Analogies and classification · SET 34

Question 1

PARE is to PEEL as FRAY is to:
Choose the word that preserves the relationship. Keep the English vocabulary unchanged.

1. cut
2. rub
3. sever
4. incise
5. dissect

Question 2

PANDA is to BAMBOO as SILKWORM is to:
Choose the word that best preserves the relationship.

1. mulberry
2. oak
3. aspen
4. willow
5. cedar

Question 3

threshold, cill, lintel, fascia, tile, ?
Choose the one answer meeting the stated criterion.
AI reconstruction — added criterion or response task: Use a conventional house and compare approximate vertical locations from doorway base toward and above the roof; choose the listed structure extending above roof tiles. Cill is a spelling variant of sill.

1. door
2. window
3. chimney
4. porch
5. bell

Question 4

AI reconstruction: Which kind of book is least like the other four? Added condition: Use the usual main purpose: lookup reference versus a continuous life story.

1. Dictionary
2. Biography
3. Atlas
4. Almanac
5. Directory

Question 5

SHEEP is to WOOL as GOAT is to:
Choose the word that best preserves the relationship.
AI clarification: compare textile fibres, and use an Angora goat for GOAT.

1. farm
2. mohair
3. grass
4. beard
5. field

Question 6

Choose a word with the opposite or nearly the opposite meaning to CORPULENCE. Read the English words as written.

1. grandiosity
2. slimness
3. obesity
4. vastness
5. bulkiness

Question 7

CONVECTION is to HEAT as ILLUMINATION is to:
Choose the word that best preserves the relationship. Read the English words as written.

1. wavelength
2. light
3. magnification
4. spectrum
5. sight

Question 8

AI reconstruction. Use this rule for both pairs: the bottom shape turns 90° and becomes the outer shape; the small inner shape turns 180° and becomes the middle shape; the upper outer shape becomes the small central shape. Keep each shape’s colour. Choose the result.

Question 9

Choose a word with the opposite or nearly the opposite meaning to IRRESOLUTE. Read the English words as written.

1. pitiful
2. steadfast
3. sly
4. unsteady
5. regular

Question 10

AI reconstruction: Complete all nine combinations of three outer outlines and three inner shapes. Triangular outlines always have red centers, circular outlines blue centers, and square outlines green centers.

Question 11

Choose a word with the same or nearly the same meaning as VILIFY. Read the English words as written.

1. shout
2. malign
3. reply
4. argue
5. insist

Question 12

Choose a word with the opposite or nearly the opposite meaning to CUNNING. Read the English words as written.

1. artless
2. wily
3. selfish
4. dishonesty
5. unwise

Question 13

Complete the analogy using the same relationship in both pairs.

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. E

Question 14

Words: prawn, lobster, shrimp, crab, cray.
Choose the one answer meeting the stated criterion.
AI reconstruction — added criterion or response task: Compare the usual body form of true crabs with elongated, visibly tailed crustaceans; “cray” means crayfish.

1. prawn
2. lobster
3. shrimp
4. crab
5. cray

Question 15

Foot is to hand as leg is to which choice?

1. Elbow
2. Piano
3. Toe
4. Finger
5. Arm

Question 16

Pick the odd one out. Clue: fish. Unscramble each group: a.bithaul; b.loudfern; c.hergrin; d.howlfibs; e.culttee; f.harks.

1. bithaul
2. loudfern
3. hergrin
4. howlfibs
5. culttee
6. harks

Question 17

SWEATER is to WOOL as SHAGREEN is to:
Choose the word that best preserves the relationship.

1. corduroy
2. silk
3. leather
4. cotton
5. tulle

Question 18

LIGHT is to DAY as DARK is to:
Choose the word that best preserves the relationship.

1. blind
2. dim
3. black
4. night
5. sombre

Question 19

Choose the word with the opposite or nearly opposite meaning to FIDELITY.

1. treachery
2. lightly
3. famously
4. musically
5. mobility

Question 20

Find two English words with opposite or nearly opposite meanings.
1. intriguing; 2. resentful; 3. impetuous; 4. cautious; 5. overpowering; 6. exhilarating.
AI reconstruction: the response format is adapted from selecting two words. Enter their two position numbers as a two-digit number, smaller position first, with no separator. For example, positions 1 and 2 would be entered as 12. All six words remain unchanged.