Instructions: Each question consists of two words that are related to one another in some way, followed by four lettered word pairs. Choose a pair of letters that share the same relationship as the original words.
QUESTIONS
- Evaporation: Cloud
(a)Mountain: Snow (b)Pressure: Atmosphere
(c)Book: Pages (d)Tension: Breakdown
- Corporeal: Spiritual
(a)Pedagogue: Teacher (b)Foreigner: Immigrant
(c)Moron: Savant (d)Mesa: Plateau
- Rotate: Gyrate
(a)Putrefy: Reject (b)Anachorism: Cubism
(c)Accolade: Criticism (d)Absolve: Exonerate
- Rain: Patter
(a)Door: Bang (b)Birds: Flight
(c)Animal: Graze (d)Men: Walk
- Optimistic: Pessimistic
(a)Difficult: Impossible (b)Study: Play
(c)Tolerating: Disgusting (d)Export: Import
- Liquor: Drink
(a)Bread: Butter (b)Tea: Beverage
(c)Snuff: Inhale (d)Water: Sip
- Pedant: Erudition
(a)Blunt: Politician (b)Enemy: Friendly
(c)Diplomat: Tactless (d)Prude: Modesty
- Archaeologist: Antiquity
(a)Ichthyologist: Marine life (b)Doctor: Medicine
(c)Teacher: Education (d)Minister: Theology
- Protagonist: Character
(a)Earth: Moon (b)Termite: Insect
(c)Lizard: Housefly (d)Whale: Fish
- Sphere: Ball
(a)Circle: Disc (b)Cube: Dice
(c)Line: Rope (d)Triangle: Cone
- Baldness: Hair
(a)Talk: Whisper (b)Giggle: Laugh
(c)Quiet: Peace (d)Silence: Noise
- Indigent: Wealthy
(a)Scholarly: Erudite (b)Gauche: Graceful
(c)Native: Affluent (d)Angry: Rich
- Barrel: Vial
(a)Book: Readers (b)Book: Pamphlet
(c)Brochure: Compiler (d)Length: Height
- Choose: Discard
(a)Draw: Push (b)Love: Adore
(c)Walk: Run (d)Sit: Stand
- Bird: Wings
(a)Whale: Water (b)Dog: Lungs
(c)Car: Wheel (d)Pen: Paper
- Hope: Aspire
(a)Fake: Ordinary (b)Fib: Lie
(c)Film: Flam (d)Love: Elevate
- Sea: Shore
(a)Train: Rails (b)Road: Footpath
(c)Ocean: Bay (d)River: Delta
- War: Destruction
(a)Fire: Burn (b)Court: Justice
(c)Water: Drown (d)Food: Hunger
- Propensity: Tendency
(a)Prologue: Epilogue (b)Master: Slave
(c)Audacity: Impudence (d)Conduct: Immorality
- Capricious: Reliability
(a)Arbitrary: Whimsical (b)Unreliable: Inhuman
(c)Tenacious: Practically (d)Extemporaneous: Predictability
- Accident: Mishap
(a)Eminent: Notorious (b)Pacify: Provoke
(c)Abrupt: Sudden (d)Dearth: Plenty
- Dawn: Morning
(a)Morning: Evening (b)Sun: Rain
(c)Lamp: Light (d)Autumn: Winter
- Cream: Cosmetics
(a)Tiger: Forest (b)Magazine: Editor
(c)Teak: Wood (d)Mountain: Valley
- Necklace: Adornment
(a)Medal: Decoration (b)Bead: Necklace
(c)Scarf: Dress (d)Pearl: Diamond
- Intimidate: Wheedle
(a)Resolute: Impetuous (b)Coordinate: Disinter
(c)Defile: Rebuke (d)Extol: Disparage
- Filter: Water
(a)Expurge: Book (b)Edit: Text
(c)Censor: Play (d)Curtail: Activity
- Presumption: Certainty
(a)Falsehood: Truth (b)Hearsay: Authenticity
(c)Theorem: Proof (d)Hunch: Guess
- Question: Questionmark
(a)Remark: Colon (b)Aside: Parentheses
(c)Sentence: Period (d)Clause: Semicolon
- Liquor: Intoxicates
(a)Oil: Smears (b)Medicine: Soothes
(c)Drug: Addicts (d)Morphine: Sedates
- Coal: Thermal
(a)Power: Energy (b)Bulb: Light
(c)Air: Atmosphere (d)Water: Hydel
- Carnivore: Herbivore
(a)Animal: Bird (b)Flesh: Plant
(c)Camel: Giraffe (d)Horse: Lion
- Equator: Latitude
(a)Visitor: Guest (b)Needle: Direction
