Civil Service Verbal Reasoning Test Analogies and Word Relationships 1 — Questions and Answers

Question 1: DOCTOR is to PATIENT as TEACHER is to:

Student (Correct answer)
School
Lesson
Subject

Correct answer: Student

A doctor provides professional care to a patient. In the same relationship, a teacher provides instruction to a student. Both are professional-to-recipient relationships.

Question 2: LIBRARY is to BOOKS as GALLERY is to:

Paintings (Correct answer)
Visitors
Architecture
Exhibitions

Correct answer: Paintings

A library is the place where books are housed and displayed. A gallery is the place where paintings are housed and displayed.

Question 3: HOT is to COLD as LIGHT is to:

Dark (Correct answer)
Bright
Warm
Heavy

Correct answer: Dark

Hot and cold are opposites. Applying the same opposite relationship: light and dark are antonyms.

Question 4: FISH is to SCALES as BIRD is to:

Feathers (Correct answer)
Wings
Beak
Nest

Correct answer: Feathers

Scales are the external covering of a fish. Feathers are the external covering of a bird. Both refer to the characteristic outer layer.

Question 5: COMPOSER is to SYMPHONY as AUTHOR is to:

Novel (Correct answer)
Pen
Publisher
Chapter

Correct answer: Novel

A composer creates a symphony. An author creates a novel. Both relationships link the creator to their primary large-scale work.

Question 6: WATER is to THIRST as FOOD is to:

Hunger (Correct answer)
Taste
Eating
Cooking

Correct answer: Hunger

Water satisfies thirst. Food satisfies hunger. Both complete the relationship: substance to the condition it relieves.

Civil Service Verbal Reasoning Test Analogies and Word Relationships 1

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