Civil Service Verbal Reasoning Test Analogies and Word Relationships

Question 1

DOCTOR is to PATIENT as TEACHER is to:

Accepted Answer

Student

Answer

A doctor provides professional care to a patient. In the same relationship, a teacher provides instruction to a student. Both are professional-to-recipient relationships.

Question 2

LIBRARY is to BOOKS as GALLERY is to:

Accepted Answer

Paintings

Answer

A library is the place where books are housed and displayed. A gallery is the place where paintings are housed and displayed.

Question 3

HOT is to COLD as LIGHT is to:

Accepted Answer

Dark

Answer

Hot and cold are opposites. Applying the same opposite relationship: light and dark are antonyms.

Question 4

FISH is to SCALES as BIRD is to:

Accepted Answer

Feathers

Answer

Scales are the external covering of a fish. Feathers are the external covering of a bird. Both refer to the characteristic outer layer.

Question 5

COMPOSER is to SYMPHONY as AUTHOR is to:

Accepted Answer

Novel

Answer

A composer creates a symphony. An author creates a novel. Both relationships link the creator to their primary large-scale work.

Civil Service Verbal Reasoning Practice Test

Civil Service Verbal Reasoning Practice Test

Civil Service Verbal Reasoning Test Analogies and Word Relationships