A fence and a wall mark a boundary. A path and an alley mark a passageway.

One explores to discover; one researches to learn.

A banquet and a feast are both large meals; a palace and a mansion are both large places of shelter.

Division and section are synonyms; layer and tier are synonyms.

Siamese is a kind of cat; romaine is a kind of lettuce.

A binding surrounds a book; a frame surrounds a picture.

Depressed is an intensification of sad; exhausted is an intensification of tired.

Upon harvesting, cotton is gathered into bales; grain is gathered into shocks.

A table made of wood could come from an oak tree. A shirt made of cloth could come from a cotton plant. Choice a looks like a reasonable answer if you apply the same sentence: "A shirt made of cloth could come from sewing." But this is not the same relationship as the one above the line. The oak and the cotton are both materials used to make the table and the shirt.

A finch is a type of bird; a Dalmatian is a type of dog.

A psychologist treats a neurosis; an ophthalmologist treats a cataract.

An elephant is a pachyderm; a kangaroo is a marsupial.

A petal is a part of a flower; a tire is a part of a bicycle.

The tadpole is a young frog; frogs are amphibians. The lamb is a young sheep; sheep are mammals. Animal (choice a) is incorrect because it is too large a grouping: Animals include insects, birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. Choices b and c are incorrect because they are not part of the progression.

The relationship above the line is that snow on a mountain creates conditions for skiing. Below the line, the relationship is that warmth at a lake creates conditions for swimming.

Walk, skip, and run represent a continuum of movement: Skipping is faster than walking; running is faster than skipping. Below the line, the continuum is about throwing: Pitch is faster than toss; hurl is faster than pitch.

A pedal propels a bicycle; an oar propels a canoe.

To tailor a suit is to alter it; to edit a manuscript is to alter it.

The honeybee, angel, and bat all have wings; they are capable of flying. The kangaroo, rabbit, and grasshopper are all capable of hopping.

Pastoral describes rural areas; metropolitan describes urban areas.