Word Play

Word Play

Updated: July 21, 2010

Each of the following quiz questions consists of a related pair of words. Your job is to find the answer pair that BEST resembles the relationship between those words.

So, if the question says, "dog: puppy" and the possible answers are:

  • bike: tire

  • pencil: eraser

  • cat: kitten

  • cup: plate

The best answer is "cat: kitten," since both word pairs express an adult-infant relationship.

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Quiz: Word Play

Pick the best related pair -- and brush up for the verbal section of standarized tests.

 
 

 

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