ANALOGIES VIII

Choose the pair that would best fill the blanks.

 1. _______ : Horse :: Hyena : _______

    a. Zebra - Dog

    b. Tame - Wild 

    c. Grazing - Safari

    d. Farm - Savannah

2. _______ : Geometry : : Equation : _______

    a. Math - Equal

    b. School - Study

    c. Square - Algebra

    d. Complicated - Symmetrical

3. _______ : Aristocrat : : Sewer : _______

    a. Snob - Filthy

    b. Castle - Rat

    c. Title - Stench

    d. Sophistication - Street

4. Guileless : Cunning : : Shameless : _______

    a. Modesty

    b. Guile

    c. Shameful

    d. Winning

5. Mean : Average :: Kind : _______

    a. Hurtful

    b. Variety

    c. Kindness

    d. Meaning

6. Clementine : Orange : : Monkey : _______

    a. Jungle

    b. Baby

    c. Ape

    d. Robot

7. Hilt : Sword : : Needle : _______

    a. Tease

    b. Compass

    c. Dagger

    d. Kilt 

8. _______ : Tire : : Change : Switch

    a. Fix

    b. Spare

    c. Roadside

    d. Exhaust

Answers:

 

1. a - Zebra - Dog (not all horses are tame)

2. b - Square - Algebra

3. b - Castle - Rat (where they live)

4. a - Modesty (without modesty)*

5. b - Variety (synonyms)

6. c - Ape (smaller than)

7. b - Compass (part of)

8. d - Exhaust (synonyms) 

 

*This is confusing. Shameless - meaning without shame - also means shameful. I have included it only because it brings up an interesting idea. A similar case might be "valuable" and "invaluable."