[CliffsTestPrep] American BookWorks Corporation - CliffsTestPrep PCAT_ 5 Practice Tests (2006, Cliffs Notes)

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for Practice Test 5
Verbal Ability: Analogies
1. B. The relationship is of degree. Shouting is an intense form of talking, and detesting is an intense form of disliking.
2. D. Function explains the relationship. A conductor leads an orchestra; a shepherd leads a flock.
3. C. A drill is part of the category tools, and a nursery rhyme is part of the category poems.
4. B. The basis of the analogy is cause. Tension is a cause of stress, and a virus is a cause of disease.
5. A. A miser cares excessively about money, and a glutton cares excessively about food.
6. C. The relationship is opposites.
7. C. A proper location for a bouquet is a vase; garbage should be put into a sewer.
8. B. The relationship is synonyms. Enraged means the same as angry.
9. A. The relationship is opposites.
10. B. The relationship is function. A barometer measures pressure, a ruler measures length.
11. B. The purpose of a place of sanctuary is refuge. Likewise, the purpose of a place of imprisonment is punishment.
12. B. The function of bathing is to achieve cleanliness, and the function of schooling is to achieve an education.
13. D. The function of smiling is to convey happiness. The function of scowling is to convey displeasure.
14. C. There are two hands that comprise a whole clock. There are two legs that comprise a whole body.
15. B. A quarter is part of a whole month and a week is part of a month. Additionally, one quarter is one-fourth of a
dollar, and one week is one-fourth of a month.
16. B. A dancer is one member of a whole ensemble. A student is one member of a whole class.
17. D. An anarchist promotes disorder while a pacifist promotes peace.
18. C. A doctor’s primary action is to heal patients. An author’s primary action is to write books.
19. D. The police characteristically uphold the law in a community. The clergy characteristically uphold religion in a
community.
20. D. Frigid is an extreme degree of something that is cool. To detest something is to dislike to an extreme degree.
21. B. A puddle is a small body of water, and an ocean is an enormous body of water. A crumb is a tiny portion of
bread, while a loaf is a huge amount of bread.
22. D. A breeze is a soft wind. A gale is a strong and violent wind. A snowflake is one solitary piece of snow, and a
blizzard is an abundance of large amounts of snow.
23. C. A croissant is a type of pastry while a haiku is a type of poem.
24. B. There are many types of novels, including the romance novel. Likewise, there a many types of music, and rap
music is one type.
25. C. A tanker is a type of ship, and a minivan is a type of automobile.
26. D. Whales live in the ocean and bees live in a hive.
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