About This Quiz
Verbal analogies not only test your vocabulary, but they also test your brain function! In this quiz, we're going to see if you're ready to pass the SAT analogies section. And we're also going to see if you have a brain. . .We wanted to keep the first one easy! As you can see, puppies are to dogs what kittens are to cats. Easy, right?
Brushes are to a painter what a chisel is to a sculptor. Both of these are tools of the artist's trade.
A bandage is to blood what a dam is to a lake. Both a bandage and a dam are needed to keep the liquid in.
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When you're tired, you're lacking in energy. Similarly, when you're hungry, you're lacking in food.
Something that is absurd is ridiculous. Also, someone who is emaciated is thin.
An iconoclast breaks with tradition and rules. Similarly, an atheist breaks with religion.
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A maven is someone that has competence or expertise. Similarly, a supplicant is someone that has great humility.
Something that is sodden is wet. Also, something that is arid is dusty.
When you extort something, you wrest it or take it by force. Similarly, when you pilfer something, you steal it.
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A car runs on gasoline. Similarly, a truck runs on diesel.
Someone who is cantankerous is not happy. Similarly, a plant is not an animal.
A computer receives emails. A phone receives calls. These are quite similar.
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A murder is always monstrous. You could also say that a jackpot is always fortuitous.
Don Quixote is famous for always going on quests. You can also say that a perpetual traveler is always going on trips.
A dog is not bipedal. Similarly, a rat is not an insect. We can be thankful for both of those facts.
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Someone who gives donations is magnanimous. Someone who gives insults is rude.
You can use a pen to create a novel. Similarly, you can use tile to make a mosaic.
A loaf of bread has crust on the outside. Similarly, an egg has a hard shell.
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This is a hard one! "Zany" is a word that Shakespeare invented. Similarly, the lightbulb is something Thomas Edison (along with others) invented.
A car has a radio in it. Also, a human has a heart inside. Do you see the similarity?
You could say a baseball player has a bat and a jersey. You can also say that a student has pencils and a ruler.
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You can use chalk on a blackboard. Similarly, you can use paint on a wall.
Broccoli and cauliflower are two similar but different vegetables. Also, German Shepherds and Huskies are similar but different dogs.
When you fix something you make it stable. Also, when you fortify something, you make it strong.
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It's possible to make a guttural sound. It's also possible to make a delicious pie. There are many different kinds of sounds and many different kinds of pies.
Something that is invariable doesn't change. Likewise, someone who is stubborn doesn't compromise.
Water can come out in a gush, or it can come out in a drip. Likewise, you can either destroy something, or you can just bend it.
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You walk with your legs. Similarly, you chew with your mouth. See the connection?
A topaz can be yellow, but it can also be a number of other colors. A dog can be brown, but it can also be many other colors.
Brightness can be measured in lumens. Similarly, length can be measured in inches.
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When you are timid, you can be shy. Similarly, when you're lazy, you can be undependable.
The moon's surface has craters. Similarly, a golf ball's surface has dimples.
When you are sullen, you brood. Similarly, when you are docile, you obey.
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A rose is a flower. Also, a grasshopper is an insect. That was an easy one!