Question 1

Which completes the analogy? Sonnet : 14 :: Villanelle : ?

Accepted Answer

19. A villanelle has 19 lines (five tercets plus a closing quatrain), just as a sonnet has 14 lines.

Question 2

ELBOW → BELOW. Which pair follows the same letter rearrangement rule?

Accepted Answer

STATE → TASTE. ELBOW→BELOW moves the first letter to position 2 and shifts the rest left; STATE→TASTE does the same (S moves to pos 2: TASTE).

Question 3

Analogy — Cartography : Maps :: Lexicography : ?

Accepted Answer

Dictionaries. Cartography is the craft of making maps; lexicography is the craft of compiling dictionaries.

Question 4

Which completes the analogy? Archipelago : Islands :: Constellation : ___

Accepted Answer

Stars. An archipelago is a cluster of islands; a constellation is a named cluster of stars.

Question 5

Piano : keys :: clock : ?

Accepted 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.

Question 6

Which word is the odd one out: BRAID, PLAIT, WEAVE, KNIT, SPLICE?

Accepted Answer

KNIT. BRAID, PLAIT, WEAVE, and SPLICE all interlock strands by passing them over/under each other; KNIT creates loops linked through other loops — a fundamentally different structure.

Question 7

LION : DEN :: EAGLE : ___ :: RABBIT : WARREN :: BEAR : LAIR

Accepted 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.

Question 8

Which word cannot be made from the letters of STRAWBERRY?

Accepted Answer

BREWERY. STRAWBERRY contains S,T,R,A,W,B,E,R,R,Y — BREWERY needs B,R,E,W,E,R,Y which requires two E's, but STRAWBERRY has only one E.

Question 9

Complete the analogy: CONDUCTOR : ORCHESTRA :: EDITOR : ?

Accepted Answer

NEWSPAPER. A conductor directs an orchestra (the collective output); an editor directs a newspaper (the collective publication).

Question 10

ENIGMA : MYSTERY :: LACONIC : ?

Accepted Answer

BREVITY. ENIGMA means mystery/puzzle; LACONIC means using very few words, and its core concept is brevity — the quality of being brief.

Question 11

SURGEON is to SCALPEL as MASON is to ___?

Accepted Answer

Trowel. A surgeon's primary precision instrument is the scalpel; a mason's primary precision instrument for laying mortar is the trowel.

Question 12

PETAL : FLOWER :: STANZA : POEM. Using the same logic, BRICK : WALL :: __ : SYMPHONY

Accepted Answer

Movement. A brick is a structural unit of a wall; a movement is the distinct structural unit that comprises a symphony.

Verbal ReasoningTrivia Questions & Answers

Verbal Reasoning Quiz — 12 Questions

1. Which completes the analogy? Sonnet : 14 :: Villanelle : ?

2. ELBOW → BELOW. Which pair follows the same letter rearrangement rule?

3. Analogy — Cartography : Maps :: Lexicography : ?

4. Which completes the analogy? Archipelago : Islands :: Constellation : ___

5. Piano : keys :: clock : ?

6. Which word is the odd one out: BRAID, PLAIT, WEAVE, KNIT, SPLICE?

7. LION : DEN :: EAGLE : ___ :: RABBIT : WARREN :: BEAR : LAIR

8. Which word cannot be made from the letters of STRAWBERRY?

9. Complete the analogy: CONDUCTOR : ORCHESTRA :: EDITOR : ?

10. ENIGMA : MYSTERY :: LACONIC : ?

11. SURGEON is to SCALPEL as MASON is to ___?

12. PETAL : FLOWER :: STANZA : POEM. Using the same logic, BRICK : WALL :: __ : SYMPHONY

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