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
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