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Choose the correct matching pair in the following analogies:
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1. CONCERTO : MUSIC
(A) voice : song
(B) trumpet : flute
(C) drama : parody
(D) painter : paintings
(E) sonnet : poetry
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Correct.
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wrong answer explanation
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A sonnet is a kind of poetry like a concerto is a kind of music.
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2. CONTUMACIOUS : CONTRARY
(A) forgiving : judgmental
(B) subtle : indelicate
(C) primordial : primeval
(D) nemesis : helpful
(E) disconsolate : gifted
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Correct.
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"Primordial" means "primeval" in the same way that "contumacious" means
"contrary."
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3. EXISTENTIALISM : PHILOSOPHY
(A) behaviorism : psychology
(B) epistemology : mathematics
(C) correlation : linguistics
(D) physics : genetics
(E) regression : theology
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Correct.
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Behaviorism is a kind of psychology in the same way that existentialism
is a kind of philosophy.
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4. HEART : PUMP
(A) brain : colander
(B) lungs : fins
(C) rheostat : regulator
(D) cortex : sediment
(E) blood : plasma
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Correct.
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The function of a rheostat is to regulate electrical currents just as the
function of the heart is to pump blood.
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5. COGENT : IRRELEVANT
(A) loquacious : talkative
(B) impulsive : spontaneous
(C) agenda : organized
(D) inhibited : shy
(E) nebulous : clear
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Correct.
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"Nebulous" is the opposite of "clear" in the same way that "cogent" is the
opposite of "irrelevant."
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6. LUNGS : PLEURA
(A) brain : stroke
(B) mitochondria : cytoplasm
(C) pituitary : hormone
(D) stomach : digestion
(E) gills : fauna
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b
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Correct.
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The mitochondria are surrounded by the cytoplasm of the cell just as the
lungs are surrounded by pleura.
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7. SOLILOQUY : DRAMA
(A) music : creative
(B) paint : artist
(C) novelist : book
(D) eulogy : comedy
(E) solo : music
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B
Correct.
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B
A "solo" is to "music" as a "soliloquy" is to "drama."
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