GCAT Verbal Reasoning Analogies 4

Question 1

MANUSCRIPT : PUBLISH :: ORE : ?

Accepted Answer

Refine

Answer

A manuscript must be published to become a final product, just as ore must be refined to yield usable metal.

Question 2

PENINSULA : LAND :: BAY : ?

Accepted Answer

Water

Answer

A peninsula is a body of land surrounded by water on three sides, just as a bay is a body of water surrounded by land on three sides.

Question 3

ADAGIO : SLOW :: FORTE : ?

Accepted Answer

Loud

Answer

Adagio is a musical term indicating slow tempo, and forte is a musical term indicating loud volume.

Question 4

PLAINTIFF : DEFENDANT :: PROSECUTOR : ?

Accepted Answer

Defense attorney

Answer

A plaintiff brings the case against a defendant in civil court, just as a prosecutor brings the case against a defense attorney's client in criminal court.

Question 5

ABBREVIATE : SHORTEN :: AMPLIFY : ?

Accepted Answer

Increase

Answer

To abbreviate means to shorten, just as to amplify means to increase in strength or volume.

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GCAT Verbal Reasoning Analogies 4