Every one of the following questions consists of a related pair of words,…
2024
Every one of the following questions consists of a related pair of words, followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original pair of words.
BINDING : BOOK
- A.
criminal : gang
- B.
display : museum
- C.
artist : carpenter
- D.
frame : picture
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Correct answer: D
Concept:
A word-analogy question asks you to identify the exact relationship that links the first pair, then find the ONE option pair that repeats that same relationship, in the same order. The relationship can be enclosure/protection, membership, function, degree, or many other patterns — the specific TYPE and ORDER must both match.
Application:
BINDING : BOOK — a binding is the outer covering that encloses and protects a book. Checking each option pair for the same 'outer covering encloses inner item' relationship: frame : picture — a frame is the outer covering that encloses and protects a picture, in the same order (covering first, covered item second). This is the same relationship as the given pair.
Cross-check (why the other pairs don't fit):
criminal : gang — a member belonging to a group; no enclosing/covering relationship.
display : museum — an exhibit housed inside a larger venue; the order is reversed (the smaller item is named first, the larger space second), unlike the covering-first order of the given pair.
artist : carpenter — two unrelated professions; no shared enclosing relationship at all.
Only the frame-picture pair reproduces both the relationship type and the order shown in BINDING : BOOK.