An analogy compares two things that are similar in some way. The document provides examples of analogy questions with four multiple choice answers. It tests analogies by relating one thing to another thing of the same category, such as duck is to duckling as horse is to foal. It also relates attributes of one thing to the same attributes of another, such as difficult is to difficulty as attentive is to attention. The document contains 10 sets of analogy questions to test understanding of relationships between ideas.

1. ANALOGY

2. ANALOGY
a comparison between two
things, typically for the
purpose of explanation or
clarification.

3. Brush is to paint as pen is to
write.
Explain: You use a brush to
paint and you use pen to
write.

4. 1. Duck is to duckling as horse is to
Fowl B. Foal C. Horseling D.
Neigbour
2. Road is to car as is to train.
A. Street B. Path C. Track D. Engine

5. 3. Glass is to window as is to table.
A. Chair B. Tablecloth C. Room D.
Wood
4. Mother is to daughter as Grandmother is
to .
A. Niece B. Granddaughter C. Grandson D.

6. 5. Exciting is to boring as beautiful is to .
A. Ugly B. Interesting C. Pretty D. Working
6. Typing is to keyboard as is to piano.
A. Singing B. Melody C. Learning D. Playing

7. 7. Child is to adult as is to cat.
A. Meow B. Catty C. Kitten D. Baby
8. Edit is to tide as drawer is to .
A. Cabinet B. Reward C.
Storage D. Reduce

8. 9. Knife is to cut as is to wash.
A. Soap B. Towel C. Fork D. Clean
10. Difficult is to difficulty as attentive is to .
A. Attend B. Attest C.
Attention D. Attendant

9. 1. Bone is to skeleton as:
a) sock is to foot
b) b) planet is to solar system
c) c) moon is to stars
d) d) Earth is to Mars
2. Words are to paragraph as:
a) mural is to artist
b) b) snake is to serpent
c) c) letter is to word
d) d) support is to empathy

10. 3. Mall is to shopping as:
a) field is to ballgame
b) store is to mall
c) den is to house
d) slide is to swing
4. square foot is to area as?
a) feet is to foot
b) b) pounds is to kilometers
c) c) height is to width
d) d) liters is to volume

11. 5. Hammer is to carpenter as:
a) baseball is to bat
b) store is to mall
c) screw is to screw driver
d) pipe wrench is to plumber
6. Tire is to car as:
a) hat is to cap
b) brain is to body
c) single is to double
d) marriage is to divorce

12. 7. colonel is to army as
a) chef is to meal
b) dancer is to costume
c) hair is to hairdresser
d) king is to kingdom
8. Pound is to ton as:
inch is to meter
b) meter is to centimeter
c) inch is to mile
d) centimeter is to inch

13. 9. Important is to significant as:
a) innocent is to guilty
b) required is to needed
c) beautiful is to hideous
d) inch is to centimeter
10. Confusion is to understanding as:
a) bed is to bedroom
b) flavor is to taste
c) c) consensus is to disagreement
d) infection is to disease