Question

FEATHER : WING
Choose the pair of words that best expresses the relationship similar to the one above:

• A. down : goose
• B. cotton : mattress
• C. subheading : heading
• D. brick : wall

Hint:

When identifying component relationships, check if both items belong to the same category and if one is physically part of the other.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

A feather is one of the many components that make up a wing — the relationship is “smallest unit to larger structure it helps form.”
Option (A) — down : goose — is incorrect because down is a type of feather and goose is the bird it grows on, not the larger structure it forms.
Option (B) — cotton : mattress — is a raw material to product relationship, not a “component-to-larger structure” of the same category.
Option (C) — subheading : heading — is more of a hierarchical categorization, not a physical component.
Option (D) — brick : wall — is the correct parallel: just as multiple feathers form a wing, multiple bricks form a wall.