Easy #1
A. poem
B. recipe
C. movie
D. mine
Answer: C
Explanation:
Relationship: The first word is a part of the second (part-whole) note → melody scene → movie note is part of a melody, just as scene is part of a movie.
Verbal Reasoning Practice Questions with Answers
Practice with 30 sample questions organized by difficulty. Click “Show Answer” to reveal the correct answer and explanation.
Easy
Easy #2
A. instrument
B. car
C. slide
D. music
Answer: B
Explanation:
Relationship: The first word is a specific example of the second (category) python → snake sedan → car python is a kind of snake, just as sedan is a kind of car.
Easy #3
A. fabric
B. sentence
C. cockpit
D. keyboard
Answer: D
Explanation:
Relationship: The first word is a part of the second (part-whole) branch → tree key → keyboard branch is part of a tree, just as key is part of a keyboard.
Easy #4
A. planet
B. language
C. bird
D. farm
Answer: C
Explanation:
Relationship: The first word is a specific example of the second (category) mars → planet sparrow → bird mars is a kind of planet, just as sparrow is a kind of bird.
Easy #5
A. cut
B. car
C. flower
D. fabric
Answer: D
Explanation:
Relationship: The first word is a part of the second (part-whole) finger → hand thread → fabric finger is part of a hand, just as thread is part of a fabric.
Easy #6
A. team
B. pull
C. hand
D. novel
Answer: D
Explanation:
Relationship: The first word is a part of the second (part-whole) pixel → image chapter → novel pixel is part of a image, just as chapter is part of a novel.
Easy #7
A. tree
B. keyboard
C. galaxy
D. secure
Answer: A
Explanation:
Relationship: The first word is a part of the second (part-whole) scene → movie branch → tree scene is part of a movie, just as branch is part of a tree.
Easy #8
A. thin
B. happiness
C. old
D. shallow
Answer: D
Explanation:
Relationship: These words have opposite meanings (antonyms) rise → fall deep → shallow rise and fall are opposites, just as deep and shallow are.
Easy #9
A. brand-new
B. assist
C. hideous
D. finish
Answer: C
Explanation:
Relationship: These words have similar meanings (synonyms) help → assist ugly → hideous help and assist mean nearly the same thing, just as ugly and hideous do.
Easy #10
A. dark
B. stop
C. melody
D. fall
Answer: A
Explanation:
Relationship: These words have opposite meanings (antonyms) left → right light → dark left and right are opposites, just as light and dark are.
Medium
Medium #11
A. bakery
B. university
C. cut
D. studio
Answer: D
Explanation:
Relationship: The first word is a worker who works in the second (worker-workplace) baker → bakery artist → studio A baker works in a bakery, just as a artist works in a studio.
Medium #12
A. restaurant
B. melody
C. cockpit
D. farm
Answer: D
Explanation:
Relationship: The first word is a worker who works in the second (worker-workplace) miner → mine farmer → farm A miner works in a mine, just as a farmer works in a farm.
Medium #13
A. beautiful
B. storm
C. run
D. peace
Answer: B
Explanation:
Relationship: The second word is a more intense form of the first (degree) rain → flood breeze → storm rain is a milder form of flood, just as breeze is a milder form of storm.
Medium #14
A. garment
B. bird
C. bread
D. dough
Answer: A
Explanation:
Relationship: The first word is a tool that produces the second (tool-product) chisel → sculpture needle → garment chisel produces sculpture, just as needle produces garment.
Medium #15
A. knowledge
B. court
C. ward
D. restaurant
Answer: C
Explanation:
Relationship: The first word is a worker who works in the second (worker-workplace) baker → bakery nurse → ward A baker works in a bakery, just as a nurse works in a ward.
Medium #16
A. whisky
B. love
C. steel
D. program
Answer: C
Explanation:
Relationship: The first word is a tool that produces the second (tool-product) loom → cloth furnace → steel loom produces cloth, just as furnace produces steel.
Medium #17
A. cold
B. hate
C. shallow
D. happiness
Answer: C
Explanation:
Relationship: These words have opposite meanings (antonyms) left → right deep → shallow left and right are opposites, just as deep and shallow are.
Medium #18
Which pair has a different relationship from the others?
