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The passage provides a series of items with pairs of words and asks the reader to identify which of four options expresses the same relationship between its pair of words as the original item. This tests the reader's ability to understand relationships between words and think analogically.

Each item presents a pair of words that relate to each other in a certain way, such as 'saw' and 'carpenter'. The reader must determine which of the four options expresses the same type of relationship between its pair of words.

Each item provides four options labelled A through D. Each option presents a different pair of words intended to express a relationship analogous to the original item's pair.

Direction : Each item consists of a pair of words which relate to each other in a certain way.

Below each item are four other pairs labelled A, B, C, D. Choose the pair of words which
relate to each the most nearly the same way as the words in the original pair.

_____1. Saw : Carpenter ::

a. sneakers : runner c. scissors : seamstress

b. brief : lawyer d. brush : painter

_____2. Honesty : Mendacity ::

a.fortitude : courage c. beauty : truth

b.depravity : turpitude d. cravenness : courage

_____3. Refuge : Asylum ::

a. truancy : school c. chapel : church

b. remove : courthouse d.confinement : dungeon

_____4. Torch : Liberty ::

a. laurel : peace c. laws : courts

b. weights : measures d. scales : justice

_____5. Diamond : Hard ::

a. paper : brittle c. rubber : elactic

b. metal : heavy d. feather : light

_____6. Gasoline : Octane ::

a. milk : cream c. juice : pulp


b. alcohol : proof d. oil : tanker

_____7. Gulp : Sip ::

a. confide : tell c. stare : glance

b. admire : scorn d. observe : participate

_____8. Lake : Ocean ::

a. repent : sin c. valley : hill

b. tree : forest d. island : continent

_____9. Smell : Rank ::

a. savory : odor c. hear : sound

b. taste : rancid d. decibel : music

_____10. Tuition : Student ::

a. insurance : premium c. parking : ticket

b. fare : passenger d. deposit : interest

_____11. Profit : Gambler ::

a. soldier : conflict c. coach : advice

b. alcohol : proof d. change : rebel

_____12 Doctor : Cure ::

a. broom : sweep c. juror : judge

b. criminal : sentence d. patient : nurse


_____13. Theather : Intermission ::

a. vacation : holiday c. delegation : convention

b. school : recess d. convict : parole

_____14. Wash : Hose ::

a. door : knob c. write : pencil

b. inflate : tire d. fly : kite

_____15. Endorse : Candidate ::

a. raze : building c. eradicate : mistake

b. anger : provoke d. advocate : change

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