To answer an analogy question you must:

• Recognize the relationship between the words in the given word pair

• Select the answer containing words related to one another in most nearly the same way

• Recognize when two word pairs display equal relationships

Analogies look like this:

Up:Down ::Over:Under

Up is to Down as Over is to Under

In what ways could these pairs of words be

related?• The relationship will always have to do with the meaning of the words

I get it…they are opposites!

Here is one example of Synonym relationships:

Infant:Baby::Grown-Up: _________?

Infant:Baby::Grown-Up:Adult

Here is one example of Antonym relationships:Big:Small::Full:_______?Big:Small::Full:Empty

Here is one example of Part to Whole relationships:

Wheel:Car::Branch:_______?

Wheel:Car::Branch:Tree

Here is one example of Member to Category

relationships: Apple:Fruit::Carrot:_______?

Apple:Fruit::Carrot:Vegetable

Here is one example of Cause Effect relationships:

Sliver:Pain::Heat:__________

Sliver:Pain::Heat:Boil

Here is one example of Object to Function

relationships: Truck:Transport::Oven:______?

Truck:Transport::Oven:bake

ExampleAPPLE : FRUIT ::A. Salad : MixB. Orange: BananaC. Juice : CanD. Slice : CoreE. Butterfly: Insect

ExampleAPPLE : FRUIT ::A. Salad : MixB. Orange: BananaC. Juice : CanD. Slice : CoreE.E. Butterfly:InsectButterfly:Insect

ExamplePEN : WRITE ::A. Pencil : SharpenB. Ink : BlueC. Letter : ComposeD. Knife : CutE. Mistake : Erase

ExamplePEN : WRITE ::A. Pencil : SharpenB. Ink : BlueC. Letter : ComposeD.Knife : CutE. Mistake : Erase

PracticeLarge : Big:: A. Remember : ForgetB. Triumph: SuccessC. Nostril : SmellD. Audio : HearE. Glasses : See

PracticeLarge : Big:: A. Remember : ForgetB. Triumph: SuccessC. Nostril : SmellD. Audio : HearE. Glasses : See

PracticeBat : HitterA. Score: WinB. Walk : RunC. Mars : VenusD. Stick : Hockey PlayerE. Basketball: Hoop

PracticeBat : HitterA. Score: WinB. Walk : RunC. Mars : VenusD.Stick : Hockey PlayerE. Basketball: Hoop

PracticeCome : Came::A. Walk : WalkingB. Ride : RodeC. Left : ArrivedD. Did : Had DoneE. See : Seen

PracticeCome : Came::A. Walk : WalkingB.Ride : RodeC. Left : ArrivedD. Did : Had DoneE. See : Seen