Category: Verbal Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
Result: Wrong
7. Which one of the five choices makes the best comparison?
Finger is to Hand as Leaf is to:
- Twig◀ Correct Answer
- Tree
- Branch
- Blossom
- Bark
This question tests your verbal comprehension and analogical reasoning skills by evaluating your ability to discern relationships between pairs of words and apply that relationship to a new pair. The analogy is "Finger is to Hand as Leaf is to ____."
A finger is a part of a hand; specifically, it is an appendage that extends directly from the hand. Similarly, a leaf is a part of a twig, as it grows directly from the twig. While options like "Branch" or "Tree" are related to a leaf, a twig is the immediate structure from which a leaf emerges, just as a finger is the immediate extension of a hand.
This requires understanding of hierarchical relationships and part-to-whole connections, demonstrating your ability to analyze how components relate within a larger system. Therefore, the best comparison is "Twig."