Asked • 07/26/20

Single-Word Analogy and Double-Word Analogy

Explain your answer. I think some answers on the answer key is wrong


1. spark is to blaze as nick is to ____

a. mark

b. fire

c. time

d. dent

e. gash

Answer Key is d, please explain why it is not e



2. temperance is to gluttony as industry is to ____

a. indolence

b. lechery

c. humility

d. perseverance

e. laxity

Answer key is d, I think ot should be the opposite


3. develop is to immature as ____ is to ____

a. plan - designed

b. prepare - unready

c. superstitious - believe

d. design - profile

e. work - artistic

Answer key is d, but I think b is correct


4. platinum is to metal as ___ is to ____

a. silver - non-conductor

b. wood - hard forest

c. phosphorus - non-metal

d. plastic - insulator

e. carbon - copy

Answer key is b, but I think c is correct, I don't know what hard forest is, I only know hardwood forest


5. centripetal is to force as ___ is to ___

a. energy - heat

b. joule - work

c. centrifugal - momentum

d. kinetic - energy

e. mass - weight

Answer key is d, why?

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Caroline B. answered • 07/26/20

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