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CAT Verbal Analogy

This document provides sample analogy questions from a verbal section of an exam. It includes 72 questions with a word pair and 5 answer choices where the relationship between the words in the question is the same as one of the relationships between the word pairs in the answers. The correct answer is provided for each question. The questions cover a wide range of topics and word relationships.

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CAT Verbal Analogy

This document provides sample analogy questions from a verbal section of an exam. It includes 72 questions with a word pair and 5 answer choices where the relationship between the words in the question is the same as one of the relationships between the word pairs in the answers. The correct answer is provided for each question. The questions cover a wide range of topics and word relationships.

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Verbal Section: Analogy Sample Questions

Directions:
Each of the questions below consists of two words that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by five lettered
pairs of related words. Select the lettered pair of words.
1.

ANGLE : DECATE
A. area : square inch
B. milk : quart
C. society : classes
D. letter : alphabet
E. time : minutes
Ans : A

2.

CONFIRMED : INVETERATE
A. knowledge : supposed
B. financial : bankrupt
C. immature : callow
D. credible : incredible
E. careful: punishing
Ans :B

3.

LULLABY : BARCAROLE
A. birth : marriage
B. night : morning
C. cradle : gondola
D. song : poem
E. carol : sonneteer
Ans :C

4.

ZOOLOGY : ANIMALS
A. ecology : pollution
B. botany : plants
C. chemistry : atoms
D. history : people
E. mathematics : geometry
Ans :A

5.

DORY : VAN
A. dairy : cow
B. fish : vehicle
C. freighter : caisson
D. runners : wheels
E. danish : Dutch
Ans : C

6.

PARQUET : WOOD
A. color : painting
B. mosaic : glass
C. potpourri : medley
D. collage : tapestry
E. linoleum : marble
Ans : B

7.

SAW : CARPENTER
A. Scissors : tailor

B.
C.
D.
E.

Wagon : farmer
Brush : painter
Typewriter : author
Trowel : bricklayer

Ans : A
8.

LURK : WAIT
A. boost : elevate
B. deplete : drain
C. abscond : depart
D. bilk : cheat
E. topple : stabilize
Ans : C

9.

ALCHEMY : SCIENCE
A. nostrum : remedy
B. sideshow : carnival
C. ploy : tactic
D. forgery : imitation
E. burlesque : comedy
Ans : A

10. NEEDLE : KNIT


A. bait : fish
B. match : fire
C. loom : weave
D. soap : wash
E. bed : sleep
Ans : C
11. PARENTHESIS : EXPLANATION
A. ellipsis : omission
B. asterisk : exaggeration
C. synopsis : affectation
D. apostrophe : annotation
E. synthesis : interpolation
Ans : A
12. CENSUS : POPULATION
A. manifest : debts
B. roster : audience
C. itinerary : journeys
D. inventory : merchandise
E. state : incumbents
Ans : D
13. STANZA : POEM
A. mimicry : pantomime
B. duet : chorus
C. act : opera
D. rhyme : verse
E. pirouette : ballet
Ans : C
14. EXHORT : SUGGEST
A. conspire : plan

B.
C.
D.
E.

tamper : adjust
crave : accept
goad : direct
instruct : teach

Ans : D
15. SAND PAPER : ABRASIVE
A. gasoline : refined
B. grativity : irritant
C. polish : floors
D. acrylic : emulsion
E. oil : lubricant.
Ans :E
16. DIAPHANOUS : CACOPHONOUS
A. translucent : transparent
B. transparent : noisy
C. sheer : opaque
D. harmonious : discordant
E. twofold : multiple.
Ans :B
17. INFANCY : SENILITY
A. january : October
B. incipient : critical
C. day : night
D. conclusion : climax
E. dawn : dusk.
Ans :E
18. RIG : CONTEST
A. solve : conundrum
B. predict : race
C. repudiate : thesis
D. gerrymander : district
E. incriminate : evidence
Ans :D
19. ARBORETUM : TREES
A. aviary : birds
B. catenhouse : garden
C. museum : painters
D. grove : forest
E. zoo : range
Ans :D
20. MENDICANT : IMPECUNIOUS
A. hat : askew
B. liar : poor
C. complainer : petulant
D. critic : quizzical
E. philanthrophist : prodigal.
Ans :C
21. RELAPSE : CONVALESCENCE
A. dissonance : harmony

B.
C.
D.
E.

feudalism : industrialization
repetition : monotony
impasse : debate
recidivism : rehavbilitation.

