Choose the best word pair to complete the following analogy.

MASON : STONE

A. poet : words
B. wood : carpenter
C. photograph : camera
D. teacher : students

Question

Choose the best word pair to complete the following analogy.

MASON : STONE

A. poet : words
B. wood : carpenter
C. photograph : camera
D. teacher : students

inowalst · Answer

What do you think?

inowalst · Answer

First, what's a mason?

hockeychick23 · Answer

i think its B.
i looked up what a mason is and it said it was a person who builds with bricks

inowalst · Answer

B is incorrect.

hockeychick23 · Answer

really? i thought it was right because a mason builds with stone and a carpenter works with wood

inowalst · Answer

Yes. But look at the order of the words. First is what they work with, then what you call that person.

inowalst · Answer

B and C are incorrect, so cross them both out.

anonymous · Answer

i go with photograph camera

inowalst · Answer

That's incorrect and please dont give out answers.

hockeychick23 · Answer

D? a teacher works with students

anonymous · Answer

what makes u think that

inowalst · Answer

No. D is incorrect.

hockeychick23 · Answer

really? its a poet working with words?

inowalst · Answer

Yes.

hockeychick23 · Answer

ok thanks, sorry it took so long

inowalst · Answer

No its okay. You're welcome!

anonymous · Answer

MASON : CARPENTER :: STONE : WOOD

anonymous · Answer

http://www.majortests.com/mat/miller-analogy.php

anonymous · Answer

MASON : (____) :: CARPENTER : WOOD
(A) iron
(B) chisel
(C) stone
(D) building

Correct Answer:
C

anonymous · Answer

:D