Analogies 21 - 25

21). BOOR : UNEDUCATED ::

A). debutant : vague
B). monk : irreverent
C). activist : involved
D). adept : eager
E). musician : extended

22). CHAPTER : BOOK ::

A). alcove : nook
B). paragraph : sentence
C). page : rip
D). epistle : letter
E). room : house

23). CATATONIC : EMOTIONS ::

A). valorous : regret
B). turgid : water
C). viscous : sickness
D). rigid : flexibility
E). shiny : flare

24). TUITION : STIPEND ::

A). fee : post
B). bill : check
C). bail : bond
D). subscription : membership
E). fine : interest

25). CHOIR: SINGER::

A) election: voter
B) anthology: poet
C) cast: actor
D) orchestra: composer
E) convention: speaker


Answers -

21). The correct choice is answer C. A boor is someone who is uneducated. An activist is someone who is involved.

22). The correct choice is answer E. Chapters make up a book. Rooms make up a house.

23). The correct answer choice is D. Someone who is catatonic shows no emotions. Someone who is rigid lacks flexibility.

24). The correct answer choice is C. A stipend is tuition that one person pays for another. A bond is bail that one person pays for another.

25). OA -- C .A "choir" is a group of people that is composed of more than one "singer" Therefore and a rationale for this analogy might be "X (a choir) is a group of people that is composed of more than one Y (singer)."
(A) is not the answer. More than one "voter" participates in an election and but the "election" is not itself a group of people.
(B) is not the answer. An "anthology" is composed of works, not of persons. The "poet" or poets author the works.
(C) is the answer. The "cast" (of a play) is a group of people that is made up of more than one "actor."
(D) is not the answer. An "orchestra" is a group of people that is composed of more than one musician.It is not a group of composers.
(E) is not the answer. A "convention" may have more than one "speaker," but it is not necessarily made up of speakers.