Part 6 of our Analytical Ability reviewer has 20 practice questions in the style of the Civil Service Exam. Answer them in order, read the explanation after each one, and check your score against the 80% passing mark at the end. Questions and choices are reshuffled every time you retake the part.
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Here are a few questions from this part. Take the full test to answer all 20 and get your score.
Sample question 1
clock : time : : thermometer : _______
- heat
- temperature
- humidity
- pressure
Answer: temperature
This Word Analogy relates a thing to the quantity it measures. Clock measures time while the thermometer measures temperature.
Sample question 2
archaic : old : : gloomy : _____
- bright
- melancholy
- rigid
- nostalgic
Answer: melancholy
“Archaic” is synonymous to “old”. Meanwhile, “gloomy” is synonymous to “melancholy”.
Sample question 3
sports : tennis : : music : ______
- rhythm
- popularity
- jazz
- auditory
Answer: jazz
This analogy relates a category to its example. The first pair of words show that the category is “sports” and “tennis” is an example of it. Meanwhile, the second pair of words show that “music” is the category and “jazz” is an example of it.
Sample question 4
export : import : : encouragement : ______
- uplift
- conquest
- intimidation
- desolation
Answer: intimidation
The opposite of “export” is “import”. Meanwhile, the opposite of “encouragement” is “intimidation”.
Sample question 5
Geneva : Switzerland : : Warsaw : ______
- Germany
- Russia
- France
- Poland
Answer: Poland
Geneva is a city in Switzerland. Warsaw is the capital city of Poland (city : country).