Question

Throw : drop ::

• A. Catch : Hold
• B. Get : Contain
• C. Retain : Discard
• D. Jump : Fall

Hint:

Match the shift from a forceful action to a gentler one in the same family.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Both throw and drop are ways of releasing an object, one forceful and one gentle, so the pair moves from a stronger action to a milder one in the same family. Catch and hold work the same way on the receiving side: catch is the active seizing of a moving object and hold is the quieter keeping of it.

• Catch : Hold is correct because it pairs an active action with its calmer counterpart, matching the shift from throw to drop.
• Get : Contain is wrong because getting and containing are not a forceful-then-gentle pair of the same action.
• Retain : Discard is wrong because those two words are opposites, not a strong-to-mild version of one idea.
• Jump : Fall is wrong because jumping is deliberate and falling is involuntary, which is a different relationship.

So Catch : Hold is the answer.