Here, in the question it was stated that the opposite pair to the give pair must be selected. Verbal and Written are antonymous hence we must select a pair that is synonymous therefore, monastry and temple would be the closest option right?
Please log in to comment and participate in discussions.
Polish your prose, flex your grammar, and decode passages. In CUET English, comprehension & vocabulary is power, and every word counts.
Create an account to join our community and participate in discussions.
Your thought process is actually reasonable, and this is a badly framed analogy question.
The phrase “choose the pair which is opposite to VERBAL : WRITTEN” is ambiguous. In standard analogy questions, they usually mean:
“Choose the pair having the SAME relationship as the given pair.”
Since verbal and written are opposites/contrasts, we should select another antonym pair.
So ideally the answer should be an antonym pair like:
Now between those two, the examiner/key chose “Day : Night” as the more classic/direct contrast pair.
Your interpretation was:
Under that interpretation, yes, you tried to find a synonymous pair, which is logically defensible. That is why “Monastery : Temple” felt correct to you.