Verbal Ability Word Relationships - Practice Test 1: A B C D

Verbal Ability Word Relationships – Practice Test 1
These questions assess your ability to identify the relationship between words and to then apply this
verbal analogy. For example, you may be given a group of words and asked to identify the
relationship between the words in this group. You can then select the word from the answer option
which best fits with the group.
1) capital, arch, column
A B C D
pilaster edifice bridge temple
In the example above, capital, arch, column are all architectural features which can be found on
buildings. Answer A is obviously the only word in the answer group which shares these
characteristics.
These types of question appear in nearly all levels of verbal ability tests.
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30 Questions
Instructions: Answer as many questions as you can in 15 minutes. Circle the letter on the right
which corresponds to the best answer.
1) medicine is to illness as law is to
A B C D
anarchy discipline treason etiquette A B C D
2) square is to cube as circle is to
A B C D
round ball pi sphere A B C D
3) king is to throne as judge is to
A B C D
lawyer bench court trial A B C D
4) nib is to pen as lens is to
A B C D
seeing glass focus telescope A B C D
5) settlement is to injury as pension is to
A B C D
pensioner maturity retirement age A B C D
6) paper is to tree as glass is to
A B C D
clear sand window stone A B C D
7) see is to look as feel is to
A B C D
sense nerve hand touch A B C D
8) court is to judge as classroom is to
A B C D
teacher school learning pupil A B C D
9) water is to pump as blood is to
A B C D
artery vein heart flow A B C D
10) machine is to mechanic as patient is to
A B C D
dentist hospital disease ward A B C D
Instruction: Identify the relationship between the word pair in the question.
Circle the answer where the word pair shown has the most similar relationship.
11) levee : flood
A B C D
dam : lake armour : helmet helmet : injury water : tide A B C D
12) color : spectrum
A B C D
verse : rhyme tone : scale noise : waves waves : sound A B C D
13) extort : obtain
A B C D
purify : strain steal : borrow explode : ignite pilfer : steal A B C D
14) heel : foot
A B C D
beam : ship hand : palm stern : boat cruiser : vessel A B C D
15) slight : hurt
A B C D
lag : tardiness sound : noise time : lateness blind : light A B C D
16) lethargy : tonic
A B C D
revival : living ill : recovery cure : fix toxin : antidote A B C D
17) billy : nanny
A B C D
cow : bull lord : lady silly : sally cow : calf A B C D
18) blade : slice
A B C D
dig : shovel spade : hole bit : drill iron : grid A B C D
19) note : bar
A B C D
word : sentence writing : paper picture : pencil word : letter A B C D
20) fleeting : evaporate
A B C D
pliant : yield clear : penetrate hard : struggle illusory : exist A B C D
Instruction: Identify the relationship between the word group in the question.
Circle the answer which fits best with the group.
21) barber, florist, draper
A B C D
flower cloth milliner hair A B C D
22) alps, pennines, pyrenees
A B C D
rockies dolomites urals himalayas A B C D
23) throw, volley, sling
A B C D
hurl grab seize catch A B C D
24) pine, fir, cypress
A B C D
mahogany oak spruce teak A B C D
25) wool, silk, leather
A B C D
cotton nylon linen fur A B C D
26) bourbon, whisky, gin
A B C D
beer vodka wine lager A B C D
27) capital, arch, column
A B C D
pilaster edifice bridge temple A B C D
28) bright, gleaming, brilliant
A B C D
vigorous energetic radiant lively A B C D
29) vulture, hyena, crow
A B C D
dolphin maggot eagle tiger A B C D
30) ounce, stone, pound
A B C D
kilogramme tonne penny dram A B C D
End of Verbal Ability – Word Relationship Tests 1
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Answers
1) A 11) C 21) C

2) D 12) B 22) B
3) B 13) D 23) A
4) D 14) C 24) C
5) C 15) A 25) D
6) B 16) D 26) B
7) D 17) B 27) A
8) A 18) C 28) C
9) C 19) A 29) B
10) A 20) A 30) D

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