood
An "aqueduct" is a vessel used to transport water. So, which of these is transported using a "capillary?" Well, a "capillary" is a small vessel used to transport blood around the body. So, the correct answer is "blood."
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