“Peak” is to “mountain” as “consummation” is to “__________”.
Answer(s): C
The peak is the highest point of a mountain, and the consummation is the point of completion of some task or undertaking. While the word “goal” and “zenith” are potential synonyms for the word, the only acceptable option is “undertaking,” for it is an undertaking that reaches its consummation, as a mountain is “completed” by its peak.
“Filament” is to “bulb” as “graphite” is to “__________”.
Answer(s): D
A filament is a small fiber, thread, or wire. In the case of a “bulb” it must mean “wire,” particularly if “bulb” is understood as being short for “light bulb” (as it can be). Old-fashioned, incandescent light bulbs use a filament to produce light. Thus, the analogy could be written, “As a filament is used by a bulb to produce light, so is graphite used by X for its regular activity.” Graphite is the substance used in pencils for writing. The only instrument listed among the possible answers is “pencil,” so this is the correct choice.
Choose the best answer that best completes the comparison.“Balcony” is to “railing” as “road” is to “__________”.
Answer(s): A
A "balcony" has a "railing" to keep people safe, much like a "road" has a "guardrail" to keep cars and their drivers safe.
Choose the answer that best completes the comparison.“Herd” is to “cattle" as “flock” is to “__________”.
Answer(s): E
A group of "cattle" is called a "herd;" similarly a group of "seagulls" is called a "flock."
“Country” is to “confederation” as “organelle” is to “__________”.
A confederation is a type of union of smaller groups, often indicating political entities. In the United States, the “Articles of Confederation” were the first legal constructs by which the states were gathered together into a single united group (at least for certain tasks and undertakings). A confederation can also take place among separate countries, and that is what is indicated in this analogy. Thus, one can translate this analogy as stating, “As a country is a member (or part) of a confederation, so is an organelle part of X.” As you might know from biology, an organelle is one of the small parts of a cell such as a ribosome or mitochondria. The word literally means “little organ.”
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