A good way to figure out the relationship in a given question is to make up a sentence that
describes the relationship between the first two words. Then, try to use the same sentence to find out which of the answer choices completes the same relationship with the third word.
1. Odometer is to mileage as compass is to
1. speed 2. hiking 3. needle 4. direction 5. none of the above 2. Marathon is to race as hibernation is to
1. winter 2. bear 3. dream
4. sleep 5. none of the above 3. Window is to pane as book is to
1. novel 2. glass 3. cover
4. page 5. none of the above 4. Cup is to coffee as bowl is to
1. dish 2. soup 3. spoon
4. food 5. none of the above 5. Yard is to inch as quart is to
1. gallon 2. ounce 3. milk
4. liquid 5. none of the above 6. Elated is to despondent as enlightened is to 1. aware 2. ignorant 3. miserable 4. tolerant 5. none of the above 7. Optimist is to cheerful as pessimist is to
1. gloomy 2. mean 3. petty
4. helpful 5. none of the above 8. Reptile is to lizard as flower is to
1. petal 2. stem 3. daisy
4. alligator 5. none of the above 9. Play is to actor as concert is to
1. symphony 2. musician 3. piano
4. percussion 5. none of the above 10. Sponge is to porous as rubber is to
1. massive 2. solid 3. elastic
4. inflexible 5. none of the above 11. Careful is to cautious as boastful is to 1. arrogant 2. humble 3. joyful 4. suspicious 5. none of the above
12.Pen is to poet as needle is to
1. thread 2. button 3. sewing
4. tailor 5. none of the above 13. Secretly is to openly as silently is to
1. scarcely 2. impolitely 3. noisily
4. quietly 5. none of the above 14. Embarrassed is to humiliated as frightened is to
1. terrified 2. agitated 3. courageous
4. reckless 5. none of the above 15. Pride is to lion as shoal is to
1. teacher 2. student 3. self-respect
4. fish 5. none of the above 16. Artist is to painting as senator is to 1. attorney 2. law 3. politician 4. constituents 5. none of the above
17. Exercise is to gym as eating is to
1. food 2. dieting 3. fitness
4. restaurant 5. none of the above 18. Candid is to indirect as honest is to
1. frank 2. wicked 3. truthful
4. untruthful 5. none of the above 19. Guide is to direct as reduce is to
1. decrease 2. maintain 3. increase
4. preserve 5. none of the above 20. Oar is to rowboat as foot is to