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Better is to worst as slower is to A) quickest B) good C) best D) fast

The correct answer and explanation is:

The correct answer is A) quickest.

Explanation:

The question asks for an analogy:

Better : worst :: slower : ?

This means the relationship between better and worst should be the same as the relationship between slower and the correct choice.

1. Analyze the given pair (Better : Worst):
   • Better and worst are opposites in terms of quality.
   • Better implies improvement or a higher quality than something else, while worst is the lowest or poorest quality possible.
   • So, the pair is antonymous, but also represent extremes in the quality scale: “better” is comparative positive, “worst” is the absolute negative.
2. Analyze the second pair (Slower : ?):
   • Slower is a comparative adjective, meaning having less speed.
   • To maintain the same relationship as better : worst, the second word should be the opposite of slower and ideally represent an extreme or a superlative form related to speed.
3. Look at the options:
   • A) quickest — superlative form of “quick,” meaning the highest speed. Opposite of “slowest.”
   • B) good — unrelated to speed, more related to quality.
   • C) best — superlative of “good,” relates to quality like “better” and “worst,” but doesn’t relate to speed.
   • D) fast — opposite of slow but it is positive comparative, not superlative.
4. Why “quickest”?
   • “Better” is comparative positive; “worst” is superlative negative (the absolute lowest).
   • “Slower” is comparative negative; its antonym at the superlative positive end is “quickest” (the fastest possible).
   • So the analogy pairs comparative positive vs. superlative negative with comparative negative vs. superlative positive.

Summary:

• Better is a comparative form indicating something is superior.
• Worst is the superlative negative, indicating the absolute lowest.
• Similarly, slower is a comparative indicating less speed, so its counterpart should be the superlative indicating the highest speed: quickest.

Therefore, better : worst :: slower : quickest is the best analogy match.