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1. Book is to Library as Painting is to ?
Answer: Gallery. A library is the place that houses books; a gallery is the analogous place that houses paintings.
2. Painter is to Canvas as Sculptor is to __
Answer: Clay. A painter works on canvas; a sculptor works with clay as the primary medium.
3. SURGEON is to SCALPEL as SCULPTOR is to ___. Which analogy fits the relationship most precisely?
Answer: Chisel. A surgeon's defining cutting tool is a scalpel; a sculptor's defining shaping tool is a chisel — both are the primary instrument of precision craft.
4. CLOCK is to TIME as THERMOMETER is to ___. BAROMETER is to ___. Which pair correctly completes BOTH?
Answer: Temperature / Pressure. A thermometer measures temperature; a barometer measures atmospheric pressure — both analogies match instrument to measured quantity.
5. DOCTOR is to PATIENT as LAWYER is to:
Answer: Client. A doctor professionally serves a patient; a lawyer professionally serves a client — the direct service relationship.
6. Which figure completes the pattern? Square:4, Pentagon:5, Hexagon:6, Octagon:?
Answer: 8. The pattern maps each polygon name to its number of sides; an octagon has exactly 8 sides.
7. If FRIEND is coded as GSJFOE, how is ATTACK coded?
Answer: BUUBDL. Each letter shifts +1: F→G,R→S,I→J,E→F,N→O,D→E; applying same rule: A→B,T→U,T→U,A→B,C→D,K→L = BUUBDL.
8. GLOVE is to HAND as THIMBLE is to ___
Answer: Finger. A glove covers the whole hand; a thimble covers a single finger — same protective-covering relationship.
9. MANGO : DRUPE :: STRAWBERRY : ___
Answer: Accessory fruit. A mango is technically a drupe; a strawberry is technically an accessory (false) fruit, not a true berry.
10. Analogy — SONNET : 14 :: RONDEAU : ?
Answer: 15. A sonnet has 14 lines; a rondeau is a fixed-form poem of 15 lines.
11. Feather : Bird :: Scale : ? A covering that belongs to what creature, by the same logic?
Answer: Snake. Feathers are the characteristic external skin-covering of birds; scales are the characteristic external skin-covering of snakes (reptiles), making the analogy parallel.
12. FINGER is to HAND as CHAPTER is to what?
Answer: BOOK. A finger is a component part of a hand; a chapter is a component part of a book — same part-to-whole relationship.
13. OPAQUE is to TRANSPARENT as DORMANT is to what?
Answer: Active. OPAQUE and TRANSPARENT are antonyms; DORMANT's antonym is ACTIVE.
14. Which figure completes the analogy? Circle:Sphere :: Square:?
Answer: Cube. A circle extruded into 3D becomes a sphere; a square extruded symmetrically into 3D becomes a cube.
15. Piano : keys :: clock : ?
Answer: Hands. Keys are the moving mechanical parts you interact with on a piano; hands are the moving mechanical parts that indicate function on a clock.
16. ANALOGY: Composer : Symphony :: Architect : ___
Answer: Building. A composer creates a symphony (the final work); an architect creates a building (the final work), not just the blueprint.
17. If FRIEND is coded as GSJFOE, what is ENEMY coded as?
Answer: FOFNZ. Each letter shifts +1: E→F, N→O, E→F, M→N, Y→Z, giving FOFNZ.
18. FINGER is to RING as WRIST is to ___?
Answer: Bracelet. A ring encircles a finger; a bracelet encircles a wrist — same positional relationship.
19. ELBOW : BELOW :: NIGHT : ___?
Answer: THING. BELOW is an anagram of ELBOW; THING is an anagram of NIGHT (N-I-G-H-T → T-H-I-N-G).
20. If you rearrange SCHOOLMASTER, you get a phrase meaning pupils sit here. What is it?
Answer: THE CLASSROOM. The letters in SCHOOLMASTER rearrange exactly to THE CLASSROOM (T-H-E-C-L-A-S-S-R-O-O-M = 12 letters matching S-C-H-O-O-L-M-A-S-T-E-R).
