Increase your chances of passing the upcoming Civil Service Exam or CSE by taking this reviewer about double-word analogy.
Instruction: Choose the letter that corresponds to the pair of words that is related in the same way as the given pair of words.
CSE reviewer on double-word analogy
1. blend: mix : :
A. blare: whisper
B. bleach: whiten
C. blink: blind
D. bloom: flower
2. abattoir: slaughterhouse : :
A. quay: wharf
B. quack: duck
C. snail: slow
D. clown: fun
3. marriageable: nubile : :
A. single: group
B. music: mobile
C. puzzle: answer
D. decipherable: comprehensive
4. numismatist: money : :
A. aesthetics: beauty
B. fetish: obsession
C. linguist: language
D. scientist : sense
5. anxious: uneasy : :
A. egocentric: self-centered
B. wary: placid
C. feeble: strong
D. scornful: admirable
6. goat: kid : :
A. bear: cub
B. chicken: hen|
C. dog: Dalmatian
D. tiger: tigress
7. key: lock : :
A. litter: trash
B. pestle: pound
C. table: desk
D. sword: scabbard
8. dog: kennel : :
A. whale: pond
B. socks: feet
C. pig: sty
D. eagle: barn
9. book: leaves : :
A. house: kitchen
B. chimney: roof
C. fan: electricity
D. chair: sitting
10. panda: China : :
A. grizzly: Africa
B. polar bear: America
C. Pooh: Disneyland
D. koala: Australia
11. jubilant: morose : :
A. humble: modest
B. joyous: happy
C. simple: lavish
D. pompous: pretentious
12. tiny: microscopic : :
A. uproar: laughter
B. large: mammoth
C. argument: meeting
D. storm: weather
13. to smile: to guffaw : :
A. to walk: to stroll
B. to frown: to weep
C. to munch: to eat
D. to lift: to carry
14. hand: arm : :
A. foot: leg
B. hips: sway
C. waist: belt
D. shoulder: neck
15. pre: post : :
A. anti: pro
B. semi: equi
C. able: can
D. demi: half
16. auditorium: audience : :
A. hall: pictures
B. movie house: cinema
C. coliseum: spectators
D. commuters: transportation
17. Edgar Allan Poe: Annabel Lee : :
A. Robert Frost: Medea
B. Pygmalion: Galatea
C. Chaucer: Antigone
D. Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
18. advise: counsel : :
A. lead: direct
B. loss: lost
C. peace: piece
D. want: quality
19. perspire: sweat : :
A. clouds: rain
B. cry: tears
C. fan: wind
D. sad: lonely
20. extricate: set free : :
A. journey: far
B. liquidate: liquify
C. implicate: involve
D. migrate: stay
21. maggot: fly : :
A. caterpillar: leaves
B. bees: wasp
C. butterfly: moth
D. tadpole: frog
22. he: him : :
A. me: I
B. they: them
C. you: yours
D. her: she
23. lie: to recline : :
A. lay: put down
B. macabre: beauty
C. nab: release
D. quench: to thirst
24. igloo: Eskimo : :
A. cavemen: cave
B. palace: kings
C. destitute: shanty
D. bees: beehive
25. dictionary: word meanings : :
A. almanac: synonymous
B. encyclopedia: word origin
C. atlas: maps
D. thesaurus: dinosaurs
26. extemporaneous: rehearsed : :
A. live: taped
B. momentous: important
C. nefarious: wicked
D. salubrious: healthful
27. tavern: bar : :
A. inn: hotel
B. apartment: loft
C. condominium: office
D. attic: chimney
28. duchess: duke : :
A. count: countess
B. ewe: ram
C. gentleman: lady
D. wizard: witch
29. dwindle: decrease : :
A. defer: act promptly
B. deny: grant
C. forge: stop
D. multiply: increase
30. prowess: cowardice : :
A. adept: skilled
B. adroit: uncoordinated
C. garrulous: talkative
D. hubris: pride
31. charisma: charismata : :
A. deer: deers
B. bacterium: bacteriums
C. basis: bases
D. eighty: eighty’s
32. quintuplet: five : :
A. triplet: three
B. quartuplet: four
C. doublet: two
D. sexton: six
33. attention: attn : :
A. approximate: appro.
B. bal: balance
C. building: bldng.
D. manager: mgr
34. arachnophobia: fear of spider : :
A. hydrophobia: fear of wet objects
B. claustrophobia: fear of clauses
C. photophobia: fear of ight
D. xenophobia: fear of sin
35. unscrew: tighten : :
A. remove: restore
B. relinquish: give up
C. sensitize: make sensitive
D. stupefy: make insensible
36. verbose: speechless : :
A. voracious: greedy
B. vicious: kind
C. wanton: lewd
D. waspish: irritable
37. COD: cash on deliver : :
A. DST: daylight saving time
B. PO: public office
C. NA: not appointed
D. RSVP: please approve
38. adjacent: near : :
A. congruent: dissimilar
B. converge: separate
C. deliberate: intentional
D. delude: guide
39. firmament: sky : :
A. clouds: air
B. moon: planer
C. star: gas
D. soil: ground
40. languid: strong : :
A. feeble: active
B. innocuous: harmless
C. opportune: timely
D. truculent: restless
Answer key
| 1. B | 9. A | 17. D | 25. C | 33. D |
| 2. A | 10. D | 18. A | 26. A | 34. C |
| 3. D | 11. C | 19. B | 27. A | 35. A |
| 4. C | 12. B | 20. C | 28. B | 36. B |
| 5. A | 13. B | 21. D | 29. D | 37. A |
| 6. A | 14. A | 22. B | 30. B | 38. C |
| 7. D | 15. A | 23. A | 31. C | 39. D |
| 8. C | 16. C | 24. B | 32. A | 40. A |
Other CSE English reviewers
| CSE English Reviewer | No. of Items |
|---|---|
| Alphabetizing | 20 items |
| Synonyms | 40 items |
| Antonyms | 40 items |
| Single-word Analogy | 40 items |
| Paragraph Development | 10 items |
| Grammar and Correct Usage | 40 items |
