Question

1. lopsided : counterbalance

a) attention : important
b) heavy : scale
c) broken : damage
d) scattered : organization

1. obnoxious : unpleasant

a) fanatical : enthusiastic
b) tired : exhausted
c) happy : aware
d) respectful : sad

1. arguing : counterproductive

a) lying : dishonest
b) beneficial : exercise
c) working : boring
d) creating : easy

1. antiseptic : disinfect

a) town : live
b) parent : laugh
c) faucet : leak
d) heater : warm
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Explanation:

Question 7:

The pair "lopsided : counterbalance" shows a relationship where the second term is the action that fixes the state of the first term (counterbalance fixes something lopsided). For option d, "scattered : organization" follows this: organization fixes a scattered state.

Question 8:

"Obnoxious : unpleasant" are synonyms (obnoxious is an intense form of unpleasant). Option b, "tired : exhausted" are synonyms where exhausted is an intense form of tired.

Question 9:

"Arguing : counterproductive" links an action to a negative characteristic of that action. Option a, "lying : dishonest" links the action of lying to its defining negative characteristic (dishonest).

Question 10:

"Antiseptic : disinfect" shows an object and its primary function (antiseptics are used to disinfect). Option d, "heater : warm" shows a heater's primary function is to warm.

Answer:

1. d) scattered : organization
2. b) tired : exhausted
3. a) lying : dishonest
4. d) heater : warm