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Logical Reasoning - Analogies

Exercise : Analogies - Type 5
Directions to Solve
Every one of the following questions consists of a related pair of words, followed by five pairs of words. Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original pair of words.
11.
PEDAL : BICYCLE
inch : yardstick
walk : skip
tire : automobile
buckle : belt
oar : canoe
Answer: Option
Explanation:
A pedal propels a bicycle; an oar propels a canoe.
12.
DIVISION : SECTION
layer : tier
tether : bundle
chapter : verse
riser : stage
dais : speaker
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Division and section are synonyms; layer and tier are synonyms.
13.
DEPRESSED : SAD
neat : considerate
towering : cringing
rapid : plodding
progressive : regressive
exhausted : tired
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Depressed is an intensification of sad; exhausted is an intensification of tired.
14.
BRISTLE : BRUSH
arm : leg
stage : curtain
recline : chair
key : piano
art : sculpture
Answer: Option
Explanation:
A bristle is a part of a brush; a key is a part of a piano.
15.
RAIN : DRIZZLE
swim :dive
hop : shuffle
juggle : bounce
walk : run
run : jog
Answer: Option
Explanation:
To drizzle is to rain slowly; to jog is to run slowly.
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