(c)Fish: Water (d)Pigeon: Bird
- Calendar: Date
(a)Time: Hour (b)Transport: Bus
(c)Dictionary: Word (d)City: Pincode
- Court: Justice
(a)Police: Crime (b)Teacher: Study
(c)Doctor: Sickness (d)Auditor: Accuracy
- Diva: Opera
(a)Thespian: Play (b)Conductor: Bus
(c)Director: Drama (d)Producer: Theatre
- Deplete: Enervate
(a)Tighten: Loosen (b)Exhaust: Enfeeble
(c)Invigorate: Tired (d)Strengthen: Weak
- Acoustic: Sound
(a)Mathematics: Geometry (b)Radio: Song
(c)Pathology: Disease (d)Communication: Phone
- Threat: Insecurity
(a)Challenge: Fight (b)Thunder: Lightning
(c)Clouds: Rain (d)Disease: Death
- Large: Enormous
(a)Big: Small (b)Plump: Fat
(c)Less: Greater (d)Regal: Royal
- Vaseline: Petrol
(a)Tea: Leaves (b)Plant: Tree
(c)Butter: Ghee (d)Cream: Milk
- Streptococci: Pneumonia
(a)Quinine: Malaria (b)Boat: Sea
(c)Mosquito: Malaria (d)Malnutrition: Rickets
- Jute: Sack
(a)Shoe: Sock (b)Wool: Sweater
(c)Cotton: Fibre (d)Mill: Cloth
- Square: Cube
(a)Triangle: Prism (b)Circle: Sphere
(c)Line: Cylinder (d)Sphere: Earth
- Commander: Commands
(a)Aerates: Aviator (b)Senator: Legislates
(c)Checks: Teacher (d)Surgeon: Diagnosis
- Editor: Magazine
(a)Director: Film (b)Novel: Writer
(c)psychiatrist: Neurotic (d)Librarian: Library
- Hermit: Solitude
(a)Warrior: Civility (b)Traitor: Loyalty
(c)Ascetic: Self denial (d)Researcher: Finding
- Script: Drama
(a)Article: Magazine (b)Chapter: Book
(c)Lyrics: Note (d)Score: Symphony
- Steering: Car
(a)Needle: Cloth (b)Paddle: Canoe
(c)Knife: Whittle (d)Pallet: Painter
- Taj Mahal: Agra
(a)Eiffel Tower: France (b)Algeria: Africa
(c)Cotton: Ahmedabad (d)Turkey: Asia
- Jews: Synagogue
(a)Parsis: Temple (b)Jains: Fire Temple
(c)Buddhists: Pagoda (d)Hindus: Vedas
- East: Orient
(a)North: Polar (b)North: Tropic
(c)South: Capricorn (d)West: Occident
- Thrust: Spear
(a)Scabbard: Sword (b)Mangle: Iron
(c)Bow: Arrow (d)Fence: Epee
- Fan: Sweat
(a)Fire: Smoke (b)Rain: Drought
(c)Wind: Evaporation (d)Crop: Harvest
- Berries: Bush
(a)Herb: Plant (b)Tea: Leaves
(c)Melon: Vine (d)Coffee: Plantation
- Tree: Branches
(a)River: Tributaries (b)Continent: Island
(c)Stream: Delta (d)Ocean: Seas
- Dislike: Repulsion
(a)Dream: Sleep (b)Steal: Crime
(c)Reputation: Behavior (d)Intelligence: Wit
- Bruise: Fall
(a)Walk: Run (b)Wound: Antiseptic
(c)Tipsy: Drink (d)Tonic: Health
- Spider: Web
(a)Ink: Pen (b)Cock: Hen
(c)Teacher: Student (d)Poet: Poetry
- Apostate: Religion
(a)Potentate: Kingdom (b)Traitor: Country
(c)Bureaucrat: Government (d)Jailor: Law
- Incandescent: Glowing
(a)Flash: Flame (b)Tedious: Bore
(c)Boor: Oafish (d)Indefatigable: Untiring
- Relax: Work
(a)Play: Cheat (b)Lunch: Dinner
(c)Smile: Laugh (d)Fresh: Stable
- Fond: Doting
(a)Solicitous: Concern (b)Verbose: Wordiness
(c)Flurry: Blizzard (d)Magnificent: Grandiose
- Scythe: Reaping
(a)Light: Shining (b)Shears: Cutting
(c)Saws: Gluing (d)Screws: Turning
- Rampart: Fortress
(a)River: Lake (b)Fence: House
(c)Cage: Animal (d)Parapet: Roof
- Intelligence: Elitist
(a)Commonality: Common class (b)Gentry: Public
(c)Rabble: Plebeian (d)Outer Shell: Sea Shell
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ANSWERS
- (d): First causes the second.
