Each of the following analogy questions presents a related pair of words linked by a colon. Choose the…
The contrast is between a large, fast-moving mass and a small amount or piece of the same kind of material. A droplet is a tiny amount of water compared with a torrent, just…
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Each of the following analogy questions presents a related pair of words linked by a colon. Choose the pair of words whose relationship is most like the relationship expressed in the original linked pair:
TORRENT : DROPLET ::
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Correct answer D
The contrast is between a large, fast-moving mass and a small amount or piece of the same kind of material. A droplet is a tiny amount of water compared with a torrent, just as a pebble is a small piece of rock compared with a rock avalanche.
Option feedback
Option A
Incorrect. An eddy is a circular movement of water, not a minute particle or constituent unit of a rushing mass.
Option B
Incorrect. A swamp and a desert are contrasting biomes (wet vs. dry), not a rushing mass and its small constituent unit.
Option C
Incorrect. A downpour can produce a puddle. That is a cause-and-result relationship.
Option D
Correct. A torrent is a large, fast-moving flow of water, and a droplet is a tiny amount of water. A rock avalanche is a large, fast-moving mass of rock, and a pebble is a small piece of rock.