Ans :E
22. BOUQUET : FLOWERS
A. corn : husk
B. woodpile : logs
C. forest : thicket
D. mist : fog
E. drift : snow.
Ans :B
23. TRIANGLE : QUADRILATERAL
A. rectangle : octagon
B. cone : cube
C. pentagon : hexagon
D. plane : solid
E. regular : symmetrical.
Ans :C
24. SARTORIAL : TAILOR
A. thespian : designer
B. rhetorical : questioner
C. pictorial : musician
D. histrionic : singer
E. terpsichorear : dancer.
Ans :E
25. NECROMANCY : GHOSTS
A. magic : legerdemain
B. alchemy : gold
C. sorcery : spirits
D. fortune_telling : gypsies
E. romance : stories.
Ans :C
26. DRUM : TYMPANI
A. piano : orchestra
B. cornet : percussion
C. stick : baton
D. violin : viola
E. oboe : woodwind.
Ans :E
27. EXTROVERT : RETICENT
A. reprobate : humility
B. strategist : decisiveness
C. zealot : loyalty
D. maverick : conformity
E. renegade : ambition.
Ans :D
28. HYGROMETER : BAROMETER
A. snow : rain

B.
C.
D.
E.

humidity : pressure
water : mercury
temperature : weather
forecast : rain.

Ans :B
29. EXEMPTION : EXCLUSIONS
A. discharge : elimination
B. debarment : prevention
C. immunity : isolation
D. forgive : condone
E. enclosure : open.
Ans :C
30. FEBRILE : ILLNESS
A. classic : cultivation
B. delusional : insanity
C. eccentric : discrimination
D. tenacious : astonishment
E. juvenile : maturity.
Ans :B
31. DISAPPROBATION : CONDEMN
A. calumny : eulogise
B. enigma : enlighter
C. fallacy : diseminate
D. exhortation : urge
E. solvency : deploy.
Ans :D
32. GEM : TURQUOISE
A. lettuce : green
B. pear : orange
C. stone : magnetta
D. vine : cherry
E. flower : violet.
Ans :E
33. WINE : GRAPES
A. liquor : intoxicating
B. whiskey : hops
C. champagne : raisins
D. vodka : potatoes
E. vineyard : winery.
Ans :D
34. DEBATE : FORENSIC
A. concerto : harmonizing
B. drama : histrionic
C. opera : spoken
D. argument : domestic
E. novel : original.
Ans :B
35. NOISOME : GARBAGE
A. heavy : metal

B.
C.
D.
E.

warmth : snow
fragrant : incense
liquid : perfume
loud : music.

Ans :C
36. CONDUIT : WATER
A. behaviour : liquid
B. electricity : television
C. artery : blood
D. wire : sound
E. pump : oil.
Ans :C
37. BIZARRE : EXOTIC
A. wild : tame
B. lively : livid
C. stage : dancer
D. commonplace : routine
E. ordinary : exceptional.
Ans :D
38. ENTREPRENEUR : LABORER
A. mediator : conflict
B. capitalism : communism
C. profits : wages
D. arbitrator : capitalist
E. moonlighting : worker.
Ans :C
39. ANTIMACASSAR : SOFA
A. picture : frame
B. rug : floor
C. pillow : bed
D. door : window
E. table : chair.
Ans :B
40. NOTABLE : NOTORIOUS
A. heinous : atrocious
B. philandering : pleasant
C. philanthropic : miserly
D. nefarious : secret
E. philanthropic : benevolent.
Ans :E
41. BABBLE : TALK
A. though : blank
B. look : espy
C. wink : eye
D. leer : ogle
E. simper : smile.
Ans :E
42. ALCOVE : RECESS
A. column : entrance

