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 Analogies Sample Question
CAT
Sample Questions for:
Analogies
Difficulty Level:1-5 of 10

Purpose of this set of sample questions is to E. Danish : Dutch

familiarize the test taker with the question types that 6. PARQUET : WOOD
appear on the actual test. A. color : painting
B. mosaic : glass
C. potpourri : medley

Analogies D. collage : tapestry

E. linoleum : marble
7. SAW : CARPENTER
A. Scissors : tailor
Directions: B. Wagon : farmer
Each of the analogy questions below consists of two C. Brush : painter
words that have a certain relationship to each other, D. Typewriter : author
followed by five lettered pairs of related words. Select E. Trowel : bricklayer
the lettered pair of words. 8. LURK : WAIT
A. boost : elevate
1. ANGLE : DEGREE B. deplete : drain
A. area : square inch C. abscond : depart
B. milk : quart D. bilk : cheat
C. society : classes E. topple : stabilize
D. letter : alphabet 9. ALCHEMY : SCIENCE
E. time : minutes A. nostrum : remedy
2. CONFIRMED : INVETERATE B. sideshow : carnival
A. knowledge : supposed C. ploy : tactic
B. financial : bankrupt D. forgery : imitation
C. immature : callow E. burlesque : comedy
D. credible : incredible 10. NEEDLE : KNIT
E. careful: punishing A. bait : fish
3. LULLABY : BARCAROLE B. match : fire
A. birth : marriage C. loom : weave
B. night : morning D. soap : wash
C. cradle : gondola E. bed : sleep
D. song : poem
E. carol : sonneteer 11. PARENTHESIS : EXPLANATION
4. ZOOLOGY : ANIMALS A. ellipsis : omission
A. ecology : pollution B. asterisk : exaggeration
B. botany : plants C. synopsis : affectation
C. chemistry : atoms D. apostrophe : annotation
D. history : people E. synthesis : interpolation
E. mathematics : geometry 12. CENSUS : POPULATION
5. DORY : VAN A. manifest : debts
A. dairy : cow B. roster : audience
3 B. fish : vehicle C. itinerary : journeys
C. freighter : caisson D. inventory : merchandise
D. runners : wheels E. state : incumbents
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 Analogies Sample Question
CAT13. STANZA : POEM C. repetition : monotony
A. mimicry : pantomime D. impasse : debate
B. duet : chorus E. recidivism : rehabilitation.
C. act : opera 22. BOUQUET : FLOWERS
D. rhyme : verse A. corn : husk
E. pirouette : ballet B. woodpile : logs
14. EXHORT : SUGGEST C. forest : thicket
A. conspire : plan D. mist : fog
B. tamper : adjust E. drift : snow.
C. crave : accept 23. TRIANGLE : QUADRILATERAL
D. goad : direct A. rectangle : octagon
E. instruct : teach B. cone : cube
15. SAND PAPER : ABRASIVE C. pentagon : hexagon
A. gasoline : refined D. plane : solid
B. gratuity : irritant E. regular : symmetrical.
C. polish : floors 24. SARTORIAL : TAILOR
D. acrylic : emulsion A. thespian : designer
E. oil : lubricant. B. rhetorical : questioner
16. DIAPHANOUS : CACOPHONOUS C. pictorial : musician
A. translucent : transparent D. histrionic : singer
B. transparent : noisy E. terpsichorean : dancer.
C. sheer : opaque 25. NECROMANCY : GHOSTS
D. harmonious : discordant A. magic : legerdemain
E. twofold : multiple. B. alchemy : gold
17. INFANCY : SENILITY C. sorcery : spirits
A. January : October D. fortunetelling : gypsies
B. incipient : critical E. romance : stories.
C. day : night 26. DRUM : TYMPANI
D. conclusion : climax A. piano : orchestra
E. dawn : dusk. B. cornet : percussion
18. RIG : CONTEST C. stick : baton
A. solve : conundrum D. violin : viola
B. predict : race E. oboe : woodwind.
C. repudiate : thesis 27. EXTROVERT : RETICENT
D. gerrymander : district A. reprobate : humility
E. incriminate : evidence B. strategist : decisiveness
19. ARBORETUM : TREES C. zealot : loyalty
A. aviary : birds D. maverick : conformity
B. greenhouse : garden E. renegade : ambition.
C. museum : painters 28. HYGROMETER : BAROMETER
D. grove : forest A. snow : rain
E. zoo : range B. humidity : pressure
20. MENDICANT : IMPECUNIOUS C. water : mercury
A. hat : askew D. temperature : weather
B. liar : poor E. forecast : rain.
C. complainer : petulant 29. EXEMPTION : EXCLUSIONS
D. critic : quizzical A. discharge : elimination
E. philanthropist : prodigal. B. debarment : prevention
C. immunity : isolation
4 21. RELAPSE : CONVALESCENCE D. forgive : condone
A. dissonance : harmony E. enclosure : open.
B. feudalism : industrialization 30. FEBRILE : ILLNESS

