Three Word Analogy Examples
Three similar terms are provided in this kind of question. The candidate must determine how these three terms relate to one another and select another group from the list of options that has a comparable parallel.
Example: Pen : Pencil: Ink
(a) Orange : Banana: Juice (b) Table: Chair: Wood
(c) Cow : Milk: Curd (d) Fish: Shark: Water
Answer: (a)
Instructions: A few words that are somehow related are provided in each of the following questions. In one of the four options listed beneath it, the terms have the same relationship. Look for the right substitute.
QUESTIONS
1. Magazine: Story: Article
(a) Tea: Milk : Sugar (b) Television: Newspaper: Entertainment
(c) Bed : Quilt: Pillow (d) Novel: Drama : Literature
2. Carnivorous: Tiger: Wolf
(a) Mango: Banana: Fruit (b) Worker: Master: Manager
(c) Cat : Cow: Milk (d) Student: Boy: Girl
3. Evaporation: Cloud: Rain
(a) Sneezing : Cough: Cold (b) Accident : Injury: Pain
(c) Tanning : Leather: Purse (d) Bud: Flower: Fragrance
4. Dog : Squirrel: Tail
(a) Cottage : Hut: Palace (b) Fish : Crocodile: Water
(c) Horse: Ox: Horn (d) Truck : Scooter: Gear
5. Chair : Door: Stick
(a) Tomato: Potato: Brinjal (b) Mason: Carpenter : Cobbler
(c) Statue: Brick: Pitcher (d) Book: Pen : Notebook
6. Hunt : Pleasure: Panic
(a) Death: Disease: Germs
(b) Game: Match: Win
(c) Theft: Gain: Loss
(d) Rain: Cloud: Flood
7. Village : City: Suburb
(a) Puppy : Dog: Bitch
(b) School : College: University
(c) Continent : Country: State
(d) Transistor: Radio : Television
8. Picture : Clock: Wall
(a) Pillow: Quilt : Bed
(b) Pen : Pencil: Colour
(c) Flowers : Garden: Park
(d) Footpath : Road: Highway
9. Lizard : Reptile: Insects
(a) Fox : Wolf: Forest
(b) Fly : Insect: Bee
(c) Man : Omnivorous : Meat
(d) Tiger : Mammal: Deer
10. Horse : Pony: Mare
(a) Sheep : Lamb: Goat
(b) Lion : Cub: Den
(c) Man : Child: Woman
(d) Cat: Kitten : Puppy
11. Ink : Pen: Paper
(a) Watch : Dial: Strap
(b) Book : Paper: Words
(c) Farmer : Plough: Field
(d) Colour : Brush: Canvas
12. Researcher : Historian: Scholar
(a) Epic : Novel: Book
(b) Teacher : Graduate: Poet
(c) Professor: Lecturer
(d) History : Story: Book
13. Hand : Wrist: Bangle
(a) Foot : Ankle: Anklet
(b) Toe : Foot: Knee
(c) Neck : Head: Collar
(d) Foot : Socks: Toes
14. Smile : Laugh: Cry
(a) Sit : Sleep: Play
(b) Frown : Anger: Temper
(c) Morning : Night: Day
(d) Touch : Catch: Release
15. Studio : Bombay: Stars
(a) Ship : Madras: Harbour
(b) Oranges : Nagpur: Juice
(c) Parliament : Delhi: Ministers
(d) Sunrise : Darjeeling: Sherpas
16. Hair : Brush: Wig
(a) Iron : Hammer: Axe
(b) Bread : Butter: Milk
(c) Cement : Brick: Building
(d) Paper : Pen: Pencil
17. Pink : Red: White
(a) Orange : Yellow: Black
(b) Green : Blue: Yellow
(c) Yellow : Red: Green
(d) Brown : Black: Blue
18. France : Spain: Germany
(a) Japan : China: Turkey
(b) Sri Lanka : Japan : India
(c) Iraq : Kuwait: Iran
(d) Canada : California: Mexico
19. Morning: Evening: Dusk
(a) Triangle: Quadrilateral: Pentagon
(b) Happy : Gay: Excited
(c) Summer: Winter: Autumn
(d) Botany : Zoology: Physiology
20. Love : Adoration: Infatuation
(a) Smile: Frown: Anger
(b) Hate : Dislike: Attract
(c) Murder : Stab: Assassinate
(d) None of these
21. Music: Guitar: Performer
(a) Dance: Tune: Instrument
(b) Food: Recipe : Cook
(c) Patient : Medicine: Doctor
(d) Trick : Rope: Acrobat
ANSWERS
1. (a): First contains both the second and third.
2. (d): Both tiger and wolf are carnivorous animals.
Similarly, both boys and girls are students.
3. (b): First causes the second and second leads to the third.
4. (d): Both dog and squirrel have tail.
Similarly, both truck and scooter have gears.
5. (c): All the three are made up of the same raw material.
6. (c): Just as to hunt gives pleasure to the hunter and creates panic for the hunted, similarly theft is a gain to the thief and a loss to the person robbed.
7. (b): Second and third are bigger and more sophisticated forms than the first and second respectively.
8. (a): Both picture and clock are hanged on a wall.
Similarly, both pillow and quilt are used while lying on a bed.
9. (d): Second denotes the class to which the first belongs.
Also, first feeds on the third.
10. (c) : Second is the young one and third is the female of the first.
11. (d) : First is required to work with the second on the third.
12. (a) : Third denotes the class to which the first and second belong.
13. (a) : Wrist is a part of hand and the bangle is worn on the wrist.
Similarly, ankle is a part of foot and the anklet is worn on it.
14. (d) : Second and third are of higher intensity than the first and second respectively.
15. (c) : First is the making place of the third and second denotes the city in which the first is located.
16. (a) : First is used to make the second and the third.
17. (b) : First is a colour obtained by the combination of two other colours.
18. (c) : All three are names of countries, the middle one being sandwiched between the other two.
19. (c) : Second follows the first and third follows the second.
20. (c) : Second and third are of higher intensity than the first and second respectively.
21. (d) : A performer plays music on a guitar.
Similarly, an acrobat performs tricks on a rope.
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