Mensa Mensa IQ Verbal Logic and Analogies Questions and Answers 3

Question 1

ARCHITECT : BLUEPRINT :: COMPOSER : ?

Accepted Answer

Score

Answer

An architect creates a blueprint as a plan; a composer creates a score as the written plan for music.

Question 2

Which word does NOT belong with the others?

Accepted Answer

Synonym

Answer

Simile, metaphor, and allegory are all figures of speech used for comparison, while synonym is a vocabulary term.

Question 3

If no mammals are cold-blooded and all dolphins are mammals, which conclusion is valid?

Accepted Answer

No dolphins are cold-blooded

Answer

By applying the universal negative (no mammals are cold-blooded) to the universal affirmative (all dolphins are mammals), no dolphins can be cold-blooded.

Question 4

EPHEMERAL : PERMANENT :: OPAQUE : ?

Accepted Answer

Transparent

Answer

Ephemeral (short-lived) is opposite to permanent; opaque (not allowing light through) is opposite to transparent.

Question 5

A word that means 'relating to the countryside' is to RURAL as a word meaning 'relating to the city' is to ?

Accepted Answer

Urban

Answer

Rural describes the countryside; urban is its direct counterpart describing the city.

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Mensa Mensa IQ Verbal Logic and Analogies Questions and Answers 3