Basic Ability Test Basic Ability Verbal Analogies and Classification 5 — Questions and Answers

Correct answer: Wordy

Abridged means shortened just as verbose means wordy or using excessive words.

Correct answer: Pluto

Pluto is classified as a dwarf planet while Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn are all full planets in our solar system.

Correct answer: Enlightenment

Scales are a symbol of justice just as a torch (as on the Statue of Liberty) is a symbol of enlightenment.

Correct answer: Orchestra

A soldier is an individual member of a battalion just as a musician is an individual member of an orchestra.

Correct answer: Experiment

An experiment is a procedure or test while hypothesis, theory, and law are all types of scientific explanations or principles.

Correct answer: Archaeologist

A paleontologist studies fossils just as an archaeologist studies artifacts from past human cultures.

Correct answer: Pessimist

Benevolent and malevolent are direct opposites just as optimist and pessimist are direct opposites in outlook.

Basic Ability Test Basic Ability Verbal Analogies and Classification 5

ABRIDGED : SHORTENED :: VERBOSE : ?

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