COLLEGE ADMISSION SAMPLE TEST (MSA AND NSAT REVIEWER)
ANALOGY (DOUBLE-WORD APPROACH) FOR LANGUAGE PROFICIECY.
Directions: Each item consists of a pair of words that link to one another in some way. Below each
item, there are four more pairs labeled A, B, C, and D. Select the pair of words that are most closely
related to the words in the original pair.
________ 1. graft: corruption: _____
a. question: answer b. peace: order c. white: black d. male: female
________ 2. red: color: _____
a. chair: table b. round: shape c. ballpen: paper d. book: reader
________ 3. Moses: rod: _____
a. Joshua: Pen b. Peter: net c. James: boat d. fairy: wand
________ 4. dusk: dawn: _____
a. sunrise: sunset b. cold: weather c. white: clouds d. blue: sky
________ 5. nose: face: _____
a. feet: toe b. eyes: nose c. ears: lips d. hands: feet
________ 6. August: September: _____
a. big: small b. hard: soft c. Wednesday: d. cold: warm
Thursday
________ 7. office: secretary: _____
a. book: library b. hospital: nurse c. animal: zoo d. fish: water
________ 8. Shakespeare: English: _____
a. Russian: Leo Tolstoy b. Guy de Maupassant: c. Hamlet: d. Helen: Homer
French Shakespeare
________ 9. Philippines: Malacañang: _____
a. UP: Executive House b. USA: White House c. House: guest d. UAE: Palace
room
________ 10. Flora: flowers: _____
a. fauna: animals b. bees: insect c. plants: animals d. minerals: plants
ANALOGY (DOUBLE-WORD APPROACH) FOR LANGUAGE PROFICIECY.
Directions: Each item consists of a pair of words that link to one another in some way. Below each
item, there are four more pairs labeled A, B, C, and D. Select the pair of words that are most closely
related to the words in the original pair.
________ 1. graft: corruption: _____
a. question: answer b. peace: order c. white: black d. male: female
________ 2. red: color: _____
a. chair: table b. round: shape c. ballpen: paper d. book: reader
________ 3. Moses: rod: _____
a. Joshua: Pen b. Peter: net c. James: boat d. fairy: wand
________ 4. dusk: dawn: _____
a. sunrise: sunset b. cold: weather c. white: clouds d. blue: sky
________ 5. nose: face: _____
a. feet: toe b. eyes: nose c. ears: lips d. hands: feet
________ 6. August: September: _____
a. big: small b. hard: soft c. Wednesday: d. cold: warm
Thursday
________ 7. office: secretary: _____
a. book: library b. hospital: nurse c. animal: zoo d. fish: water
________ 8. Shakespeare: English: _____
a. Russian: Leo Tolstoy b. Guy de Maupassant: c. Hamlet: d. Helen: Homer
French Shakespeare
________ 9. Philippines: Malacañang: _____
a. UP: Executive House b. USA: White House c. House: guest d. UAE: Palace
room
________ 10. Flora: flowers: _____
a. fauna: animals b. bees: insect c. plants: animals d. minerals: plants
