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Choose the word that best completes the analogy: DROUGHT is to FAMINE as EARTHQUAKE is to .

1. TSUNAMI
2. ERUPTION
3. DESTRUCTION
4. TREMOR

Answer

C. DESTRUCTION

Solution

A DROUGHT can lead to FAMINE, just as an EARTHQUAKE can lead to DESTRUCTION.

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