Each question presents two complete word pairs linked by the same hidden rule, followed by a third pair whose second word is missing. First work out how the two given pairs are connected, then pick the option (A to E) that completes the third pair using that same rule. Exactly one option is correct in every question. The link connecting each pair may be based on meaning (such as opposites, synonyms, a group and its baby, or a worker and their tool) or on spelling (such as reversing a word's letters, removing letters, or joining onto a compound word). Look out for options that use the right letters or a related idea but apply the rule incorrectly. Read the worked example carefully before starting, then answer the questions in order: they begin more gently and become progressively harder towards the end.
Worked example. (BRIGHT, DIM) (RICH, POOR) (SHARP, ?)
A) Blunt B) Point C) Sharpen D) Spike E) Edge Answer: A) Blunt. The first two pairs are linked by opposites: bright is the opposite of dim, and rich is the opposite of poor. Applying the same relationship to the third pair, the opposite of sharp is blunt, so A is correct. 'Point' is a part associated with sharpness rather than its opposite, 'Sharpen' is the action of making something sharp rather than its opposite, 'Spike' is an object associated with being sharp rather than the opposite of sharp itself, and 'Edge' is a part of a sharp object rather than its opposite.