Analogy & Comprehension
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Q61.Analogy Gerrymander:Divide as Filibuster
Correct Answer: B
Gerrymander is used to divide districts; filibuster is used to delay proceedings.
Q62.Analogy chagrin:criticism ::sag?
Correct Answer: C
Chagrin results from criticism as sag results from pressure.
Q63.Complete Analogy; Blind:Eye :: Deaf::______?
Correct Answer: D
Blindness affects the eye as deafness affects the ear.
Q64.Complete Analogy Arid:Parched :: Droughty
Correct Answer: D
Arid means parched as droughty means dry (synonym relationship).
Q65.Colf:Hair ::______Musical (choose the word that best completes the comparison)
Correct Answer: D
A colf is a hair covering; a score is a musical notation (functional relationship).
Q66.Analogy: Moccasin : Snake :: ________ : Shoe.
Correct Answer: A
A moccasin is a type of shoe, just as a loafer is a type of shoe.
Q67.Choose the best word for complete analogy: Microscope : Magnify :: Knife : ________?
Correct Answer: A
Just as a microscope's function is to magnify, a knife's function is to cut.
Q68.Passage: The studio was filled with the rich odor of roses... The dim roar of London was like the bourdon note of a ...... organ. The word that would most accurately fit the blank at the end of the passage is:
Correct Answer: D
The passage builds a mood of stillness and distance from the city; 'distant' best matches the muffled, far-off quality of the described sound.
Q69.Passage (Studio of roses): What is the dominant sensory experience in the passage?
Correct Answer: B
The passage is dominated by sounds — the murmur of the fountain, bees, and the 'dim roar of London' — making auditory imagery the most prominent sense.
Q70.Passage (Studio of roses): What is the effect of the "momentary Japanese effect" created by the shadows of birds in flight?
Correct Answer: B
The flitting shadows of birds across the curtains create a fleeting sense of movement and energy within an otherwise still scene.
Q71.Passage (Studio of roses): Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
Correct Answer: C
The passage emphasizes how the city's noise is muffled and remote from the tranquil studio, best captured by 'A sense of distance and removal'.
Q72.Passage (Studio of roses): The underlined word 'tremulous', as used in this passage, most nearly means:
Correct Answer: A
'Tremulous' means trembling or quivering, describing the delicate, shaking branches of the laburnum.
Q73.Passage (Dilly's Deli): If you go to lunch at Dilly's Deli, you could expect to see:
Correct Answer: C
The passage describes a long line of customers snaking out the door at lunchtime.
Q74.Passage (Dilly's Deli): The passage suggests that if you eat lunch at Dilly's Deli, you should expect to:
Correct Answer: D
The narrator was yelled at to clean up after themselves, since Dilly's Deli has no table service — patrons carry and clear their own food.
Q75.Passage (Dilly's Deli): Which of the following illustrates the restaurant critic's opinion of the food at Dilly's Deli?
Correct Answer: D
The final line — calling the disposal of the food 'the most enjoyable part' — is a sarcastic remark that reveals the critic's negative opinion of the food.
Q76.Passage (Dilly's Deli): The main purpose of the restaurant review is to:
Correct Answer: D
The overall tone and details (crowding, poor food, poor service) serve to warn readers that Dilly's Deli tends to be overcrowded and unpleasant.
Q77.Passage (Dilly's Deli): Role of the 'fire marshal' (underlined), as mentioned in the passage, appears to be:
Correct Answer: B
The narrator wonders about the fire marshal because of the overcrowding, implying the marshal's role involves checking for overcrowding at public places.
Q78.The word that would most accurately fit the blank at the end of the second paragraph is:
Correct Answer: A
Correct answer is A: Shadow
Q79.The underlined word 'convey', as used in this passage, most accurately means:
Correct Answer: D
Correct answer is D: Explain
Q80.What is the main idea of Plato's cave analogy?
Correct Answer: A
Correct answer is A: This world is not all there is.