AFOQT Verbal Analogies 3

Question 1

OASIS is to DESERT as ISLAND is to ___?

Accepted Answer

Ocean

Answer

An oasis is surrounded by desert as an island is surrounded by ocean.

Question 2

CAUTIOUS is to RECKLESS as HUMBLE is to ___?

Accepted Answer

Arrogant

Answer

Cautious and reckless are opposites, so humble pairs with its opposite, arrogant.

Question 3

BEE is to HIVE as ANT is to ___?

Accepted Answer

Colony

Answer

A bee lives in a hive as an ant lives in a colony.

Question 4

PUPPY is to DOG as CUB is to ___?

Accepted Answer

Bear

Answer

A puppy is the young of a dog as a cub is the young of a bear.

Question 5

PARCHED is to MOIST as FAMISHED is to ___?

Accepted Answer

Satisfied

Answer

Parched (extremely dry) opposes moist; famished (extremely hungry) opposes satisfied.

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