{"id":180343,"date":"2025-01-05T12:42:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T12:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=180343"},"modified":"2025-01-05T12:42:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T12:42:46","slug":"1-6-x-1-4-question-5-swim-is-to-paddle-as-fly-is-to-ramble-b-tunnel-c-flap-d-walk-previous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/05\/1-6-x-1-4-question-5-swim-is-to-paddle-as-fly-is-to-ramble-b-tunnel-c-flap-d-walk-previous\/","title":{"rendered":"1\/6 X 1\/4 Question 5 Swim is to paddle as fly is to ramble B tunnel C flap D walk Previous"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

1\/6 X 1\/4 Question 5 Swim is to paddle as fly is to ramble B tunnel C flap D walk Previous

The correct answer and explanation is:
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The analogy “Swim is to paddle as fly is to __<\/em>” requires identifying the correct relationship between the words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Correct Answer: C. Flap<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This analogy presents a relationship between two actions: “swim” and “paddle.” The idea is that swimming typically involves a movement where “paddling” is a key action, especially when it comes to human swimming. Paddling refers to the motion made with the hands or arms while swimming, which helps to propel the swimmer through the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To maintain this analogy, we need to find a word that describes the corresponding action for “fly” in the same way that “paddle” corresponds to “swim.” Let\u2019s break down the options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • A. Ramble<\/strong>: To ramble means to talk or walk aimlessly, and it doesn\u2019t relate directly to flying. This option doesn\u2019t match the pattern because flying involves specific, purposeful movements, and rambling is unrelated to that.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • B. Tunnel<\/strong>: A tunnel is a passage, and it is a noun, not an action. It doesn’t correspond to an action like “paddle” does for “swim.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • C. Flap<\/strong>: To flap refers to the action of moving something, such as wings, in a repetitive, back-and-forth motion, which is exactly what flying involves. Birds flap their wings to take off and maintain flight, just as paddling is an essential motion for swimming. This option mirrors the relationship in the analogy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • D. Walk<\/strong>: Walking is a different action from flying, and while it might be a form of movement, it doesn\u2019t match the same specific relationship of purposeful action involved in swimming and paddling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Thus, the correct answer is C. Flap<\/strong>, as it mirrors the action that is essential to flying, much like paddling is essential to swimming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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