Question 20
HardOriginal questionWhisper : Shout :: Glance : ?
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer C
Correct answer: C
Explanation
Relationship: whisper and shout are both ways of speaking, at the two extremes (very soft and very loud).
Glance and stare are both ways of looking, at the two extremes (very brief and long and fixed).
So the answer is stare.
Worth noting
Look is the neutral middle word. It would match Whisper : Speak, but shout is the extreme, so the answer must be the extreme form of looking. Blink and eye are not ways of looking at something.
- Concept
- Degree: the two extremes of the same action
- Typical timeTypical
- 100 s
- Your timeYours
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