AFOQT Practice-Verbal Analogies

School is to principal as office is to

a. manager

b. secretary

c. computer

d. teacher

e. building

a. manager

Paint is to brush as clay is to

a. dough

b. mold

c. sculpture

d. artist

e. rock

b. mold

Knife is to slice as spoon is to

a. fork

b. stab

c. stir

d. cereal

e. handle

c. stir

Proud is to brag as despairing is to

a. sing

b. exult

c. sad

d. depress

e. weep

e. weep

Excited is to thrilled as angered is to

a. amused

b. enraged

c. disinterested

d. sleepy

e. delayed

b. enraged

String is to guitar as key is to

a. score

b. organ

c. orchestra

d. song

e. drum

b. organ

Thesaurus is to synonyms as dictionary is to

a. words

b. reference

c. book

d. volume

e. definitions

e. definitions

Pedestal is to bust as tripod is to

a. film

b. figure

c. leg

d. adjust

e. camera

e. camera

Beautician is to salon as

a. follicle is to hair

b. musician is to concert hall

c. scissors is to blow dryer

d. cinematographer is to movie

e. cosmetologist is to makeup

b. musician is to concert hall

Stall is to engine as

a. drive is to motor

b. race is to heart

c. block is to progress

d. freeze is to computer

e. mechanical is to functional

d. freeze is to computer

Leave is to bolt as

a. dance is to shuffle

b. toss is to hurl

c. drive is to race

d. play is to frolic

e. shine is to glisten

c. drive is to race

Disseminate is to gather as

a. puncture is to prod

b. resist is to tempt

c. distinct is to dissimilar

d. rip is to mend

e. adjoined is to conjoined

d. rip is to mend

Enjoy is to adore as

a. love is to desire

b. spend is to waste

c. burn is to sear

d. care is to concern

e. dislike is to loathe

e. dislike is to loathe

Gaggle is to goose as

a. leap is to kangaroo

b. stripe is to tiger

c. barracuda is to fish

d. mane is to lion

e. flock is to sheep

e. flock is to sheep

Science fiction is to novel as

a. tale is to story

b. horror is to frightening

c. country is to western

d. rhythm and blues is to album

e. style is to book

d. rhythm and blues is to album

Carpenter is to constructive as

a. farmer is to crops

b. conservationist is to environment

c. employee is to duty

d. critic is to judgmental

e. instructor is to lesson

d. critic is to judgmental

Carelessness is to mistake as

a. destruction is to damage

b. meticulous is to perfection

c. process is to result

d. watchfulness is to sight

e. reflective is to intelligence

b. meticulous is to perfection

Cautious is to heedless as

a. oblivious is to negligent

b. wary is to trusting

c. alert is to cagey

d. shameful is to abhorrent

e. scorn is to react

b. wary is to trusting

Surprised is to jump as

a. relaxed is to seated

b. amused is to chuckle

c. stunned is to disturbed

d. energy is to sprint

e. perplexed is to wonder

b. amused is to chuckle

Brace is to bolster as

a. revert is to rectitude

b. covert is to manifest

c. accelerate is to hasten

d. fulcrum is to level

e. halt is to increase

c. accelerate is to hasten

Spider is to arachnid as

a. lobster is to crustacean

b. arthropod is to insect

c. ant is to cricket

d. octopus is to squid

e. porpoise is to fish

a. lobster is to crustacean

Psychology is to mind as

a. think is to cerebral cortex

b. physiology is to science

c. methodology is to study

d. anatomy is to body

e. cognizant is to perceptive

d. anatomy is to body

Cardiologist is to heart as

a. surgeon is to general practitioner

b. neurologist is to brain

c. epidermis is to endocrine system

d. orthodontist is to braces

e. dermatologist is to podiatrist

b. neurologist is to brain

Bushel is to peas as

a. core is to apple

b. bunch is to bananas

c. skin is to grape

d. juice is to orange

e. stem is to carrot

b. bunch is to bananas

Apathy is to disinterest as

a. tenacity is to resolve

b. insincerity is to candor

c. sobriety is to indulgence

d. affection is to relationship

e. believability is to reality