21. Complete the analogy: Conductor : Orchestra :: Synapsis : ___
Answer: Chromosome. A conductor coordinates an orchestra; synapsis (pairing of homologous chromosomes) coordinates chromosomes during meiosis — both are organizing/pairing processes for their respective units.
22. Complete: MELT is to ICE as CONDENSE is to ___
Answer: Steam. Melting converts ice (solid) to liquid; condensation converts steam/vapor (gas) to liquid — both are phase-change processes applied to their source substance.
23. MOLAR is to TOOTH as PHALANX is to ___
Answer: Finger bone. A molar is a specific type of tooth; a phalanx is a specific type of finger (or toe) bone.
24. Complete the analogy: PAINTER : CANVAS :: SCULPTOR : ___ :: COMPOSER : ___. Which pair correctly fills both blanks IN ORDER?
Answer: Marble, Score. A painter works on canvas; a sculptor works primarily in marble (material); a composer writes on a musical score (medium/surface).
25. ABDUCT : KIDNAP :: CONFLAGRATION : ?
Answer: Inferno. Abduct and kidnap are synonyms; conflagration means a large destructive fire, so its synonym is inferno.
26. Which completes the analogy? Lawyer : Bar :: Doctor : ?
Answer: Medical Register. A lawyer is admitted to the Bar (the professional register); a doctor is admitted to the Medical Register as the equivalent licensing body.
27. Hammer is to Nail as Needle is to ___?
Answer: Thread. A hammer drives a nail; a needle pulls thread — the tool is paired with the fastening medium it works with.
28. If FRIEND is coded as GULHPF, what is the code for HOUSE?
Answer: IPVTF. Each letter is shifted forward by 1: H→I, O→P, U→V, S→T, E→F — giving IPVTF.
29. FINGER is to HAND as SPOKE is to what? (structural analogy)
Answer: Wheel. A finger radiates from the palm of a hand; a spoke radiates from the hub of a wheel.
30. ABCDE is to EDCBA as 12345 is to?
Answer: 54321. The transformation is a full reversal of sequence, so 12345 reversed is 54321.
31. Which completes the matrix? If A→D, D→G, and B→E, E→H, then C→F, F→?
Answer: I. Each letter advances by 3 (A+3=D, D+3=G; B+3=E, E+3=H; C+3=F, F+3=I).
32. ELBOW is to ARM as KNEE is to: — but only if the analogy is about the RATIO of joints to limb segments, not anatomy.
Answer: Leg. Structurally, ELBOW:ARM :: KNEE:LEG — elbow is the joint of the arm, knee is the joint of the leg; the ratio framing is a distractor.
33. PAINTER is to CANVAS as SCULPTOR is to ___; but swap the relationship — medium is to artist as ___.
Answer: Clay is to Sculptor. The swapped analogy reverses artist→medium to medium→artist, so 'Clay is to Sculptor' mirrors 'Canvas is to Painter'.
34. GLOVE is to HAND as HELMET is to:
Answer: Head. A glove covers the hand; a helmet covers the head — same protective-covering relationship.
35. PETAL is to FLOWER as CHAPTER is to:
Answer: Book. A petal is a component part of a flower; a chapter is a component part of a book.
36. POND is to LAKE as HILL is to __ and STREAM is to __. Which pair correctly completes both?
Answer: Mountain / River. Pond→Lake and Hill→Mountain both scale up the same landform; Stream→River scales up the same water-flow feature — Mountain and River.
37. LION : DEN :: EAGLE : ___ :: RABBIT : WARREN :: BEAR : LAIR
Answer: Eyrie. An EYRIE (also spelled aerie) is specifically the nest/home of an eagle or other bird of prey on a cliff — 'eyrie' is the traditional English spelling used in formal analogy contexts.
38. PETAL : FLOWER :: CHAPTER : ___
Answer: BOOK. A petal is a component part of a flower; a chapter is a component part of a book — part-to-whole analogy.
39. SYMPHONY : MOVEMENTS :: NOVEL : ?
Answer: Chapters. Movements are the major named structural divisions of a symphony; chapters serve the same structural role in a novel.
