Match the following

What the question looks like

Two lists are given (List I and List II). You match each item in the first list with the right item in the second: words with meanings, words with opposites, phrases with uses, writers with works, or similar pairs.

How to solve it

• Start with the pair you are surest of. Then eliminate every option that does not contain that pair.
• Look for a second certain pair. Usually two certain pairs leave only one possible option.
• Do not try to match all four before looking at the options; it wastes time.

Common mistakes

• Changing a correct pair because one other pair looks uncertain.
• Not noticing that the lists are about opposites rather than meanings.