Mensa Mensa IQ Verbal Logic and Analogies Questions and Answers 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: CARTOGRAPHER : MAPS :: LEXICOGRAPHER : ?
- Laws
- Dictionaries (Correct answer)
- Encyclopedias
- Atlases
Correct answer: Dictionaries
A cartographer makes maps; a lexicographer compiles dictionaries.
Question 2: All roses are flowers. Some flowers fade quickly. Therefore:
- All roses fade quickly
- Some roses may fade quickly (Correct answer)
- No roses fade quickly
- All flowers are roses
Correct answer: Some roses may fade quickly
Because only 'some' flowers fade quickly, we can only conclude that some roses may or may not be among those that fade quickly.
Question 3: VERBOSE : SUCCINCT :: TIMID : ?
- Shy
- Cautious
- Audacious (Correct answer)
- Modest
Correct answer: Audacious
Verbose (using many words) is the antonym of succinct; timid (lacking courage) is the antonym of audacious.
Question 4: Which pair of words are most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning?
- Candid / Frank
- Arid / Parched
- Loquacious / Taciturn (Correct answer)
- Diligent / Industrious
Correct answer: Loquacious / Taciturn
Loquacious means very talkative while taciturn means habitually silent, making them antonyms.
Question 5: DUSK : DAWN :: EPILOGUE : ?
- Appendix
- Prologue (Correct answer)
- Chapter
- Index
Correct answer: Prologue
Dusk is the end of the day and dawn is its beginning; an epilogue is the end of a work and a prologue is its beginning.
Question 6: If FRIENDLY is coded as GSJFOEMZ, what does the code XBSN stand for?
- WARM (Correct answer)
- VAST
- WARD
- WARN
Correct answer: WARM
Each letter is shifted one position forward in the alphabet (W→X, A→B, R→S, M→N), so XBSN decodes to WARM.
Question 7: PEDAGOGY : TEACHING :: JURISPRUDENCE : ?
- Medicine
- Law (Correct answer)
- Philosophy
- Politics
Correct answer: Law
Pedagogy is the theory and practice of teaching; jurisprudence is the theory and philosophy of law.
Mensa Mensa IQ Verbal Logic and Analogies Questions and Answers 4
CARTOGRAPHER : MAPS :: LEXICOGRAPHER : ?