This reviewer on single-word analogy will help you prepare for the upcoming Civil Service Exam or CSE.
Single-word analogy reviewer
Direction: Find the word or words that complete the analogy.
1. Moby Dick: Herman Melville : : The Old Man and the Sea :
A. Charles Dickens
B. Ernest Hemingway
C. Charles Perrault
D. Robert Frost
2. Confucius : China : : Mahatma Gandhi :
A. India
B. Japan
C. Africa
D. Philippines
3. BIR : Taxes : : DPWH :
A. Public Roads
B. Houses
C. Traffic
D. Churches
4. Barangay : Captain : : Provincial Government :
A. Congressman
B. Mayor
C. Senator
D. Governor
5. USA : Washington D.C : : Philippines :
A. Quezon City
B. San Juan
C. Manila
D. Cebu
6. Presidential : President : : Parliamentary :
A. Prime Minister
B. King
C. House Speaker
D. Cardinal
7. Tagbanua : Palawan : : Kankanay :
A. Ilocos
B. Cavite
C. Benguet
D. Cebu
8. Pyramid : Egypt : : Taj Mahal :
A. China
B. Japan
C. India
D. Malaysia
9. Tigris-Euphrates : Mesopotamia : : Nile River :
A. Egypt
B. Greece
C. Italy
D. Spain
10. Mahabharata : India : : Gilgamesh :
A. Assyria
B. Sumer
C. Chaldea
D. Babylon
11. Italy : Latin : : Greece :
A. Grecian
B. French
C. Greek
D. Greece
12. Sistine Madonna : Raphael : : Last Supper :
A. Michaelangelo
B. Leonardo da Vinci
C. Rembrandt
D. Van Gogh
13. Stalagmite : Floor : : Stalactite :
A. Wall
B. Ceiling
C. Mouth
D. Window
14. Catholic : Priest : : Muslim :
A. Rajah
B. Hajji
C. Koran
D. Imam
15. Giovanni Boccaccio : Decameron : : Niccolo Machiavelli :
A. The Little Prince
B. Utopia
C. The Prince
D. Wealth of Nations
16. Samuel Morse : Telegraph : : Alexander Graham Bell :
A. telescope
B. telephone
C. teleportation
D. door bell
17. Parachute : Andre Jacques Garnerin : : Television :
A. John Logie Baird
B. William Sony
C. John Vincent Crowe
D. Howard Aiken
18. Earth is the center : Ptolemy : : Sun is the center :
A. Albert Einstein
B. Aristotle
C. Galileo
D. Copernicus
19. Pythagorean theorem : Pythagoras : : Cubic Equation :
A. Alfred Nobel
B. Isaac Newton
C. Tartaglia
D. Rene Descartes
20. Henry Cavendish : Hydrogen : : Henry Priestly :
A. carbonic acid
B. oxygen
C. radium
D. potassium
21. Allied Powers : Russia : : Central Powers :
A. France
B. Britain
C. Italy
D. Austria
22. entourage : attendants : : cortege :
A. procession for a saint
B. procession in court
C. funeral procession
D. floral procession
23. islet : small island : : rivulet :
A. small river
B. small land
C. small review
D. small rebel
24. conspicuous : obvious : : hideous :
A. hidden
B. ugly
C. expert in hiding
D. very bad
25. nose : nasal : : abdomen :
A. abnormal
B. abdominal
C. abominate
D. adenoma
26. agnostic : doubts God’s existence : : atheist :
A. denies God’s existence
B. denies God’s creator
C. affirms God’s existence
D. affirms God’s creator
27. infanticide : killing of infants : : genocide :
A. killing of genies
B. killing of genuises
C. killing of a race or social group
D. killing of Geno
28. latrine : toilet : : lavatory :
A. basin
B. tub
C. sink
D. bathroom
29. masticate : chew : : eradicate :
A. collect
B. count
C. complete
D. throw
30. sadism : delight in cruelty to others : : masochism :
A. delight in building houses
B. delight in hurting masons
C. delight in being abused
D. delight in going to Masses
31. mazurka : Polish : : fandango :
A. Russian
B. Spanish
C. German
D. Polish
32. nearsighted : myopia : : farsighted :
A. hyperopia
B. squint
C. double-vision
D. blink
33. dyslexia : reading : : aphasia :
A. muscle coordination
B. speech
C. eye movement
D. memory
34. maitre d’ : head of restaurant : : busboy :
A. bus conductor
B. bus cleaner
C. waiter’s help
D. head waiter
35. figurine : small figure : : heroine :
A. small hero
B. female hero
C. small drug
D. female drug
36. Xerox : photocopier : : Adidas :
A. athlete’s shoes
B. dress shoes
C. formal wear
D. handsome
37. Sayonara : Goodbye : : Bonjour :
A. Good luck
B. Good day
C. Good night
d. Good evening
38. superfluous : excessive : : supersede:
A. watch over
B. full of seeds
C. great seed
D. take the place of
39. Nativity : Christmas : : Senakulo :
A. Advent
B. Lent
C. Pentecost
D. Passover
40. theme : main idea : : moral :
A. a value
B. a desire
C. a piece of advice
D. a standard
Answer key
| 1. B | 9. A | 17. A | 25. B | 33. B |
| 2. A | 10. D | 18. D | 26. A | 34. C |
| 3. A | 11. C | 19. C | 27. C | 35. B |
| 4. D | 12. B | 20. B | 28. D | 36. A |
| 5. C | 13. B | 21. D | 29. D | 37. B |
| 6. A | 14. D | 22. C | 30. C | 38. D |
| 7. C | 15. C | 23. A | 31. B | 39. B |
| 8. C | 16. B | 24. B | 32. A | 40. C |
Other CSE English reviewers
| CSE English Reviewer | No. of Items |
|---|---|
| Alphabetizing | 20 items |
| Synonyms | 40 items |
| Antonyms | 40 items |
| Double-word Analogy | 40 items |
| Paragraph Development | 10 items |
| Grammar and Correct Usage | 40 items |
