Analogies and Word Relationships Flashcards
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ILLITERATE is to READING as BLIND is to:
Answer: Seeing
An illiterate person is unable to engage in reading. A blind person is unable to engage in seeing. Both describe the inability related to each sensory or cognitive activity.
SPRING is to SUMMER as DAWN is to:
Answer: Morning
Spring comes before summer in the sequence of seasons. Dawn comes before morning in the sequence of the day. Both are sequential relationships.
RUNG is to LADDER as STEP is to:
Answer: Staircase
A rung is a component of a ladder. A step is a component of a staircase. Both are part-to-whole structural relationships.
EDITOR is to MANUSCRIPT as CURATOR is to:
Answer: Exhibition
An editor oversees and refines a manuscript. A curator oversees and manages an exhibition. Both professionals manage and shape their respective collections or works.
SORROW is to JOY as FAILURE is to:
Answer: Success
Sorrow and joy are antonyms on the emotional spectrum. Failure and success are antonyms in terms of outcomes.
CATERPILLAR is to BUTTERFLY as TADPOLE is to:
Answer: Frog
A caterpillar transforms into a butterfly through metamorphosis. A tadpole transforms into a frog through metamorphosis. Both are juvenile-to-adult transformation relationships.