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CAT A. classic : cultivation D. arbitrator : capitalist
B. delusional : insanity E. moonlighting : worker.
C. eccentric : discrimination 39. ANTIMACASSAR : SOFA
D. tenacious : astonishment A. picture : frame
E. juvenile : maturity. B. rug : floor
C. pillow : bed
31. DISAPPROBATION : CONDEMN D. door : window
A. calumny : eulogize E. table : chair.
B. enigma : enlighten 40. NOTABLE : NOTORIOUS
C. fallacy : disseminate A. heinous : atrocious
D. exhortation : urge B. philandering : pleasant
E. solvency : deploy. C. philanthropic : miserly
32. GEM : TURQUOISE D. nefarious : secret
A. lettuce : green E. philanthropic : benevolent.
B. pear : orange
C. stone : magenta 41. BABBLE : TALK
D. vine : cherry A. though : blank
E. flower : violet. B. look : espy
33. WINE : GRAPES C. wink : eye
A. liquor : intoxicating D. leer : ogle
B. whiskey : hops E. simper : smile.
C. champagne : raisins 42. ALCOVE : RECESS
D. vodka : potatoes A. column : entrance
E. vineyard : winery. B. foundation : building
34. DEBATE : FORENSIC C. dome : roof
A. concerto : harmonizing D. turret : chimney
B. drama : histrionic E. foyer : ballroom
C. opera : spoken 43. FIRM : INTRANSIGHT
D. argument : domestic A. faithful : resolute
E. novel : original. B. improvident : industrious
35. NOISOME : GARBAGE C. vague : inattentive
A. heavy : metal D. concerned : obsessed
B. warmth : snow E. malleable : tractable
C. fragrant : incense 44. EPAULET : SHOULDER
D. liquid : perfume A. medal : chest
E. loud : music. B. decoration : uniform
36. CONDUIT : WATER C. knapsack : back
A. behavior : liquid D. sword : scabbard
B. electricity : television E. sash : window
C. artery : blood 45. ANACHRONISM : CHRONOLOGY
D. wire : sound A. tradition : custom
E. pump : oil. B. variations : incongruity
37. BIZARRE : EXOTIC C. fallacy : logic
A. wild : tame D. archetype : paradigm
B. lively : livid E. debauchery : appetites
C. stage : dancer 46. DETRITUS : GLACIERS
D. commonplace : routine A. thaw : cold
E. ordinary : exceptional. B. snow : icebergs
38. ENTREPRENEUR : LABORER C. sediment : bottom
5 A. mediator : conflict D. silt : rivers
B. capitalism : communism E. dregs : society
C. profits : wages 47. OUTSKIRTS : TOWN

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 Analogies Sample Question
CAT A. water : goblet
B. margin : page
C. rung : ladder 49. MORPHINE : SEDATES
D. hangar : airplane A. oil : smears
E. trunk : tree B. bandage : protects
48. EQUIVOCATE : COMMITMENT C. drug : addicts
A. collaborate : falsification D. liquor : sedates
B. fabricate : explanation E. medicine : soothes
C. procrastinate : action 50. STICKLER : APPROXIMATION
D. expostulate : confusion A. Laggard : indolence
E. implicate : exposition B. connoisseur : anachronism
C. scientist : theorizing
D. leader : guidance
E. purist : adulteration

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