Next CSE-PPT: 14 March 2027 · Professional & Subprofessional
Civil Service Exam Professional reviewer with more word analogies: creator and work, group names, tools and users, part and whole, degree and opposites, each with the relationship explained.
Word analogy is the first item in the official Analytical Ability scope of the Civil Service Exam Professional level. This second set gives more practice with the relationships examiners use most often: creator and creation, animal and group, condition and remedy, part and whole, unit and larger unit, mild and strong forms, and opposites.
Before reading the options, put the first pair's relationship into a short sentence, such as "An author writes a book." Then test each option with the same sentence. Only one should fit exactly; the others will be related to the words in a different way.
Correct answer: D. Song
The relationship is a creator and what the creator makes. An author writes a book and a composer writes music, such as a song. The orchestra and singer perform music; the piano is an instrument.
Read detailsCorrect answer: C. Flock
The relationship is an animal and the name of its group. A group of fish is a school, and a group of birds is a flock. A nest is where birds live, not a group.
Read detailsCorrect answer: A. Rest
The relationship is a condition and the action that relieves it. When you are hungry you eat, and when you are tired you rest.
Read detailsCorrect answer: B. Head
The relationship is protective wear and the part of the body it covers. A glove covers the hand and a helmet covers the head. A motorcycle and a soldier are associated with helmets but are not body parts.
Read detailsCorrect answer: A. Metre
The relationship is a smaller unit and the next larger unit of length in the same system. 12 inches make a foot, and 100 centimetres make a metre. A kilometre is a larger jump in the metric system.
Read detailsCorrect answer: C. Stingy
The words in the first pair are opposites. The opposite of generous is stingy. "Kind" is close to generous, and "brave" belongs with courageous.
Read detailsCorrect answer: D. Records
The relationship is a place and what it keeps. A library keeps books and an archive keeps historical records and documents. Galleries keep paintings and zoos keep animals.
Read detailsCorrect answer: D. City or municipality
The relationship is a chief executive and the unit he or she heads. The President heads the country and a mayor heads a city or municipality. A governor heads a province and a barangay captain heads a barangay.
Read detailsCorrect answer: A. Bird
The relationship is an early stage and what it grows into. A seed grows into a tree and an egg develops into a bird. The shell and yolk are parts of the egg.
Read detailsCorrect answer: C. Hunger
The relationship is a need and the thing that satisfies it, stated in reverse: water relieves thirst and food relieves hunger.
Read detailsCorrect answer: C. Weight
The relationship is an instrument and what it measures. A clock measures time and a weighing scale measures weight.
Correct answer: D. End
The words in the first pair are opposite ends of a range: a novice has little experience and an expert has much. The opposite end of a beginning is the end.
Read detailsCorrect answer: A. Ship
The relationship is the person in command and the vehicle commanded. A pilot flies an airplane and a captain commands a ship.
Read detailsCorrect answer: B. Gale
The relationship is a mild form and a strong form of the same thing. A drizzle is light rain and a downpour is heavy rain; a breeze is a light wind and a gale is a strong wind.
Read detailsCorrect answer: B. Doctor
The relationship is a tool and the professional who characteristically uses it. A painter uses a brush and a doctor uses a stethoscope. The patient and hospital are related but are not the user.
Read detailsCorrect answer: B. Book
The relationship is part and larger whole, one level up each time. Pages make up a chapter, and chapters make up a book.
Read detailsCorrect answer: A. Arrogant
The first pair are opposites: a cautious person is careful and a reckless person is not. The opposite of humble is arrogant; modest and polite are close to humble.
Read detailsCorrect answer: B. Clothes
The relationship is a worker and the product he or she makes. A baker makes bread and a tailor makes clothes. A needle is a tool and cloth is the raw material, not the product.
Read detailsCorrect answer: C. Question mark
The relationship is a type of sentence and the punctuation mark that ends it. A statement ends with a period and a question ends with a question mark.
Read detailsCorrect answer: D. Local legislative council (Sanggunian)
The relationship is a type of rule and the body that enacts it. Congress passes laws (Republic Acts), and local legislative councils, the sanggunian, pass ordinances.
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