SCAT Verbal Analogies: Word Relationships 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: SCALPEL : SURGEON :: GAVEL : _____
- DOCTOR
- JUDGE (Correct answer)
- LAWYER
- CARPENTER
Correct answer: JUDGE
A scalpel is the primary tool of a surgeon, just as a gavel is the primary tool of a judge.
Question 2: ARID : DRY :: FRIGID : _____
- WET
- WARM
- COLD (Correct answer)
- FROZEN
Correct answer: COLD
Arid means extremely dry, and frigid means extremely cold — both are formal synonyms of their paired common word.
Question 3: NOVEL : CHAPTER :: PLAY : _____
- SCENE
- ACT (Correct answer)
- PAGE
- LINE
Correct answer: ACT
A novel is divided into chapters as major structural units, just as a play is divided into acts.
Question 4: HERBIVORE : PLANTS :: CARNIVORE : _____
- VEGETABLES
- INSECTS
- MEAT (Correct answer)
- SEEDS
Correct answer: MEAT
A herbivore's diet consists of plants, just as a carnivore's diet consists of meat.
Question 5: OPTIMISTIC : PESSIMISTIC :: COURAGEOUS : _____
- BOLD
- BRAVE
- TIMID
- COWARDLY (Correct answer)
Correct answer: COWARDLY
Optimistic and pessimistic are antonyms, just as courageous and cowardly are antonyms.
Question 6: CANVAS : PAINTER :: STAGE : _____
- DIRECTOR
- AUDIENCE
- ACTOR (Correct answer)
- PLAYWRIGHT
Correct answer: ACTOR
A canvas is the primary workspace where a painter creates, just as a stage is the primary workspace where an actor performs.
Question 7: AMPLIFY : SOUND :: MAGNIFY : _____
- LIGHT
- IMAGE (Correct answer)
- LENS
- VOLUME
Correct answer: IMAGE
To amplify means to increase sound, just as to magnify means to make an image appear larger.
SCALPEL : SURGEON :: GAVEL : _____