Verbal Analogies

(11) TEACHER:SCHOOL ::

• (a) doctor:library
• (b) nurse:hospital
• (c) lawyer:office
• (d) chef:market

Answer

Correct Answer: (b) nurse:hospital
A teacher is to a school what a nurse is to a hospital; each professional is typically associated with these places of work.

(12) OCEAN:DESALINATION ::

• (a) lake:fishing
• (b) landfill:recycling
• (c) river:rafting
• (d) forest:hiking

Answer

Correct Answer: (b) landfill:recycling
Desalination is a process used on ocean water to make it usable, just as recycling is a process used on waste in landfills to reclaim usable materials.

(13) GARDENER:PLANTS ::

• (a) librarian:books
• (b) beekeeper:bees
• (c) farmer:soil
• (d) chef:recipes

Answer

Correct Answer: (b) beekeeper:bees
A gardener tends to plants, as a beekeeper tends to bees; both care for and manage living things.

(14) PAINTER:BRUSH ::

• (a) writer:pen
• (b) runner:shoes
• (c) chef:stove
• (d) gardener:water

Answer

Correct Answer: (a) writer:pen
A painter uses a brush to create art, just as a writer uses a pen to create written work.

(15) HISTORIAN:TIMELINE ::

• (a) artist:palette
• (b) cartographer:map
• (c) musician:concert
• (d) teacher:lesson

Answer

Correct Answer: (b) cartographer:map
A historian uses a timeline to understand and explain the sequence of events, just as a cartographer uses a map to represent geographical areas.