Mensa IQ Test Mensa IQ Verbal Logic and Analogies Questions and Answers 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: PETAL : FLOWER :: CHAPTER : ?
- LIBRARY
- BOOK (Correct answer)
- SENTENCE
- AUTHOR
Correct answer: BOOK
A petal is a part of a flower; a chapter is a part of a book.
PETAL is a component part of a FLOWER. CHAPTER is a component part of a BOOK. Library contains books (not a direct part), sentence is part of a chapter (wrong level), author writes books (wrong relationship).
Question 2: TELESCOPE : DISTANT :: MICROSCOPE : ?
- LARGE
- TINY (Correct answer)
- BRIGHT
- FAST
Correct answer: TINY
A telescope makes distant objects visible; a microscope makes tiny objects visible.
TELESCOPE is used to observe DISTANT objects (making them appear closer). MICROSCOPE is used to observe TINY objects (making them appear larger). The analogy is: instrument → the property of objects it is designed to examine.
Question 3: SYMPHONY : ORCHESTRA :: PLAY : ?
- ACTOR
- AUDIENCE
- CAST (Correct answer)
- THEATER
Correct answer: CAST
A symphony is performed by an orchestra; a play is performed by a cast.
SYMPHONY (performance) is performed by an ORCHESTRA (group). PLAY (performance) is performed by a CAST (group of actors). Actor is an individual, audience watches, theater is the venue.
Question 4: COURAGE is to COWARDICE as GENEROSITY is to ?
- KINDNESS
- SELFISHNESS
- CHARITY
- STINGINESS (Correct answer)
Correct answer: STINGINESS
COURAGE and COWARDICE are antonyms. The antonym of GENEROSITY is STINGINESS.
COURAGE ↔ COWARDICE (opposites). GENEROSITY ↔ STINGINESS (opposites). Stinginess specifically opposes generosity in the context of giving. Kindness and charity are related to generosity, not opposites.
Question 5: CARTOGRAPHER is to MAPS as LEXICOGRAPHER is to ?
- GEOGRAPHY
- WORDS
- DICTIONARIES (Correct answer)
- LANGUAGES
Correct answer: DICTIONARIES
A cartographer makes maps; a lexicographer compiles dictionaries.
CARTOGRAPHER creates MAPS. LEXICOGRAPHER creates DICTIONARIES. A lexicographer studies and compiles words into dictionaries — the product is a dictionary, not just words or languages in general.
Question 6: Which pair has the same relationship as VIRUS : DISEASE?
- RAIN : DROUGHT
- CARELESSNESS : ACCIDENT (Correct answer)
- MEDICINE : HEALTH
- FIRE : SMOKE
Correct answer: CARELESSNESS : ACCIDENT
VIRUS causes DISEASE. Similarly, CARELESSNESS causes ACCIDENT. Both are cause-to-effect relationships.
VIRUS → DISEASE (cause-effect). CARELESSNESS → ACCIDENT (cause-effect). RAIN → DROUGHT is opposite (rain prevents drought). MEDICINE → HEALTH is intervention → positive outcome. FIRE → SMOKE is source → byproduct. The closest parallel is CARELESSNESS : ACCIDENT.
Mensa IQ Test Mensa IQ Verbal Logic and Analogies Questions and Answers 2
PETAL : FLOWER :: CHAPTER : ?