DIRECTIONS: Each of the following questions has an underlined/capitalized word. You are to indicate which one of the four choices most nearly means the same as the underlined/ capitalized word.Q. SHEEP is to LAMB as HORSE is toa)COLTb)DOEc)FAWNd)MARECorrect answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

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Question Analysis:
In this question, we are given a word pair 'SHEEP is to LAMB' and we need to find the word that completes the second pair 'HORSE is to ___.' We need to identify the word that is similar in meaning to 'LAMB.'

Options Analysis:
a) COLT: A colt is a young male horse, usually under the age of four. It is similar to a lamb, which is a young sheep. Hence, this option is likely to be the correct answer.
b) DOE: A doe is a female deer. It does not have a similar meaning to a lamb or a young sheep.
c) FAWN: A fawn is a young deer. It does not have a similar meaning to a lamb or a young sheep.
d) MARE: A mare is an adult female horse. It does not have a similar meaning to a lamb or a young sheep.

Answer Explanation:
The correct answer is option 'A' - COLT.

Explanation:
To solve this question, we need to understand the relationship between the words 'SHEEP' and 'LAMB' and find a similar relationship between 'HORSE' and one of the options.

Relationship between SHEEP and LAMB:
A lamb is a young sheep. In this relationship, 'LAMB' is the offspring or young version of the animal 'SHEEP.'

Relationship between HORSE and ___:
To find the word that completes the second pair, we need to identify a word that represents the offspring or young version of a horse.

Option Analysis:
a) COLT: A colt is a young male horse, usually under the age of four. It is similar to a lamb, which is a young sheep. Therefore, option 'A' is the correct answer.
b) DOE: A doe is a female deer and does not represent the young version of a horse.
c) FAWN: A fawn is a young deer and does not represent the young version of a horse.
d) MARE: A mare is an adult female horse and does not represent the young version of a horse.

Conclusion:
The word that completes the second pair 'HORSE is to ___' in a similar way as 'SHEEP is to LAMB' is 'COLT.' Therefore, the correct answer is option 'A'.

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