FREE DAA Verbal Reasoning: Word Analogies Questions and Answers

Question 1

SCALPEL is to SURGEON as CHISEL is to?

Accepted Answer

SCULPTOR

Answer

The relationship is between a tool and the professional who uses it. A scalpel is the primary tool of a surgeon, just as a chisel is a primary tool for a sculptor.

Question 2

ODOMETER is to DISTANCE as COMPASS is to?

Accepted Answer

DIRECTION

Answer

An odometer is an instrument used to measure distance. A compass is an instrument used to determine direction.

Question 3

TIMID is to BRAVE as FRUGAL is to?

Accepted Answer

EXTRAVAGANT

Answer

The words in the first pair are antonyms (opposites). Timid is the opposite of brave. Frugal, meaning saving or sparing, is the opposite of extravagant, which means spending excessively.

Question 4

CHAPTER is to BOOK as ROOM is to?

Accepted Answer

HOUSE

Answer

A chapter is a distinct part of a whole book. Similarly, a room is a distinct part of a whole house.

Question 5

FISH is to SCHOOL as WOLF is to?

Accepted Answer

PACK

Answer

This is an analogy of collective nouns. A group of fish is called a school, and a group of wolves is called a pack.

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FREE DAA Verbal Reasoning: Word Analogies Questions and Answers