AFOQT Verbal Analogies Practice Test 2024

Last Updated on May 22, 2024

AFOQT Verbal Analogies Practice Test 2024. Our Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) Verbal Analogies Sample Question Answers with explanation is based on a standardized test similar to the SAT and ACT. You can download in printable PDF and can be also used as a worksheet for AFOQT test prep.

AFOQT Verbal Analogies Practice Test 2024

Test Name AFOQT Practice Test
Section Verbal Analogies
Topics Analogies
Total Questions 25 MCQs
Time Limit 8 minutes
Question Type Sample Questions
Explanation Available
Printable PDF Available
Directions: Find a relationship between the first two words in each question. To complete the analogy, choose the answer that shows a similar relationship.

Q1. Thanksgiving is to November as Christmas is to

  • (A) Santa Claus
  • (B) holiday
  • (C) snow
  • (D) Jingle Bells
  • (E) December
View Correct Answer
 Answer: E.
is in NOVEMBER; CHRISTMAS is in DECEMBER.

Q2. Remember is to forget as find is to

  • (A) locate
  • (B) keep
  • (C) lose
  • (D) return
  • (E) watch
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 Answer: C.
This is an antonym relationship.

Q3. Ship is to anchor as automobile is to

  • (A) brake
  • (B) wheel
  • (C) stop
  • (D) accelerator
  • (E) car
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 Answer: A .
ANCHORS stop SHIPS; BRAKES stop AUTOMOBILES. The second word in each pair is the part used to stop the first noun. 

Q4. End is to abolish as begin is to

  • (A) establish
  • (B) finish
  • (C) tyranny
  • (D) crusade
  • (E) monarchy
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 Answer: A .
The words in each pair are synonyms. 

Q5. Wood is to decay as iron is to

  • (A) dampness
  • (B) rod
  • (C) steel
  • (D) ore
  • (E) rust
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 Answer: E.
WOOD DECAYS; IRON RUSTS. The first word in each pair is a noun. The second is a verb that relates to the first. 

Q6. Month is to week as week is to

  • (A) month
  • (B) hour
  • (C) year
  • (D) day
  • (E) calendar
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 Answer: D.
A WEEK is part of a MONTH; a DAY is part of a WEEK. 

Q7. Flour is to wheat as gravel is to

  • (A) brick
  • (B) road
  • (C) coal
  • (D) bread
  • (E) rock
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 Answer: E.
FLOUR is ground WHEAT; GRAVEL is broken ROCK.

Q8. Attack is to protect as offense is to

  • (A) combat
  • (B) defense
  • (C) conceal
  • (D) reconcile
  • (E) battle
View Correct Answer
 Answer: B.
The words in each pair are antonyms.

Q9. Divide is to multiply as subtract is to

  • (A) plus
  • (B) reduce
  • (C) multiply
  • (D) add
  • (E) take away
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 Answer: D.
The words in each pair are antonyms. 

Q10. Mine is to my as yours is to

  • (A) you
  • (B) ours
  • (C) your
  • (D) you’re
  • (E) us
View Correct Answer
 Answer: C.
Each pair contains similar possessive pronouns. 

Q11. Glasses is to vision as

  • (A) glass is to mirror
  • (B) light is to vision
  • (C) eating is to fork
  • (D) hand is to object
  • (E) drink is to water
View Correct Answer
 Answer: B.
GLASSES and LIGHT enhance a person’s VISION. 

Q12. Flame is to burn as

  • (A) insult is to anger
  • (B) glass is to crack
  • (C) birth is to life
  • (D) sun is to orbit
  • (E) plant is to grow
View Correct Answer
 Answer: A.
A FLAME may cause a BURN; an INSULT may cause ANGER.

Q13. Look is to see as

  • (A) illuminate is to light
  • (B) audition is to speak
  • (C) think is to guess
  • (D) follow is to lead
  • (E) listen is to hear
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 Answer: E.
SEEING is the result of LOOKING; HEARING is the result of LISTENING. 

Q14. Wolf is to pack as

  • (A) cow is to herd
  • (B) cattle is to farmer
  • (C) cow is to graze
  • (D) farmer is to farm
  • (E) flock is to geese
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 Answer: A.
WOLVES gather in PACKS; COWS gather in HERDS. 

Q15. Leave is to stay as depart is to

  • (A) home
  • (B) disembark
  • (C) run
  • (D) remain
  • (E) exit
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 Answer: D.
The words in each pair are antonyms.

Q16. . Car is to mechanic as people is to

  • (A) butcher
  • (B) lawyer
  • (C) spouse
  • (D) doctor
  • (E) teacher
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 Answer: D.
MECHANICS repair CARS; DOCTORS “repair” PEOPLE 

Q17. Forest is to tree as crowd is to

  • (A) person
  • (B) alone
  • (C) men
  • (D) many
  • (E) crowded
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 Answer: A.
A TREE is one part of a FOREST; a PERSON is one part of a CROWD. 

Q18. Fiction is to novelist as fact is to

  • (A) legend
  • (B) story
  • (C) historian
  • (D) research
  • (E) essay
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 Answer: C.
A NOVELIST writes FICTION; a HISTORIAN writes about FACTS

Q19. Stranger is to strange as

  • (A) oddest is to odd
  • (B) artist is to artistic
  • (C) art is to artist
  • (D) satirist is to artist
  • (E) paint is to painter
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 Answer: B.
STRANGER is the noun form of the adjective STRANGE; ARTIST is the noun form of the adjective ARTISTIC.

Q20. Librarian is to library as

  • (A) school is to education
  • (B) office is to principal
  • (C) student is to school
  • (D) gymnasium is to workout
  • (E) teacher is to school
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 Answer: E.
A LIBRARIAN works in a LIBRARY; a TEACHER works in a SCHOOL.

Q21. Sickness is to health as death is to

  • (A) mortician
  • (B) skull
  • (C) old
  • (D) pirate
  • (E) life
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 Answer: E.
The words in each pair are antonyms. 

Q22. Inventor is to machine as author is to

  • (A) book
  • (B) poet
  • (C) creator
  • (D) computer
  • (E) artist
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 Answer: A.
New MACHINES are created by INVENTORS; new BOOKS are created by AUTHORS. 

Q23. Weight is to pound as distance is to

  • (A) liter
  • (B) mile
  • (C) ruler
  • (D) space
  • (E) race
View Correct Answer
 Answer: B.
A POUND is a unit of WEIGHT; a MILE is a unit of DISTANCE.

Q24. Conceal is to reveal as ascend is to

  • (A) embark
  • (B) descend
  • (C) mount
  • (D) leave
  • (E) climb
View Correct Answer
 Answer: B.
The words in each pair are antonyms.

25. Cape is to continent as

  • (A) ocean is to lake
  • (B) lake is to reservoir
  • (C) reservoir is to water
  • (D) gulf is to ocean
  • (E) river is to pond
View Correct Answer
 Answer: D.
A CAPE is a geographical part of a CONTINENT; a GULF is part of an OCEAN.26.
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