B.
C.
D.
E.

foundation : building
dome : roof
turret : chimney
foyer : ballroom

Ans :C
43. FIRM : INTRANSIGHT
A. faithful : resolute
B. improvident : industrious
C. vague : inattentive
D. concerned : obsessed
E. malleable : tractable
Ans :D
44. EPAULET : SHOULDER
A. medal : chest
B. decoration : uniform
C. knapsack : back
D. sword : scabbard
E. sash : window
Ans :A
45. ANACHRONISM : CHRONOLOGY
A. tradition : custom
B. variations : incongruity
C. fallacy : logic
D. archetype : paradigm
E. debauchery : appetites
Ans :C
46. DETRITUS : GLACIERS
A. thaw : cold
B. snow : icebergs
C. sediment : bottom
D. silt : rivers
E. dregs : society
Ans :D
47. OUTSKIRTS : TOWN
A. water : goblet
B. margin : page
C. rung : ladder
D. hangar : airplane
E. trunk : tree
Ans :B
48. EQUIVOCATE : COMMITMENT
A. collaborate : falsification
B. fabricate : explanation
C. procrastinate : action
D. expostulate : confusion
E. implicate : exposition
Ans :C
49. MORPHINE : SEDATES
A. oil : smears

B.
C.
D.
E.

bandage : protects
drug : addicts
liquor : sedates
medicine : soothes

Ans :D
50. STICKLER : APPROXIMATION
A. Lluggard : indolence
B. connoisseur : anachronism
C. scientist : theorizing
D. leader : guidance
E. purist : adulteration
Ans :E
51. LOOM : WEAVE
A. couch : sleep
B. needle : knit
C. soap : wash
D. machine : stitch
E. bail : fish
Ans :B
52. SUBPOENA : WITNESS
A. hire : laborer
B. tax : worker
C. elect : officer
D. suborn : judge
E. conscript : soldier
Ans :E
53. INVINCIBLE : SUBDUED
A. expensive : bought
B. inconsistent : expressed
C. bolted : separated
D. impervious : damaged
E. imprudent : enacted
Ans :D
54. BURLESQUE : PLAY
A. operetta : symphony
B. limerick : sonnet
C. doggerel : verse
D. table : narration
E. sketch : drawing
Ans :C
55. GROW : BURGEON
A. flourish : thrive
B. transport : enrapture
C. beat : palpitate
D. evolve : multiply
E. wrot : decay
Ans :C
56. HOAX : DECEIVE
A. gimmick : wheedle

B.
C.
D.
E.

filibuster : delay
boast : cajole
lottery : disburse
scandal : vilify

Ans :B
57. BODY GUARD : PERSON
A. teacher : pupil
B. mayor : city
C. police officer : traffic
D. soldier : country
E. secretary : office
Ans :D
58. MUFFLE : SOUND
A. conceal : secret
B. assuage : grief
C. maul : object
D. extract : flavor
E. endure : agony
Ans :B
59. CENSORSHIP : INFORMATION
A. cultivation : erosion
B. philanthropy : generosity
C. frugality : constraint
D. sampling : measurement
E. sanitation : disease
Ans :E
60. DUPLICATE : ALTER
A. greet : ignore
B. exchange : return
C. shake : stabilize
D. stretch : shrink
E. eradicate : implicate
Ans :D
61. HYPOTHESIS : EXPERIMENTATION
A. reality : fantasy
B. opinion : debate
C. film : camera
D. predication : conclusion
E. science : success
Ans :B
62. TANGO : DANCE
A. stanza : line
B. tonality : instrumentation
C. arabesque : theme
D. rhyme : pattern
E. elegy : poem
Ans :E
63. CHRONOMETER : SUNDIAL
A. measurement : visibility

