Analogies
1. FOOTSTOOL : FOOT ::
A) desk : floor
B) table : hand
C) bench : chair
D) pillow : head
E) pencil : pockete
Explanation: (D) One uses the footstool to keep one's feet on. One uses the pillow to keep one's head on.
2. CANOE : RAPIDS ::
A) plane : turbulence
B) truck : garage
C) oar : rowboat
D) factory : automation
E) pond : stream
Explanation: (A) (Rapids means swift currents in river). Rapids can cause accident to a canoe. Turbulence can cause accident to a plane.
3. IRON : BLACKSMITH ::
A) gold : miser
B) clay : potter
C) food : gourmet
D) steel : industrialist
E) silver : miner
Explanation: (B) Iron is the raw material for a blacksmith. Clay is the raw material for potter.
4. ACRE : LAND ::
A) distance : space
B) speed: movement
C) gallon : liquid
D) degree : thermometer
E) year : birthday
Explanation: (C) Acre is a unit of measurement of the area of land. Gallon is a unit of measurement of the volume of liquid.
5. CONVENE : ASSEMBLY ::
A) borrow : library
B) reprove : defiance
C) contrast : shadow
D) implicate : court
E) compile : collection
Explanation: (E) An assembly (of people) is convened. A collection (of books) is compiled.
Sentence Completion
1. The summers _______ drought has brought about a _______ shedding of leaves.
A) torrid…. nonexistence
B) inconsequential…. disastrous
C) rainy…. colorful
D) severe …. premature
E) unusual…. Traditional
Explanation: (D) If the summer had been characterized by a drought, the shedding of leaves could not have been 'nonexistent' or 'colorful'. So, (A) and (C) can be eliminated straightway. (C) is inappropriate because, if the summer's drought had been unusual, the consequent shedding of leaves could not have been traditional. (B) can be rules out because, if the summer's drought bad been inconsequential (meaning insignificant), the consequent shedding of leaves could not have been disastrous. (D) is the suitable choice because, if the summer's drought had been severe, the shedding of leaves (which should normally take place in autumn) could have been premature.
2. At the age of forty-five, with a worldwide reputation and an as yet unbroken string of notable successes to her credit, Carson was at the _______ of her career.
A) paradigm
B) zenith
C) fiasco
D) periphery
E) inception
Explanation: (B) a person with worldwide reputation and yet unbroken string of successes can be said to be at the peak of her career. 'Zenith' is the only word among the choices which has this meaning, and so, (B) is the answer.
3. The fact that they cherished religious objects more than most of their other possessions _______ the _______ role of religion in their lives.
A) demonstrates…. crucial
B) obliterates…. vital
C) limits…. Daily
D) concerns…. informal
E) denotes…. Varying
Explanation: (A) If religious objects wee the most important possessions cherished by a group of people, it means that religion plays a very important role in their lives. So, among the choices for the second missing word, only 'crucial' and 'vital' are appropriate. If religion plays a vital role in their lives, their cherishing religious objects cannot obliterate (meaning erase) such role. So (B), is wrong. The pair in (A), namely, 'demonstrates.. crucial' completes a meaningful sentence, and is the answer.
4. The alarm voiced by the committee investigating the incident has a _______ effect, for its dire predictions motivated people to take precautions that _______ an ecological disaster.
A) trivial…. prompted
B) salutary…. averted
C) conciliatory…. supported
D) beneficial…. exacerbated
E) perverse…. vanquished
Explanation: (B) A disaster would not have been 'prompted' (meaning created)or 'supported' or 'exacerbated;' (meaning worsened) by the precautions taken against it happening. 'Vanquishing a disaster' is also not a sensible phrase. Since precautions can avert a disaster, it is (B) that provides the only suitable choice for the second missing word. Its pair word 'salutary' (meaning desirable) completes a meaningful sentence.
1. FOOTSTOOL : FOOT ::
A) desk : floor
B) table : hand
C) bench : chair
D) pillow : head
E) pencil : pockete
Explanation: (D) One uses the footstool to keep one's feet on. One uses the pillow to keep one's head on.
2. CANOE : RAPIDS ::
A) plane : turbulence
B) truck : garage
C) oar : rowboat
D) factory : automation
E) pond : stream
Explanation: (A) (Rapids means swift currents in river). Rapids can cause accident to a canoe. Turbulence can cause accident to a plane.
3. IRON : BLACKSMITH ::
A) gold : miser
B) clay : potter
C) food : gourmet
D) steel : industrialist
E) silver : miner
Explanation: (B) Iron is the raw material for a blacksmith. Clay is the raw material for potter.
4. ACRE : LAND ::
A) distance : space
B) speed: movement
C) gallon : liquid
D) degree : thermometer
E) year : birthday
Explanation: (C) Acre is a unit of measurement of the area of land. Gallon is a unit of measurement of the volume of liquid.
5. CONVENE : ASSEMBLY ::
A) borrow : library
B) reprove : defiance
C) contrast : shadow
D) implicate : court
E) compile : collection
Explanation: (E) An assembly (of people) is convened. A collection (of books) is compiled.
Sentence Completion
1. The summers _______ drought has brought about a _______ shedding of leaves.
A) torrid…. nonexistence
B) inconsequential…. disastrous
C) rainy…. colorful
D) severe …. premature
E) unusual…. Traditional
Explanation: (D) If the summer had been characterized by a drought, the shedding of leaves could not have been 'nonexistent' or 'colorful'. So, (A) and (C) can be eliminated straightway. (C) is inappropriate because, if the summer's drought had been unusual, the consequent shedding of leaves could not have been traditional. (B) can be rules out because, if the summer's drought bad been inconsequential (meaning insignificant), the consequent shedding of leaves could not have been disastrous. (D) is the suitable choice because, if the summer's drought had been severe, the shedding of leaves (which should normally take place in autumn) could have been premature.
2. At the age of forty-five, with a worldwide reputation and an as yet unbroken string of notable successes to her credit, Carson was at the _______ of her career.
A) paradigm
B) zenith
C) fiasco
D) periphery
E) inception
Explanation: (B) a person with worldwide reputation and yet unbroken string of successes can be said to be at the peak of her career. 'Zenith' is the only word among the choices which has this meaning, and so, (B) is the answer.
3. The fact that they cherished religious objects more than most of their other possessions _______ the _______ role of religion in their lives.
A) demonstrates…. crucial
B) obliterates…. vital
C) limits…. Daily
D) concerns…. informal
E) denotes…. Varying
Explanation: (A) If religious objects wee the most important possessions cherished by a group of people, it means that religion plays a very important role in their lives. So, among the choices for the second missing word, only 'crucial' and 'vital' are appropriate. If religion plays a vital role in their lives, their cherishing religious objects cannot obliterate (meaning erase) such role. So (B), is wrong. The pair in (A), namely, 'demonstrates.. crucial' completes a meaningful sentence, and is the answer.
4. The alarm voiced by the committee investigating the incident has a _______ effect, for its dire predictions motivated people to take precautions that _______ an ecological disaster.
A) trivial…. prompted
B) salutary…. averted
C) conciliatory…. supported
D) beneficial…. exacerbated
E) perverse…. vanquished
Explanation: (B) A disaster would not have been 'prompted' (meaning created)or 'supported' or 'exacerbated;' (meaning worsened) by the precautions taken against it happening. 'Vanquishing a disaster' is also not a sensible phrase. Since precautions can avert a disaster, it is (B) that provides the only suitable choice for the second missing word. Its pair word 'salutary' (meaning desirable) completes a meaningful sentence.