- (c): The words in each pair are antonyms of each other.
- (d): The words in each pair are synonyms.
- (a): Patter is the sound made by falling rain.
Similarly, a bang is the sound made by a closing door.
- (d): The words in each pair are opposites of each other.
- (b): Second denotes the class to which the first belongs.
- (d): A pedant is a person who makes a display of erudition (scholarly learning).
Similarly, a prude is a woman who makes a display of modesty.
- (a): Archaeologist is a specialist in antiquity.
Similarly, a prude is a woman who makes a display of modesty.
- (b): Protagonist is a character. Similarly termite is an insect.
- (b): First denotes the three dimensional shape of the second.
- (d): First refers to the absence of the second.
- (b): The words in each pair are antonyms of each other.
- (b): Second is a bigger form of the first.
- (a): The words in each pair are antonyms of each other.
- (c): Second is used by the first for movement.
- (b): The words in each pair are synonyms.
- (b): First has the second on either sides of it.
- (a): First causes the second.
- (c): The words in each pair are synonyms.
- (c): The words in each pair are synonyms.
- (c): The words in each pair are synonyms.
- (d): First is followed by the second.
- (c):Second denotes the class to which the first belongs.
- (a): Second is the purpose for which the first is used.
- (d): The words in each pair are antonyms of each other.
- (c): A filter removes the objectionable impurities from water.
Similarly, Censor removes the objectionable scenes from a play.
- (b): The relationship is that of possibility based on assumption or partial information and certainty.
- (b): Second is the mark used for the first.
- (d): Second is the effect of first after consumption.
- (d): Coal produces thermal energy. Similarly, water produce hydel energy.
- (b): Flesh-eating creatures are carnivores and plant eating creatures are herbivores.
- (d): Second denotes the class to which the first belongs.
- (c): Just as calendar consists of dates in an organized way, a dictionary consists of words in an organized way.
- (d): The duty of court is to provide justice.
Similarly, is the duty of an auditor is to provide accuracy in financial matters.
- (a): Diva (woman singer) plays a leading role in an opera(musical play).
Similarly, thespian (actor) Plays a leading role in a play.
- (b): The words in each pair are synonyms.
- (c): Acoustic is the science of sounds.
Similarly, pathology is the study of diseases.
- (a): First leads to the second.
- (b): First is the extreme of the second.
- (d): First is the extracted from the second.
- (c): First causes the second.
- (b): First is used to make the second.
- (a): Each face of a cube is a square and each face of a prism is a triangle.
- (b): Second denotes the function of the first.
- (a): Just as all the articles of a magazine are interpreted by the editor, in the same way all the actions of a film are interpreted by the director.
- (c): A hermits leads a life of solitude.
Likewise, an ascetic leads a life of self-denial.
- (d): Script is a written instruction of drama.
Similarly, score is a written piece of symphony (a type of music).
- (b): First is an instrument to maintain the balance of second.
- (a): Second denotes the place where the first is located.
- (c): Jews worship in a synagouge. Likewise, Buddhists worship in a pagoda.
- (d): Second is another name for the first.
- (d): First is the action performed with the second.
- (b): Second ceases due to first.
- (c): Berries grow on bush; melon grows on vine.
- (a): Branches are spread parts of a tree. Similarly, tributaries are spread parts of a river.
- (d): First results in the second.
- (c):First is the result of the second.
- (d): As spider makes web, Poet makes poetry.
- (b): First rebels against the second.
- (d): The words in each pair are synonyms.
- (d): The words in each pair are antonyms of each other.
- (c):First is less extreme than the second.
- (b): Second denotes the purpose for which the first is used.
- (d): First is a structure enclosing the second.
- (c): The words in each pair are synonyms.