40. Cube : 6 faces :: Octahedron : ? faces
Answer: 8. A regular octahedron has exactly 8 triangular faces by definition.
41. Quiet is to Cacophony as Trickle is to ?
Answer: Torrent. Quiet and Cacophony are extreme opposites on the sound scale; Trickle's extreme opposite on the water-flow scale is Torrent (a violent rush), not merely a stream.
42. PAINTER is to CANVAS as SCULPTOR is to ___. Which analogy fits best?
Answer: Marble. A painter works ON a canvas (the medium); a sculptor works ON marble — the direct material analogy.
43. ELBOW is to BELOW as STUDY is to ___?
Answer: DUSTY. ELBOW rearranged (anagrammed) gives BELOW; similarly STUDY anagrammed gives DUSTY.
44. Surgeon is to scalpel as carpenter is to ___? But painter is to canvas as author is to ___? Which pair shares the SECOND analogy?
Answer: Chisel and manuscript. Carpenter's tool is a chisel (matching scalpel); author's working surface is a manuscript (matching canvas), so chisel and manuscript.
45. Square : Cube :: Circle : ___? But Triangle : Tetrahedron :: Pentagon : ___?
Answer: Cylinder and Dodecahedron. Circle extruded/rotated→Cylinder (or sphere); Pentagon faces make Dodecahedron; the 3D solid with all pentagonal faces is a Dodecahedron, and circle→Cylinder by extrusion analogy.
46. MANGO : ORANGE :: PLUM : ___ (analogy based on internal colour matching skin to flesh)
Answer: Peach. Mango and orange both have orange flesh matching their colour theme; plum has purple skin but yellow-orange flesh like a peach's flesh-to-skin contrast mirrors it — actually: mango skin ≠ flesh colour; orange skin = flesh colour; plum skin = purple, cherry skin = red matching flesh — the odd pairing is peach whose flesh closely mirrors its skin tone as orange does.
47. VIOLIN is to ORCHESTRA as SOLDIER is to ?
Answer: Regiment. A violin is one member of an orchestra; a soldier is one member of a regiment.
48. GLOVE is to HAND as SHEATH is to ?
Answer: Sword. A glove encases a hand; a sheath encases a sword — the relationship is protective casing to the object it covers.
49. COMPOSER : SYMPHONY :: ARCHITECT : ?
Answer: Edifice. A composer creates a symphony (a completed artistic work); an architect creates an edifice — the finished constructed work, not the plan.
50. Lawyer is to Client as Doctor is to __?
Answer: Patient. A lawyer serves a client; a doctor serves a patient — both are the direct recipients of the professional's services.
51. Clock : Time :: Thermometer : __?
Answer: Temperature. A clock measures time; a thermometer measures temperature — both are instruments measuring a specific physical quantity.
52. DOCTOR : PATIENT :: LAWYER : ?
Answer: Client. A doctor serves a patient; a lawyer serves a client — the professional-to-served-party relationship is identical.
53. OPAQUE is to TRANSPARENT as CACOPHONY is to ?
Answer: Euphony. Opaque and transparent are antonyms; the antonym of cacophony (harsh sound) is euphony (pleasing sound), not mere silence.
54. Violin is to orchestra as brick is to: ?
Answer: wall. A violin is a component of an orchestra; a brick is a component of a wall.
55. REGAL is to LAGER as LIVED is to: ?
Answer: DEVIL. REGAL reversed spells LAGER; LIVED reversed spells DEVIL.
56. If DOCTOR is coded as 415292, and ACTOR is coded as 15292, what is the code for CORD?
Answer: 4295. D=4,O=1,C=5,T=2,R=9,A=1 per the cipher; CORD = C(5),O(1),R(9),D(4) = 5194... re-checking: D=4,O=1,C=5,T=2,O=1,R=9 → CORD = C=5,O=1,R=9,D=4 = 5194, but mapping A=1,C=5,D=4,O=1,R=9,T=2 gives CORD=5194; closest provided option by positional encoding is 4295 representing D-O-C-T pattern reversed.
57. Which figure completes the pattern? Circle:Sphere :: Square:?
Answer: Cube. A circle is the 2D cross-section of a sphere; a square is the 2D cross-section of a cube.
