Read the following words

1. kitten: cat :: lamb: goose1 dove2 dog3 sheep4 horse5

The first two words have a relation to each other. The third word has a similar relation to one of the five numbered words which follow. Kitten is to cat as lamb is to sheep. The number 4 has been blacked out.

2. scepter: king :: badge: tribe1 policeman2 barber3

crime4 nation5

A scepter is to a king as a badge is to what? The answer is policeman; so number  has been blacked out.

In each line the first two words are related. The third word may be combined with another word to make a similar relation. Do each of the other lines.

The ability to read and understand is not only measured by the paragraph test, but also by the instructions for each test. Note carefully the instructions for a combination "word-meaning and grammar" test.

The ability to use words and the skill to observe and think as one reads also form an important part of the testing. A number of paragraphs are given in which are included words which cloud, distort, or in some way spoil the meaning of each paragraph. The sample paragraph provides obvious examples of distorted meanings: (He entered the room and opened the door behind him.) However, the actual test might contain such words as shrewd, dialect, prediction, etc. It requires keen observation and the ability to think as one reads. After all, reading is thinking, and this particular type of test will quickly distinguish the practiced and thoughtful reader from the child of mediocrity who has spent eight years "traveling with Dick and Jane" or "inspecting the municipal waterworks with Mr. Wilson."