SCAT Verbal Analogies: Word Relationships 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: WARM : SCORCHING :: COOL : _____
- CHILLY
- COLD
- FREEZING (Correct answer)
- TEPID
Correct answer: FREEZING
Scorching is an extreme, intensified version of warm, just as freezing is an extreme, intensified version of cool.
Question 2: SEED : TREE :: EGG : _____
- NEST
- SHELL
- CHICK
- BIRD (Correct answer)
Correct answer: BIRD
A seed grows into a fully mature tree, just as an egg hatches and eventually develops into a fully mature bird.
Question 3: MARATHON : RUNNING :: REGATTA : _____
- SWIMMING
- SAILING (Correct answer)
- ROWING
- RACING
Correct answer: SAILING
A marathon is a competitive event centered on running, just as a regatta is a competitive event centered on sailing.
Question 4: CHAPTER : BOOK :: EPISODE : _____
- SCENE
- SERIES (Correct answer)
- SEASON
- TELEVISION
Correct answer: SERIES
A chapter is a subdivision of a book, just as an episode is a subdivision of a series.
Question 5: ELOQUENT : ORATOR :: VIRTUOSIC : _____
- PAINTER
- MUSICIAN (Correct answer)
- SCULPTOR
- POET
Correct answer: MUSICIAN
Eloquent describes an exceptionally skilled orator, just as virtuosic most commonly describes an exceptionally skilled musician.
Question 6: FAMINE : STARVATION :: DROUGHT : _____
- FLOOD
- RAIN
- THIRST (Correct answer)
- HEAT
Correct answer: THIRST
A famine causes starvation due to a lack of food, just as a drought causes thirst due to a lack of water.
Question 7: COMEDY : LAUGHTER :: TRAGEDY : _____
- DEATH
- SORROW (Correct answer)
- DRAMA
- TEARS
Correct answer: SORROW
Comedy is designed to evoke laughter, just as tragedy is designed to evoke sorrow.
WARM : SCORCHING :: COOL : _____