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671. Ship : Sea : : Camel : ___________?
- A. Forest
- B. Land
- C. Mountain
- D. Desert
Explanation: A ship is a means of transport associated with the sea, just as a camel is especially associated with the desert. Land is too general, whereas desert identifies the camel's traditional environment.
Correct answer: Desert672. Imprison : Jail : : Exile : __________?
- A. Country
- B. Depart
- C. Banish
- D. Punishment
Explanation: To imprison someone is to jail them, and to exile someone is to banish them. Both pairs express closely related verbs rather than a place and an action.
Correct answer: Banish673. Harp : Drum : : Flute : _________?
- A. Violin
- B. Bugle
- C. Harmonium
- D. Piano
Explanation: A harp and a drum are musical instruments, and a flute and a bugle are both wind instruments. Bugle is the closest match because it shares the flute's broad instrument family.
Correct answer: Bugle674. Horse : Neigh : : Jackal : __________?
- A. Squeak
- B. Chatter
- C. Howl
- D. Bray
Explanation: A horse neighs, while a jackal howls. Bray is the call of a donkey or ass, not a jackal.
Correct answer: Howl675. Professor : Lecture : : Doctor : ________?
- A. Hospital
- B. Disease
- C. Medicine
- D. Patient
Explanation: A professor delivers a lecture, while a doctor provides medicine as part of treatment. A patient is treated by the doctor, but is not the doctor's equivalent of a lecture.
Correct answer: Medicine676. Elegance : Vulgarity : : Graceful : ___________?
- A. Awkward
- B. Comely
- C. Asperity
- D. Dirty
Explanation: Elegance and vulgarity are opposites, so the opposite of graceful is awkward. Comely is a synonym of attractive or graceful, not its opposite.
Correct answer: Awkward677. Sorrow : Death : : Happiness : __________?
- A. Love
- B. Dance
- C. Cry
- D. Birth
Explanation: Death is traditionally associated with sorrow, while birth is associated with happiness. Love and dance may bring happiness but do not form the corresponding life-event relationship.
Correct answer: Birth678. Tuberculosis : Lungs : : Cataract : __________?
- A. Ear
- B. Throat
- C. Skin
- D. Eye
Explanation: Tuberculosis commonly affects the lungs, while a cataract affects the eye, specifically the eye's lens. The other options are not the organ affected by a cataract.
Correct answer: Eye679. Sedative : Pain : : Solace : __________?
- A. Irritation
- B. Kill
- C. Grief
- D. Hurt
Explanation: A sedative eases pain or discomfort, while solace eases grief or distress. Irritation and hurt are conditions that may require relief, but grief is the direct match for solace.
Correct answer: Grief680. Man : Machine : : Master : __________?
- A. Worker
- B. Manager
- C. House
- D. Slave
Explanation: A man may operate or control a machine, just as a master controls a slave in the analogy's traditional wording. Worker and manager do not express the same control relationship.
Correct answer: Slave