Verbal Analogies

Step 1: Understanding the relationship between "PAIN" and "SEDATIVE".
The relationship between "PAIN" and "SEDATIVE" is that a sedative is a substance used to relieve pain or calm someone. In the same way, a narcotic is used to relieve or induce a trance-like state.

Step 2: Analyzing the options.
(A) comfort : stimulant: This does not have a similar relationship. A stimulant does not comfort.
(B) grief : consolation: While consolation helps with grief, it is not the same type of relationship as "PAIN" and "SEDATIVE."
(C) trance : narcotic: Correct — A narcotic is used to induce a trance-like state, similar to how a sedative is used to reduce pain.
(D) ache : extraction: This is not the correct relationship. Extraction does not directly relate to an ache.

Step 3: Conclusion.
The correct answer is (C) trance : narcotic, as it follows the same pattern as "PAIN : SEDATIVE".

Step 1: Understanding the relationship between "GRAIN" and "SALT".
A grain of salt is a small unit of salt, just as a chip of glass is a small unit of glass. This implies a relationship where the first word is a small unit or piece of the second word.

Step 2: Analyzing the options.
(A) shard : pottery: A shard is a broken piece of pottery, but the relationship is not the same as that of a grain of salt.
(B) shred : wood: A shred is a small piece of wood, but the relationship does not quite match the idea of a "grain" being a unit of something.
(C) blades : grass: A blade of grass is a single piece of grass, but it doesn't match the "grain" and "salt" relationship exactly.
(D) chip : glass: Correct — A chip of glass is a small piece of glass, which is similar to a grain of salt being a small piece of salt.

Step 3: Conclusion.
The correct answer is (D) chip : glass, as it has the same relationship as "GRAIN : SALT".

Step 1: Understanding the relationship.
A diva is a famous female singer, especially in opera. An opera is a type of musical performance. Similarly, a thespian is an actor or actress, and a play is the performance they act in.

Step 2: Analyzing the options.
(A) Producer : Theatre: A producer is important in theatre but doesn't have the same direct performer-role relationship that a diva has with opera.
(B) Director : Drama: A director may direct a drama, but it’s more of a role rather than a direct performer-genre relationship.
(C) Conductor : Bus: A conductor in this context refers to someone who conducts music, not driving a bus, and has a different relationship.
(D) Thespian : Play: Correct — A thespian (actor/actress) performs in a play, just as a diva performs in an opera.

Step 3: Conclusion.
The correct answer is (D) Thespian : Play, as the relationship matches the one between diva and opera.