Analogies Logic Test

A is to B as C is to…? Complete each analogy to test your verbal reasoning and ability to spot relationships.

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What's inside this quiz

8 questions in the IQ & Logic category, about 3 min. Here are the questions you'll answer — correct answers and explanations appear as you play.

See the questions

Bird is to nest as bee is to…?
Clock is to time as speedometer is to…?
Author is to novel as composer is to…?
Puppy is to dog as kitten is to…?
Doctor is to hospital as teacher is to…?
Using the rule ‘multiply by 2’, 2 is to 4 as 5 is to…?
Book is to library as painting is to…?
Fish is to water as bird is to…?

Instructions

Find the word that completes each analogy in the same way as the first pair.

Analogies Logic Test

What links a bird to a nest, and can you carry that same relationship over to a bee? This quiz presents eight analogies that ask you to complete a second pair using the connection established by the first. The challenge is not simply to choose a related word: several options belong to the same topic, but only one preserves the intended relationship. You will work with animal homes, young animals and adults, professionals and workplaces, and creators and their works. Other questions connect instruments with the quantities they indicate, objects with places that keep collections, and animals with the environments they move through. One numerical analogy gives you an explicit rule: multiply by two. These shifts make careful reading important, especially when an animal's home and its surroundings could both seem plausible. For each question, name the first relationship before comparing the answers. The accompanying explanations identify the intended connection, making this a focused exercise in verbal reasoning, comparison and following a stated rule.

What you will learn

Distinguish an animal's home from the environment it moves through: nest and hive illustrate a different relationship from water and air.
Match instruments to the quantities they indicate: a clock to time and a speedometer to speed.
Separate creator–work and professional–workplace relationships, using author–novel, composer–symphony, doctor–hospital and teacher–school.
Preserve the stated relationship across different examples: young animal to adult, item to collection location, or a number to its doubled value.

Frequently asked questions

Why is the bird linked to a nest in one question but to air in another?: The first pair determines the relationship. Bird–nest establishes animal to home, so bee pairs with hive. Fish–water establishes animal to environment it moves through, so bird pairs with air.
Why does the speedometer analogy require speed rather than distance?: Clock–time establishes instrument to quantity it indicates. The explanation states that a speedometer indicates speed, so speed preserves the relationship.
How should I solve the analogy involving 2, 4 and 5?: Use the rule explicitly given in the question: multiply by two. Since 2 × 2 = 4, apply the same operation to 5: 5 × 2 = 10.