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Test Prep GRE Section 1 Verbal Exam Practice Questions (P. 3)

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Question #21
DECREE : INFORM ::
  1. A
    fascinate : interest
  2. B
    gallop : canter
  3. C
    resign : quit
  4. D
    endure : persist
  5. E
    shout : whisper

Correct Answer:
C
This is a "type of" analogy. A DECREE is a pronouncement or declaration. A decree INFORMS, but it’s a distinctively official or formal way of doing so. Similarly, resigning is a formal way of quitting.

Question #22
CINNAMON : CONFECTION ::
  1. A
    villain : tale
  2. B
    cliff : plateau
  3. C
    collar : cuff
  4. D
    fence : prison
  5. E
    flank : horse

Correct Answer:
A
This is a "possible element of" analogy. One common, but not essential, ingredient of a CONFECTION (sweet candy) is CINNAMON. Similarly, one common, but not essential, element of a tale (story) is a villain.

Question #23
RUNT : SIBLING ::
  1. A
    athlete : league
  2. B
    spade : suit
  3. C
    veneer : shield
  4. D
    penny : currency
  5. E
    peephole : window

Correct Answer:
D
This is an "individual member to group" analogy. A RUNT is the smallest member of a litter (a group of newborn SIBLING animals). Similarly, a penny is the smallest denomination among all forms of U.S.currency(money).

Question #24
CARETAKER : ATTENTIVE ::
  1. A
    hair : curly
  2. B
    writing : legible
  3. C
    mule : obstinate
  4. D
    mansion : spacious
  5. E
    meat : broiled

Correct Answer:
B
This is an "ideal characteristic of" analogy. A good CARETAKER is ATTENTIVE; in fact, "attending to" is the function of a caretaker. Similarly, good writing is legible; in fact, the purpose of writing is usually that it be read.

Question #25
TRAVESTY : RIDICULE ::
  1. A
    reproduction : copy
  2. B
    treachery : reprieve
  3. C
    impersonator : imitate
  4. D
    language : understand
  5. E
    forgery : deceive

Correct Answer:
E
This is an "inherent purpose of" analogy. A TRAVESTY is an imitation intended to RIDICULE (deride or mock); similarly, a forgery is an imitation intended to deceive.

Question #26
SHORE : PRECARIOUS ::
  1. A
    plane : irregular
  2. B
    boil : tepid
  3. C
    frequent : uninviting
  4. D
    stiffen : pliable
  5. E
    douse : damp

Correct Answer:
A
This is an "operates against" analogy. To SHORE is to prop or support (especially, a ship, wall, or building). The word PRECARIOUS means "insecure or uncertain." So you lessen precariousness (of a wall, for example) by shoring it up. Similarly, one way to lessen irregularity (unevenness) of a surface is to plane it.

Question #27
SWEAR : OATH ::
  1. A
    follow : leader
  2. B
    obey : rule
  3. C
    solve : problem
  4. D
    sign : contract
  5. E
    issue : warning

Correct Answer:
D
This is a "process and product" analogy. You take, or SWEAR, an OATH. Similarly, you execute, or sign, a contract.Strengthening the analogy is that both actions
(swearing an oath and signing a contract) are evidence of a promise or commitment for the future.

Question #28
COUNTERPOINT : MELODY ::
  1. A
    masonry : brick
  2. B
    pane : window
  3. C
    coffee : bean
  4. D
    sketch : pencil
  5. E
    biography : book

Correct Answer:
A
This is a "component of" analogy. COUNTERPOINT refers to the interplay between one MELODY and one or more others. So each MELODY is a distinct and necessary component of COUNTERPOINT. Similarly, each brick is a distinct and necessary component of masonry (brick or stone work, such as a chimney). As for choice (C), beans are ingredients which are combined to make coffee, but the bean itself is not, as a whole bean, part of the product.

Question #29
FALLOW : PRODUCTIVITY ::
  1. A
    handsome : attraction
  2. B
    friendly : allegiance
  3. C
    bitter : taste
  4. D
    obscure : clarity
  5. E
    poisonous : protection

Correct Answer:
E
This is a "inherent purpose of" analogy. FALLOW means "to leave a field uncultivated for the purpose of restoring PRODUCTIVITY." Similarly, the reason some animals are poisonous is for their own protection from predators and other enemies.

Question #30
LAUGHTER : AMUSEMENT ::
  1. A
    leisure : recreation
  2. B
    squalor : filth
  3. C
    pallor : illness
  4. D
    pride : humility
  5. E
    stealth : openness

Correct Answer:
C
This is a "sign or symptom of" analogy. LAUGHTER is a common sign of AMUSEMENT, and pallor (paleness) is a common sign of illness.

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