Question
Select the word that fits the analogy:
Cook : Cook :: Fly : _______
Official answer and solution
- Official answer
- A
- From
- Official GATE 2020 answer key
Solution
Analyze the grammatical relationship between the terms in the first pair.
In the pair 'Cook : Cook', the first word is a verb denoting an action (to cook), and the second word is the noun denoting a person or agent performing that action (a cook).
Following the same relationship for 'Fly' (verb), the corresponding noun denoting an agent that flies or travels by air is 'Flyer' (or flier).
Final answer
A
The answer is the one in the official GATE answer key. The solution is this site's own explanation.
Source
- Paper
- GATE 2020 Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)
- Question
- 3 of 65, printed as GA Q.3
- Section
- General Aptitude
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