Use this free analogy practice set to strengthen vocabulary, verbal reasoning, and relationship-recognition skills. Each question presents two word pairs. Identify the relationship in the first pair, then apply the same relationship to the second pair.
Topics Covered
- Synonyms and antonyms
- Degree and intensity
- Part-to-whole relationships
- Items and categories
- Cause and effect
- Geography and general knowledge
- Shapes, measurements, and classifications
- Young-to-adult and development relationships
Sample Questions
- A. clay
- B. wall
- C. roof
- D. stone
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A page is one part of a book.
A brick can be one part of a wall, so both pairs use a part-to-whole relationship.
- A. amphibian
- B. pride
- C. mammal
- D. predator
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A bumblebee is a type of insect.
A lion is a type of mammal, creating the same item-to-category relationship.
- A. essential
- B. trivial
- C. foreign
- D. careful
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Exotic and domestic are opposites in this context.
Crucial means extremely important, while trivial means unimportant.
- A. Carson City
- B. Las Vegas
- C. Los Angeles
- D. Wilmington
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Dover is the capital of Delaware.
Carson City is the capital of Nevada, so the relationship is state to capital.
- A. rigid
- B. decorated
- C. pompous
- D. repugnant
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Turgid can mean swollen.
Bombastic can mean pompous or overly grand, so both pairs are synonyms.
- A. nest
- B. bird
- C. shell
- D. feather
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A plant can develop from a seed.
A bird can develop from an egg, so both pairs show an early form and what may develop from it.
- A. liquid
- B. tube
- C. noble gas
- D. sign
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Iron is an element classified as a metal.
Neon is an element classified as a noble gas.
- A. four
- B. five
- C. six
- D. eight
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A triangle has three sides.
A pentagon has five sides, so the relationship is shape to number of sides.
- A. legume
- B. vegetable
- C. seed
- D. butter
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Oranges belong to the category of fruits.
Peanuts belong to the legume family, so both pairs use an item-to-category relationship.
- A. height
- B. weight
- C. distance
- D. speed
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A thermometer measures temperature.
A scale measures weight, so the relationship is instrument to what it measures.
How to Solve Analogy Questions
- State the relationship between the first two words in a short sentence.
- Apply that same sentence to the second pair.
- Check that the relationship works in the same direction.
- Eliminate choices that are related to the topic but do not match the exact relationship.
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Last Updated: July 23, 2026