B.
C.
D.
E.

chronology : analogy
computer : abacus
watch : ray
reduction : enlargement

Ans :C
64. FOOTBALL : GRIDIRON
A. wrestling : mat
B. court : tennis
C. bowling : floor
D. rugby : arena
E. baseball : diamond
Ans :E
65. EXPURGATE : PASSAGE
A. abridge : text
B. filter : water
C. irritate : wound
D. burn : book
E. cancel : plan
Ans :B
66. IMPECUNIOUS : HOVEL
A. progress : prosper
B. mendicant : evasion
C. prosperity : poverty
D. mendacious : cringe
E. affluent : mansion
Ans :E
67. APIARY : BEE
A. museum : painting
B. dam : water
C. arboretum : tree
D. forum : speech
E. planetarium : star
Ans :C
68. BULLET : BARREL
A. fame : films
B. train : track
C. idea : brain
D. plane : clouds
E. water : boat
Ans :B
69. VINDICATE : REPREHENSIBLE.
A. sad : sorrow
B. bitter : sad
C. mild : serious
D. solid : porous
E. vivid : obsequious.
Ans :C
70. TERMAGANT : SHREW
A. virago : harpy

B.
C.
D.
E.

anteater : mouse
supporter : nag
single : married
male : female.

Ans :A
71. APOSTATE : RELIGION
A. traitor : country
B. renegade : Indian
C. loyal : faith
D. vital : church
E. diloyal : colonies.
Ans :A
72. PLEBISCITE : UKASE
A. lack : abundance
B. vote : musical instrument
C. cancel : construct
D. public : ruler
E. written : oral
Ans :D
73. DEBATER : LARYNGITIS
A. pedestrian : lameness
B. actor : aplause
C. doctor : diagnosis
D. swimmer : wet
E. writer : paper
Ans :A
74. INKBLOT : EYECHART
A. oculist : ophthalmologist
B. blotter : spectacles
C. psychiatrist : optometrist
D. physician : specialist
E. blurs : letters
Ans :C
75. LIGNEOUS : WOOD
A. cellular : microbe
B. nautical : water
C. igneous : rock
D. osseous : bone
E. fossilized : plant
Ans :D
76. SHRINE : PILGRIM
A. defeat : loser
B. peak : climber
C. rescue : danger
D. election : contestant
E. direction : driver.
Ans :B
77. RIVAL : COMPETITION
A. litigant : morality

B.
C.
D.
E.

maverick : co-operation
mentor : praise
sycophant : flattery
medicant : confusion.

Ans :D
78. SPIKE : TACK
A. bullet : wound
B. knife : cut
C. arrow : bow
D. spear : dart
E. pin : needle
Ans :D
79. INIQUITOUS : DISOBEDIENT
A. adult : child
B. hostile : cool
C. quiescent : lethargic
D. inflammable : flammable
E. inequitable : equitable
Ans :B
80. BALEFUL : MENACE
A. brusque : retort
B. competent : achievement
C. placid : boredom
D. flirtatious : affection
E. solicitous : concern
Ans :E
81. ALACRITY : APATHETIC
A. compliance : deft
B. temerity : timid
C. despotism : arrogant
D. candor : bungling
E. tenacity : eager
Ans :B
82. FIRE : STORM
A. whale : minnow
B. speech : shout
C. plant : flower
D. wind : temperature
E. tornado : hurricane
Ans :E
83. COLLUSION : CONSPIRATORS
A. identification : arbitrators
B. co-operation : partners
C. conclusion : messengers
D. revision : corespondents
E. attribution : interpreters
Ans :B
84. LIQUEFY : PETRIFY
A. cash in : strengthen

B.
C.
D.
E.

insolvent : bankrupt
water : stone
soften : frighten
solvent : rich

Ans :C
85. AMBULATORY : BEDRIDDEN
A. strong : weak
B. wheelchair : bed
C. free : confined
D. healthy : sick
E. broken : arm
Ans :C
86. CYNOSURE : BRILLIANT
A. word : common
B. student : attentive
C. rock : large
D. magnet : attractive
E. map : legible
Ans :D

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