a. tenacity is to resolve

Cup is to coffee as bowl is to

a. dish

b. soup

c. spoon

d. food

e. saucer

b. soup

Bicycle is to pedal as canoe is to

a. water

b. kayak

c. oar

d. fleet

e. lake

c. oar

Window is to pane as book is to

a. novel

b. glass

c. cover

d. pages

e. index

d. pages

Play is to actor as concert is to

a. symphony

b. musician

c. piano

d. percussion

e. violin

b. musician

Pride is to lion as school is to

a. teacher

b. student

c. self-respect

d. learning

e. fish

e. fish

Elated is to despondent as enlightened is to

a. aware

b. ignorant

c. miserable

d. tolerant

e. humble

b. ignorant

Embarrassed is to humiliated as frightened is to

a. terrified

b. agitated

c. courageous

d. reckless

e. timid

a. terrified

Odometer is to mileage as compass is to

a. speed

b. hiking

c. needle

d. direction

e. humidity

d. direction

Fray is to ravel as

a. tremble is to roll

b. hungry is to eat

c. jolt is to shake

d. stroll is to run

e. stitch is to tear

c. jolt is to shake

Elephant is to pachyderm as

a. mantis is to rodent

b. poodle is to feline

c. kangaroo is to marsupial

d. zebra is to horse

e. tuna is to mollusk

c. kangaroo is to marsupial

Psychologist is to neurosis as

a. ophthalmologist is to cataract

b. dermatologist is to fracture

c. infant is to pediatrician

d. rash is to orthopedist

e. oncologist is to measles

a. ophthalmologist is to cataract

Cotton is to bale as

a. butter is to churn

b. wine is to ferment

c. grain is to shock

d. curd is to cheese

e. beef is to steak

c. grain is to shock

Division is to section as

a. layer is to tier

b. tether is to bundle

c. chapter is to verse

d. riser is to stage

e. dais is to speaker

a. layer is to tier

Mechanic is to garage as

a. teacher is to recess

b. actor is to role

c. jockey is to horse

d. surgeon is to hospital

e. author is to book

d. surgeon is to hospital

Chickadee is to bird as

a. crocodile is to alligator

b. giraffe is to reptile

c. Siamese is to cat

d. shepherd is to marsupial

e. grasshopper is to ant

c. Siamese is to cat

Walk is to saunter as

a. trot is to race

b. swim is to dive

c. hop is to shuffle

d. juggle is to bounce

e. rain is to drizzle

e. rain is to drizzle

Tailor is to suit as

a. scheme is to agent

b. edit is to manuscript

c. revise is to writer

d. mention is to opinion

e. implode is to building

b. edit is to manuscript

Jaundice is to liver as

a. rash is to skin

b. dialysis is to kidney

c. smog is to lung

d. valentine is to heart

e. imagination is to brain

a. rash is to skin

Interest is to obsession as

a. mood is to feeling

b. weeping is to sadness

c. dream is to fantasy

d. plan is to negation

e. highlight is to indication

c. dream is to fantasy

Slapstick is to laughter as

a. fallacy is to dismay

b. genre is to mystery

c. satire is to anger

d. mimicry is to tears

e. horror is to fear

e. horror is to fear

Verve is to enthusiasm as

a. loyalty is to duplicity

b. devotion is to reverence

c. intensity is to color

d. eminence is to anonymity

e. generosity is to elation

b. devotion is to reverence

Conviction is to incarceration as

a. reduction is to diminution

b. induction is to amelioration

c. radicalization is to estimation

d. marginalization is to intimidation

e. proliferation is to alliteration

a. reduction is to diminution

Professor is to erudite as

a. aviator is to licensed

b. inventor is to imaginative

c. procrastinator is to conscientious

d. overseer is to wealthy

e. moderator is to vicious

b. inventor is to imaginative

Dependable is to capricious as

a. fallible is to cantankerous

b. erasable is to obtuse

c. malleable is to limpid

d. capable is to inept

e. incorrigible is to guilty

d. capable is to inept

Dominance is to hegemony as

a. romance is to sympathy

b. furtherance is to melancholy

c. independence is to autonomy

d. tolerance is to philanthropy

e. recompense is to hilarity

c. independence is to autonomy