GRE Sample Questions

Verbal Section: Analogy

Directions:
Each of the GRE sample analogy questions below consists of two words that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by five lettered pairs of related words. Select the lettered pair of words.

Following are some GRE sample analogy questions.

1. ANGLE : DEGREE
   1. area : square inch
   2. milk : quart
   3. society : classes
   4. letter : alphabet
   5. time : minutes

   Ans : A

2. CONFIRMED : INVETERATE
   1. knowledge : supposed
   2. financial : bankrupt
   3. immature : callow
   4. credible : incredible
   5. careful: punishing

   Ans :B

3. LULLABY : BARCAROLE
   1. birth : marriage
   2. night : morning
   3. cradle : gondola
   4. song : poem
   5. carol : sonneteer

   Ans :C

4. ZOOLOGY : ANIMALS
   1. ecology : pollution
   2. botany : plants
   3. chemistry : atoms
   4. history : people
   5. mathematics : geometry

   Ans :A

5. DORY : VAN
   1. dairy : cow
   2. fish : vehicle
   3. freighter : caisson
   4. runners : wheels
   5. danish : Dutch

   Ans : C

6. PARQUET : WOOD
   1. color : painting
   2. mosaic : glass
   3. potpourri : medley
   4. collage : tapestry
   5. linoleum : marble

   Ans : B

7. SAW : CARPENTER
   1. Scissors : tailor
   2. Wagon : farmer
   3. Brush : painter
   4. Typewriter : author
   5. Trowel : bricklayer

   Ans : A

8. LURK : WAIT
   1. boost : elevate
   2. deplete : drain
   3. abscond : depart
   4. bilk : cheat
   5. topple : stabilize

   Ans : C

9. ALCHEMY : SCIENCE
   1. nostrum : remedy
   2. sideshow : carnival
   3. ploy : tactic
   4. forgery : imitation
   5. burlesque : comedy

   Ans : A

10. NEEDLE : KNIT
    1. bait : fish
    2. match : fire
    3. loom : weave
    4. soap : wash
    5. bed : sleep

    Ans : C