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1. Answer: B Explanation: This Word Analogy relates a thing to the quantity it measures. Clock measures time while the thermometer measures temperature.
2. Answer: B Explanation: “ Archaic” is synonymous to “old”. Meanwhile, “gloomy” is synonymous to “melancholy”. 3. Answer: C Explanation: This analogy relates a category to its example. The first pair of words show that the category is “sports” and “tennis” is an example of it. Meanwhile, the second pair of words show that “music” is the category and “jazz” is an example of it. 4. Answer: C Explanation: The opposite of “export” is “import”. Meanwhile, the opposite of “encouragement” is “intimidation”. 5. Answer: D Explanation: Geneva is the capital of Switzerland. On the other hand, Warsaw is the capital of Poland. 6. Answer: D Explanation: This analogy relates the older to the newer version of a tool to do a certain function. The first pair which is abacus : computer shows that the abacus is the old tool while the computer is the new tool used for calculation. Meanwhile, barter is the old version of acquiring things while money is the new version of acquiring things. 7. Answer: A Explanation: “ Calm” is synonymous to “tranquil”. “Sublime” is synonymous to “gorgeous”. 8. Answer: B Explanation: This analogy relates a category to its example. The first pair of words solid : ice show that “solid” is the category and “ice” is an example of it. Meanwhile, on the second pair of words, “cylinder” is the category and “canister” is an example of it. To get more Civil Service Exam review materials, visit https://filipiknow.net/civil-service- To God be the glory!
9. Answer: C Explanation: “ pounds” is a unit of measure used for mass while “liters” is a unit of measure used for volume. 10. Answer: B Explanation: This analogy relates a category to its example. The first pair of words season : autumn show that “season” is the category and “autumn” is an example of it. Meanwhile, the next pair of words show that “terrain” is the category and “plain” is an example of it. 11. Answer: D Explanation: “ Numbers” are one of the things being studied in Mathematics. Meanwhile, “weather” is one of the things being studied in Meteorology. 12. Answer: C Explanation: “least” is the superlative degree of “less”. Meanwhile, “best” is the superlative degree of “well” 13. Answer: D Explanation: This analogy is a “member-group” analogy where the member of a group is stated first and the term for that group is stated afterwards. The first pair of words which is sheep : flock show that a group of sheeps is called a “flock”. Meanwhile, a group of wolves is called a “pack”. 14. Answer: B Explanation: The relationship between the words is an “object-action” relationship where the object is written first followed by the action associated with that object. The first pair of words which is die : roll means that a die is usually being rolled. Meanwhile, a coin is usually being tossed. 15. Answer: D Explanation: The opposite of the word “obscure” is “famous”. Meanwhile, the opposite of the word “vote” is “abstain”. 16. Answer: C Explanation: This is a “part to the whole” analogy where a component is stated first followed by the “whole” where the component belongs. Keyboard is a part or a component of a computer. Meanwhile, a branch is a component of a tree. To get more Civil Service Exam review materials, visit https://filipiknow.net/civil-service- To God be the glory!