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401. Choose analogous pair: Staircase : Banisters
- A. Train : Tracks
- B. Deck : Railings
- C. Auditorium : Seats
- D. Cinema : Screen
Explanation: Banisters are protective rails along a staircase, while railings serve the same function along a deck. Seats and screens are parts of venues but do not provide the same safety-support relationship.
Correct answer: Deck : Railings402. Choose analogous pair: Energy : Dissipate
- A. Atom : Explosion
- B. Power : Generator
- C. Money : Squander
- D. Battery : Charge
Explanation: Energy can be dissipated, meaning spread out or lost, while money can be squandered, meaning wasted carelessly. Both pairs connect a resource with an action that reduces or wastes it.
Correct answer: Money : Squander403. Choose analogous pair: Judge : Adjudicate
- A. Researcher : Emendate
- B. Mediator : Reconcile
- C. Appellant : Implore
- D. Advocate : Jury
Explanation: A judge adjudicates a dispute, while a mediator attempts to reconcile the parties. Both pairs match a professional role with its characteristic function.
Correct answer: Mediator : Reconcile404. Choose analogous pair: Thanks : Gratitude
- A. Courtesy : Manners
- B. Salutation : Flag
- C. Protest : Resentment
- D. Trial : Error
Explanation: Thanks are an expression of gratitude, while a protest can be an expression of resentment or opposition. The other pairs do not consistently link an expression or act with the feeling it conveys.
Correct answer: Protest : Resentment405. Choose analogous pair: Cattle : Drove
- A. Soldier : Crew
- B. Grain : Bundle
- C. Chicken : Brood
- D. Bees : Heap
Explanation: A drove is a collective noun for cattle, while a brood is a group of young chickens or other birds. A crew refers to people, and a heap is not the standard collective noun for bees.
Correct answer: Chicken : Brood406. Choose analogous pair: Traffic : Road
- A. Aeroplane : Aerodrome
- B. Roots : Tree
- C. Blood : Veins
- D. Car : Garage
Explanation: Traffic travels along a road, just as blood flows through veins. An aerodrome is a location for aeroplanes, but it does not express the same moving-through relationship as precisely.
Correct answer: Blood : Veins407. Choose analogous pair: Cloth : Texture
- A. Body : Weigh
- B. Silk : Cloth
- C. Wood : Grains
- D. Ornaments : Gold
Explanation: Texture is a characteristic or surface pattern of cloth, just as grain is a natural pattern or characteristic of wood. The other options describe different relationships, such as material and object.
Correct answer: Wood : Grains408. Choose analogous pair: Stare : Glance
- A. Gulp : Sip
- B. Confide : Tell
- C. Hunt : Stalk
- D. Step : Walk
Explanation: A stare is a prolonged, fixed look, while a glance is brief; both are ways of looking. Similarly, a gulp is a large or quick drink, whereas a sip is a small one.
Correct answer: Gulp : Sip409. Choose analogous pair: Pesticied : Plant
- A. Injection : Disease
- B. Vaccination : Body
- C. Medicine : Cure
- D. Teacher : Student
Explanation: A pesticide-treated plant has been subjected to a protective treatment, just as a vaccinated body has received protection against disease. The word “Pesticied” appears to be a nonstandard or misspelled form of pesticide-treated.
Correct answer: Vaccination : Body410. Choose analogous pair: Canvas : Painter
- A. Leather : Shoe
- B. Chisel : Wood
- C. Marble : Sculptor
- D. Hammer : Carpenter
Explanation: Canvas is a material used by a painter, while marble is a material used by a sculptor. The tools in the other options do not match the material-to-professional relationship.
Correct answer: Marble : Sculptor