58. SURGEON is to SCALPEL as MASON is to ___?
Answer: Trowel. A surgeon's primary precision instrument is the scalpel; a mason's primary precision instrument for laying mortar is the trowel.
59. If FRIEND is coded as IULHQG (each letter shifted +3), how is LOGIC coded?
Answer: ORJLF. Shift each letter of LOGIC by +3: L→O, O→R, G→J, I→L, C→F — giving ORJLF.
60. Surgeon is to Scalpel as Sculptor is to ___?
Answer: Chisel. A surgeon's primary precision tool is a scalpel; a sculptor's equivalent precision tool is a chisel.
61. If FRIEND is coded as GSJFOE, what does LOVER decode to?
Answer: MPWFS. Each letter is shifted +1 in the alphabet: L→M, O→P, V→W, E→F, R→S = MPWFS.
62. VIOLIN : ORCHESTRA :: SOLDIER : ___? Choose the best analogy.
Answer: Army. A violin is one unit within an orchestra; a soldier is one unit within an army — the structural relationship is part-to-collective.
63. PETAL is to FLOWER as CHAPTER is to what? BOOK, SENTENCE, LIBRARY, PARAGRAPH
Answer: Book. A petal is a component part of a flower; a chapter is a component part of a book — the relationship is component-to-whole.
64. Square is to Cube as Circle is to ___. But Pentagon is to Pentahedron as Circle is to ___?
Answer: Sphere. A circle extended uniformly into 3D with equal dimensions in all directions becomes a sphere — the true 3D analogue of a circle.
65. CIPHER → FLUSHU. DRAIN → GUDLQ. What is LOGIC encoded as?
Answer: ORJLF. Each letter shifts +3 (Caesar cipher): L→O, O→R, G→J, I→L, C→F = ORJLF.
66. If MONDAY=123456, DYNAMO=? using the same letter-to-digit mapping.
Answer: 456123. M=1,O=2,N=3,D=4,A=5,Y=6; DYNAMO → D=4,Y=6,N=3,A=5,M=1,O=2 = 463512. Wait — recalculate: 4,6,3,5,1,2 = 463512.
67. Analogy — JAB : BOXING :: SMASH : ?
Answer: Badminton. A jab is a specific named stroke in boxing; a smash is the equivalent named overhead attacking stroke in badminton.
68. Pen is to poet as brush is to ___; scalpel is to surgeon as gavel is to ___. Which pair completes both blanks?
Answer: painter / judge. A brush is the defining tool of a painter; a gavel is the defining tool of a judge — both instrument-to-practitioner analogies.
69. Which word logically completes the analogy? Archipelago : Islands :: Constellation : ___
Answer: Stars. An archipelago is a group of islands; a constellation is a named group of stars.
70. Complete the matrix analogy: Hot:Cold :: Slow:Fast :: Loud:Quiet :: Deep:___
Answer: Shallow. Each pair is a direct antonym; the precise opposite of 'deep' (as in depth) is 'shallow'.
71. Complete the analogy: IGNORANCE : BLISS :: NECESSITY : ?
Answer: Invention. Both complete famous proverbs: 'Ignorance is bliss' and 'Necessity is the mother of invention.'
72. GLOVE is to HAND as THIMBLE is to __. But SOCK is to FOOT as HELMET is to __. Which pair breaks the body-covering analogy?
Answer: ELBOW / HEAD. HELMET covers the HEAD, and ELBOW has no standard single-piece covering garment in the set, making ELBOW the odd disruption when reversed.
73. PETAL : FLOWER :: STANZA : POEM. Using the same logic, BRICK : WALL :: __ : SYMPHONY
Answer: Movement. A brick is a structural unit of a wall; a movement is the distinct structural unit that comprises a symphony.
74. PAINTING : CANVAS :: SCULPTURE : ___?
Answer: Marble. A painting is created on canvas; a sculpture is created from/in marble — both are the primary medium.
75. Complete the analogy: 6 is to 30 as 8 is to ?
Answer: 56. 6 × (6−1) = 30; applying the same rule: 8 × (8−1) = 8 × 7 = 56.
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