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Directions :
The words in the bottom row are related in the same way as the words in the top row. For each item, find the word that completes the bottom row of words.
1.
| daisy | flower | plant |
| bungalow | house | ? |
- A.building
- C.apartment
- B.cottage
- D.city
- Answer & Explanation
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Answer : [A]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| Above the line, the relationship is as follows: A daisy is a type of flower, and a flower is a type of plant. Below the line, the relationship is as follows: A bungalow is a type of house, and a house is a type of building. |
2.
| carpenter | saw | nails |
| pediatrician | stethoscope | ? |
- A.thermometer
- C.doctor
- B.baby
- D.illness
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Answer : [A]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| In the relationship above the line, the saw and the nails are tools a carpenter uses. In the relationship below the line, the stethoscope and thermometer are tools a pediatrician uses. |
3.
| walk | skip | run |
| toss | pitch | ? |
- A.swerve
- C.jump
- B.hurl
- D.dance
- Answer & Explanation
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Answer : [B]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| Walk, skip, and run represent a continuum of movement: Skipping is faster than walking; running is faster than skipping. Below the line, the continuum is about throwing: Pitch is faster than toss; hurl is faster than pitch. |
4.
| apples | fruit | supermarket |
| novel | book | ? |
- A.bookstore
- C.vegetable
- B.magazine
- D.shopping
- Answer & Explanation
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Answer : [A]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| The relationship above the line is as follows; apples are a kind of fruit; fruit is sold in a supermarket. Below the line, the relationship is: a novel is a kind of book; books are sold in a bookstore. |
5.
| rule | command | dictate |
| doze | sleep | ? |
- A.snore
- C.awaken
- B.govern
- D.hibernate
- Answer & Explanation
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Answer : [D]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| The words above the line show a continuum: Command is more extreme than rule, and dictate is more extreme than command. Below the line, the continuum is as follows: Sleep is more than doze, and hibernate is more than sleep. The other choices are not related in the same way. |
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