‘Expand’ is related to ‘Stretch’ in the same way as ‘Contract’ is related to ‘________’. (The words must be considered meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word)
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Shrink.
The logic used here is:
‘Expand’ is related to ‘Stretch’
Expand means to make something bigger.
Stretch means to become longer.
Expand and stretch are synonyms.
Similarly,
‘Contract’ is related to ‘________’
Contract means to make something smaller.
Shrink means to become smaller.
Contract and shrink are synonyms.
Hence, option 1 is the correct answer.