ANALOGIES XIII

Fill in the blank to complete each analogy with one of the choices.

1. DITHER : SETTLE :: DISPLAY : ________

    a. corrupt

    b. bother

    c. hide

    d. count

 

2. ________ : FRAME :: MOSAIC : TILE

    a. painting

    b. decoration

    c. engraving

    d. film

3. PLOT : DESIGN :: ________ : PATOIS

    a. patio

    b. jargon

    c. mystery

    d. accent

 

4. HISTRIONIC : ACTOR :: PEDANTIC : ________ 

    a. teacher

    b. overdoing

    c. mastery

    d. history

5. WILDCAT : ________ :: FORAGE : FOOD

    a. forest

    b. oil

    c. mountains

    d. animals

6. DRUDGERY : ________ :: MUZAK : MUSIC

    a. noise

    b. orchestra

    c. background

    d. work

 

7. HECTOR : HARASS :: ________ : THWART

    a. shun

    b. foil

    c. bully

    d. trail

 

8.  BOW : OBEISSANCE :: KNEEL : ________

     a. salute

     b. goal

     c. worship

     d. church

9. ________ : PLANGENT :: CONTEMPTIBLE : ESTIMABLE

    a. quiet

    b. noisy

    c. pungent

    d. disgusting

10. MOHS : ________ :: RICHTER: EARTHQUAKES

      a. scale

      b. intensity

      c. damage

      d. minerals

Answers:

 

1. c - HIDE (opposite)

 

2. d - FILM (film is made up of frames

 

3. b - JARGON (synonyms)

 

4. a - TEACHER (showing off)

 

5. b - OIL (wildcats are looking for oil)

 

6. d - WORK (boring)

 

7. b - FOIL (synonym)

 

8. c - WORSHIP (symbol)

 

9. a - QUIET (opposites)

 

10. d - MINERALS (Mohs scale measures hardness of minerals)