GCAT Verbal Reasoning Analogies 3

Question 1

PROLOGUE : EPILOGUE :: PREFACE : ?

Accepted Answer

Afterword

Answer

A prologue comes before and an epilogue comes after a play, just as a preface comes before and an afterword comes after a book.

Question 2

HERBIVORE : PLANTS :: CARNIVORE : ?

Accepted Answer

Meat

Answer

A herbivore's diet consists of plants, and a carnivore's diet consists of meat.

Question 3

ARCHITECT : BLUEPRINT :: CHOREOGRAPHER : ?

Accepted Answer

Routine

Answer

An architect creates a blueprint as a plan for a structure, just as a choreographer creates a routine as a plan for a dance performance.

Question 4

VIRUS : ANTIVIRUS :: POISON : ?

Accepted Answer

Antidote

Answer

An antivirus counteracts a virus, just as an antidote specifically counteracts a poison.

Question 5

HERD : CATTLE :: FLOCK : ?

Accepted Answer

Birds

Answer

Herd is the collective noun for cattle, and flock is the collective noun for birds.

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