Each question gives you a pair of words linked by a relationship, then a third word. Work out how the first pair of words is linked, then choose the option (A to E) that completes the second pair in exactly the same way. Only one option is correct in each question. Look carefully at the worked example below before you start. Watch out for options that are the right idea but the wrong type of word (for example a noun where a verb is needed), and for options linked to the third word by a different, weaker connection. Work through the questions in order: they start off easier and get harder as you go.
Worked example. MORNING is to SUNRISE as NIGHT is to ? (A) Sunset (B) Moon (C) Stars (D) Dark (E) Evening Answer: A) Sunset. Morning is marked by sunrise, the event that begins it. Night is marked by sunset, the event that begins it, so the relationship is 'the event that marks the start of this time of day'. Moon, Stars and Dark are things you associate with night but none of them marks its beginning, so they describe night rather than starting it. Evening is a different period of the day, not the event that starts night, so it does not fit the relationship either.
1
PUPPY is to DOG as KITTEN is to ?
A) Cat
B) Dog
C) Small
D) Mouse
E) Fur
(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)
2
HAPPY is to SAD as HOT is to ?
A) Warm
B) Cold
C) Sunny
D) Ice
E) Fire
(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)
3
FINGER is to HAND as TOE is to ?
A) Leg
B) Shoe
C) Foot
D) Nail
E) Walk
(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark)
4
COW is to BARN as BIRD is to ?
A) Cage
B) Tree
C) Sky
D) Nest
E) Feather
(Total for Question 4 is 1 mark)
5
BIG is to HUGE as SMALL is to ?
A) Little
B) Short
C) Thin
D) Large
E) Tiny
(Total for Question 5 is 1 mark)
6
CARPENTER is to HAMMER as PAINTER is to ?
A) Brush
B) Canvas
C) Palette
D) Easel
E) Paint
(Total for Question 6 is 1 mark)
7
BAKER is to BAKERY as TEACHER is to ?
A) Classroom
B) School
C) Book
D) Office
E) Blackboard
(Total for Question 7 is 1 mark)
8
WOOL is to SHEEP as MILK is to ?
A) Goat
B) Butter
C) Cow
D) Farm
E) Grass
(Total for Question 8 is 1 mark)
9
FLOCK is to SHEEP as SHOAL is to ?
A) Herd
B) Pack
C) Swarm
D) Fish
E) Birds
(Total for Question 9 is 1 mark)
10
PAGE is to BOOK as SLICE is to ?
A) Bread
B) Toast
C) Knife
D) Crumb
E) Loaf
(Total for Question 10 is 1 mark)
11
GLOVE is to HAND as SOCK is to ?
A) Foot
B) Leg
C) Shoe
D) Ankle
E) Toe
(Total for Question 11 is 1 mark)
12
SEED is to PLANT as EGG is to ?
A) Bird
B) Chick
C) Nest
D) Shell
E) Hen
(Total for Question 12 is 1 mark)
13
AUTHOR is to BOOK as ARTIST is to ?
A) Brush
B) Gallery
C) Painting
D) Canvas
E) Frame
(Total for Question 13 is 1 mark)
14
LIBRARY is to BOOKS as MUSEUM is to ?
A) Paintings
B) Statues
C) Curators
D) Exhibits
E) Tickets
(Total for Question 14 is 1 mark)
15
SCISSORS is to CUT as NEEDLE is to ?
A) Prick
B) Thread
C) Knit
D) Poke
E) Sew
(Total for Question 15 is 1 mark)
16
CHILD is to CHILDREN as PERSON is to ?
A) People
B) Persons
C) Peoples
D) Person
E) Personnel
(Total for Question 16 is 1 mark)
17
SWIM is to SWAM as SPEAK is to ?
A) Spoken
B) Spoke
C) Speaking
D) Speak
E) Speaks
(Total for Question 17 is 1 mark)
18
QUICK is to QUICKLY as HAPPY is to ?
A) Happier
B) Happiness
C) Happily
D) Happy
E) Unhappy
(Total for Question 18 is 1 mark)
19
DOCTOR is to PATIENT as TEACHER is to ?
A) School
B) Lesson
C) Homework
D) Pupil
E) Classroom
(Total for Question 19 is 1 mark)
20
THERMOMETER is to TEMPERATURE as SCALES is to ?
A) Height
B) Length
C) Volume
D) Time
E) Mass
(Total for Question 20 is 1 mark)
21
CHAPTER is to BOOK as ACT is to ?
