Identify the analogous pair which follow the same pattern
Optimist is to cheerful as pessimist is to
A
Gloomy
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B
Mean
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C
Petty
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D
Helpful
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Solution
The correct option is A Gloomy An optimist is a person whose outlook is cheerful. A pessimist is a person whose outlook is gloomy. The answer is not (choice b) because a pessimist does not have to be mean. (Choices c) and d are incorrect because neither adjective describes the outlook of a pessimist.