Analogy part-2

 Analogy

Analogy part-2

In  each of the following lists, one word is out of sequence from the other words. Find the word that is not similar to the other words in each list.

 a) Inflation b)Discourse  c) Interest  d)Debt  e)Investment

Answer:  b – Discourse    as it is not monetary term

a)Moth  b) Termite c) Ant  d) Flee  e)Wasp

Answer :  d – Flee 

a)Laugh b)giggle  c) Chuckle  d) Sob  e)Cackle

Answer:  d – Sob   

a)Sleepy  b)Drowsy  c) Shabby  d)Slumber  e)Dozy

Answer :  c – shabby

a)Hound b)shrub c)Squirrel  d)Reindeer  e)Sheep

Answer: b-shrub

a)Lavoratory  B)Oven c) Freezer  d)Stove  E)blender

Answer:  a – Lavoratory

a)Huge  b)Large  c)Height D) Enormous  E)Massive

Answer: c – height

a)Chisel  b)Nail  c)Pliers  d)Hammer  e)Wrench

Answer: b – Nail

a)Squeak  b)groan  c) Honey  d)Hum   E)Moan

Answer: c – Honey

a) plane  b)squirrel  c)cloud d)eagle e)hawk

Answer  : b)squirrel  — because it can’t fly

a)dagger  b)spear  c)arrow  d)shield  e)knife

Answer:  d) Shield  — because it is not a weapon

a)cheese  b)butter  c)milk  d)yoghurt e)sweet

Answer : e) sweet  — because other options (cheese,butter,yoghurt) are prepared from milk

a)table b)cupboard c)chair  d)wood  e)bed

Answer: d) wood  — others are the name of  various furniture

a)sit  b)jog  c)run  d)walk  e)gallop

Answer : a) sit – because others are the various forms of  walking and running

a)bee  b)peacock  c)moth d)fly  e)wasp

Answer : b) peacock — because it is not an insects

a)winter  b)hail  c)steel d)fog  e)mist

Answer : a)winter – because it is a season

a)outraged b)cross  c)spiteful d)benevolent e)crotchety

Answer:  d) benevolent    –because others are negative quality

a)hillock  b)mound c)ocean d)peak  e)pile

Answer:  c) Ocean  –because  it is related to water (full of water)

a)Jocular  b)merry c)gloomy d)jovial  e)blissful

Answer:  c) gloomy   because this one is opposite to the others

Sentence Correction

Select the word or phrase that best completes the sentence

(1)Writing a beautiful sonnet is as much an achievement as to finish a 400-page novel.

a) is to finish  b) finishing  c) if to finish d) to have finished e)none of these

Answer: b- finishing

(2)Her brother along with her parents  insist that she remains in school.

a)are insisting  b)insists c)were insisting  d) have insisted e)none of these

Answer: b-insists

(3)Today, this is a totally different world than we have seen in the last decade.

a)since we have seen  b) from what we have seen  c) from what we seen  d) than what we seen e)none of these

Answer: b – from what we have seen

(4)He interviewed several candidates  who he thought had the experience and qualifications the position required.

a) who he thought b) whom he thought  c) of whom he thought d) he thought who e)none of these

Answer:  e- none of these

(5)Ashraf wanted to have gone to the movies yesterday.

a)wants to go b)had wanted to have gone  c)wanted to go d)wanted to gone e)none of these

Answer:  C –wanted to go

(6)Using it wisely,leisure promotes health,efficiency and happiness.

a)because of usefulness  b) If used wisely  c) having used it wisely d)because it is used wisely e)none of these

Answer: b) If used wisely 

(7)The principal reason for our failure was quite apparent to those whom we had brought into the venture.

a)to whom who  b)to them whom  c)to the ones whom d)to those who  e)none of these

Answer: e)none of these

(8)Computer as revolutionized office procedures more than  any machine of modern time.

a)has any machine b) has any other machine c)any other machine d)any other machine has e)none of these

Answer: c)any other machine

(9)the employees who believe that they may be affected by the new policy should contact the authority.

a)will have been effected  b)may  be effected  c) will be affected d) will have been affected   e)none of these

Answer: c) will be affected