A. ladder → climb
B. camera → photograph
C. needle → sew
D. telescope → observe
E. happy → happiness
Answer: E
Explanation:
Four of the pairs share the same relationship — The first word is used to perform the second action (function): • telescope → observe • needle → sew • ladder → climb • camera → photograph The pair happy → happiness is the odd one out because it shows a different relationship: The words have a grammatical relationship (word form)
Medium #19
A. microscopic
B. brand-new
C. storm
D. teeth
Answer: C
Explanation:
Relationship: The second word is a more intense form of the first (degree) cry → sob breeze → storm cry is a milder form of sob, just as breeze is a milder form of storm.
Medium #20
Which pair has a different relationship from the others?
A. brush → paint
B. thermometer → measure
C. needle → sew
D. scale → justice
E. phone → call
Answer: D
Explanation:
Four of the pairs share the same relationship — The first word is used to perform the second action (function): • phone → call • needle → sew • thermometer → measure • brush → paint The pair scale → justice is the odd one out because it shows a different relationship: The first word symbolically represents the second (symbolic)
Hard
Hard #21
A. bird
B. sew
C. fish
D. art
Answer: A
Explanation:
Relationship: The first word is a specific example of the second (category) french → language sparrow → bird french is a kind of language, just as sparrow is a kind of bird.
Hard #22
A. effect
B. february
C. night
D. frog
Answer: A
Explanation:
Relationship: The first word comes before the second in order (sequence) spring → summer cause → effect spring comes before summer, just as cause comes before effect.
Hard #23
A. smoke
B. success
C. soft
D. pain
Answer: D
Explanation:
Relationship: The first word leads to or causes the second (cause-effect) friction → heat injury → pain friction leads to heat, just as injury leads to pain.
Hard #24
A. program
B. photograph
C. horseshoe
D. quiet
Answer: C
Explanation:
Relationship: The first word is a tool that produces the second (tool-product) forge → sword anvil → horseshoe forge produces sword, just as anvil produces horseshoe.
Hard #25
A. flood
B. sorrowful
C. modern
D. furious
Answer: B
Explanation:
Relationship: These words have similar meanings (synonyms) smart → intelligent sad → sorrowful smart and intelligent mean nearly the same thing, just as sad and sorrowful do.
Hard #26
A. yarn
B. flower
C. recipe
D. novel
Answer: B
Explanation:
Relationship: The first word is a part of the second (part-whole) chapter → novel petal → flower chapter is part of a novel, just as petal is part of a flower.
Hard #27
A. photograph
B. measure
C. navigate
D. bake
Answer: C
Explanation:
Relationship: The first word is used to perform the second action (function) filter → purify compass → navigate A filter is used to purify, just as a compass is used to navigate.
Hard #28
A. success
B. fitness
C. smoke
D. flood
Answer: A
Explanation:
Relationship: The first word leads to or causes the second (cause-effect) fire → smoke effort → success fire leads to smoke, just as effort leads to success.
Hard #29
Which pair has a different relationship from the others?
A. rose → flower
B. light → dark
C. expand → contract
D. young → old
E. good → bad
Answer: A
Explanation:
Four of the pairs share the same relationship — These words have opposite meanings (antonyms): • expand → contract • good → bad • light → dark • young → old The pair rose → flower is the odd one out because it shows a different relationship: The first word is a specific example of the second (category)
Hard #30
A. tiny
B. effect
C. sluggish
D. wealthy
Answer: C
Explanation:
Relationship: These words have similar meanings (synonyms) help → assist slow → sluggish help and assist mean nearly the same thing, just as slow and sluggish do.
Frequently Asked Questions
Word analogies test your ability to recognize relationships between words. Given a pair like 'hot : cold', you identify the same relationship in another pair. Common relationships include synonyms, antonyms, part-whole, cause-effect, and category membership.
Verbal reasoning tests are used by law firms, consulting companies, publishing houses, PR agencies, and any role requiring strong communication skills. Test providers include SHL, Korn Ferry, Cubiks, and Watson Glaser.
First, identify the relationship in the given pair before looking at answers. Common patterns: synonyms (similar meaning), antonyms (opposite), part-whole (finger:hand), degree (warm:hot), function (pen:write). Practice recognizing these patterns quickly.
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