A) Play
B) Scene
C) Stage
D) Actor
E) Script
(Total for Question 21 is 1 mark)
22
POSSIBLE is to IMPOSSIBLE as LEGAL is to ?
A) Unlawful
B) Illegal
C) Legalise
D) Illegally
E) Criminal
(Total for Question 22 is 1 mark)
23
GENEROUS is to STINGY as BRAVE is to ?
A) Afraid
B) Scared
C) Cowardly
D) Timid
E) Weak
(Total for Question 23 is 1 mark)
24
MOUSE is to MICE as GOOSE is to ?
A) Goslings
B) Ducks
C) Flock
D) Geese
E) Goose
(Total for Question 24 is 1 mark)
25
BEGIN is to BEGAN as RING is to ?
A) Ringed
B) Ringing
C) Rings
D) Rung
E) Rang
(Total for Question 25 is 1 mark)
26
STUDY is to KNOWLEDGE as EXERCISE is to ?
A) Fitness
B) Sport
C) Muscles
D) Gym
E) Tiredness
(Total for Question 26 is 1 mark)
Mark scheme · EP.V12 Word Analogies
Question 1
B1 A) Cat - a puppy grows into a dog; a kitten grows into a cat (baby animal to adult animal)
Answer: A) Cat
Question 2
B1 B) Cold - direct opposite (antonym) of hot, matching happy/sad
Answer: B) Cold
Question 3
B1 C) Foot - a toe is part of a foot, matching finger being part of a hand
Answer: C) Foot
Question 4
B1 D) Nest - the specific home a bird builds, matching the barn as the cow's specific home
Answer: D) Nest
Question 5
B1 E) Tiny - a stronger, more intense version of small, matching huge being a stronger version of big
Answer: E) Tiny
Question 6
B1 A) Brush - the tool a painter holds and uses to work, matching the hammer a carpenter holds and uses
Answer: A) Brush
Question 7
B1 B) School - the whole workplace, matching the bakery as the whole workplace
Answer: B) School
Question 8
B1 C) Cow - the animal most directly associated with producing milk, matching sheep producing wool
Answer: C) Cow
Question 9
B1 D) Fish - the animal described by the collective noun shoal, matching sheep described by flock
Answer: D) Fish
Question 10
B1 E) Loaf - the whole object made up of slices, matching the book being the whole object made up of pages
Answer: E) Loaf
Question 11
B1 A) Foot - the whole body part a sock covers, matching the hand a glove covers
Answer: A) Foot
Question 12
B1 B) Chick - the immediate young form an egg becomes, matching the plant a seed immediately becomes
Answer: B) Chick
Question 13
B1 C) Painting - the finished creation, matching the book as the author's finished creation
Answer: C) Painting
Question 14
B1 D) Exhibits - the general term for what a museum holds, matching books as the general term for what a library holds
Answer: D) Exhibits
Question 15
B1 E) Sew - the main purpose/action of a needle, matching cut as the main purpose/action of scissors
Answer: E) Sew
Question 16
B1 A) People - the everyday irregular plural of person, matching children as the irregular plural of child
Answer: A) People
Question 17
B1 B) Spoke - the simple past tense of speak, matching swam as the simple past tense of swim
Answer: B) Spoke
Question 18
B1 C) Happily - the adverb formed from the adjective happy, matching quickly formed from quick
Answer: C) Happily
Question 19
B1 D) Pupil - the person a teacher works with, matching the patient a doctor works with
Answer: D) Pupil
Question 20
B1 E) Mass - the quantity scales measure, matching temperature as the quantity a thermometer measures
Answer: E) Mass
Question 21
B1 A) Play - the whole work divided into acts, matching the book as the whole work divided into chapters
Answer: A) Play
Question 22
B1 B) Illegal - the opposite formed by adding a negative prefix to legal, matching impossible formed by adding a negative prefix to possible
Answer: B) Illegal
Question 23
B1 C) Cowardly - the standard character-trait opposite of brave, matching stingy as the standard character-trait opposite of generous
Answer: C) Cowardly
Question 24
B1 D) Geese - the irregular plural of goose, matching mice as the irregular plural of mouse
Answer: D) Geese
Question 25
B1 E) Rang - the simple past tense of ring (as in a bell or phone), matching began as the simple past tense of begin
Answer: E) Rang
Question 26
B1 A) Fitness - the lasting benefit gained from exercise, matching knowledge as the lasting benefit gained from study