Captain is to Ship as Pilot is to ?

Captain is to Ship as Pilot is to ?

• A. Boat
• B. Car
• C. Airplane
• D. Train

Answer: (C)

Think about who is in charge of or operating the vehicle. A captain commands a ship, guiding it across the seas. A pilot performs the same role for a plane, operating and flying it. The relationship is the same: person in a leadership/operating role paired with the vehicle they control. So the correct pairing is airplane, since a pilot is the operator of an airplane. The other vehicles are typically associated with different kinds of operators (cars with drivers, trains with engineers or conductors, boats with captains), so they don’t fit as neatly.

Think about who is in charge of or operating the vehicle. A captain commands a ship, guiding it across the seas. A pilot performs the same role for a plane, operating and flying it. The relationship is the same: person in a leadership/operating role paired with the vehicle they control. So the correct pairing is airplane, since a pilot is the operator of an airplane. The other vehicles are typically associated with different kinds of operators (cars with drivers, trains with engineers or conductors, boats with captains), so they don’t fit as neatly.