Tips for Doing Analogies provides guidance on analyzing word relationships in analogy questions. It explains the most common types of relationships between word pairs, such as synonyms, antonyms, classification, quality, and symbolic representation. Sample analogy questions are also included with explanations of the relationship between the word pairs.
Tips for Doing Analogies provides guidance on analyzing word relationships in analogy questions. It explains the most common types of relationships between word pairs, such as synonyms, antonyms, classification, quality, and symbolic representation. Sample analogy questions are also included with explanations of the relationship between the word pairs.
Tips for Doing Analogies provides guidance on analyzing word relationships in analogy questions. It explains the most common types of relationships between word pairs, such as synonyms, antonyms, classification, quality, and symbolic representation. Sample analogy questions are also included with explanations of the relationship between the word pairs.
Try to determine the relationship between the first pair of words.
Eliminate any pairs in your answer choices that dont have the same relationship. Try putting the first pair into a sentence: "Aspirin relieves a headache." Therefore, a nap relieves fatigue. Sometimes paying attention to the words parts of speech helps. For example "knife" (noun) : "cut" (verb) : : "pen" (also a noun) : "write" (also a verb). Common Relationships Between Word Pairs 1. Sameness (synonyms) boring : monotonous wealthy : affluent : : indigent : poverty-stricken 2. Oppositeness (antonyms) genuine : phony zenith : nadir : : pinnacle : valley 3. Classification Order (general - specific) food : fruit : peach orange : fruit : : beet : vegetable 4. Difference of Degree (or Connotative Values) cool : cold : frozen slender : skinny clever : crafty : : modest : prim 5. Person Related to Tool, Major Trait, Skill, or Interest writer : novel entomologist : insects : : philosopher : ideas 6. Part and Whole wheels : bicycle eraser : pencil : : tooth : comb 7. Steps in a Process birth : life : death cooking : serving : : word processing : printing 8. Cause and Effect (or Typical Result) poison : death fire : scorch : : blizzard : freeze 9. Thing and Its Function shovel : dig scissors : cut : : pen : write 10. Qualities or Characteristics gold : valuable aluminum : lightweight : : thread : fragile 11. Substance Related to End Product cow : milk silk : scarf : : wool : sweater 12. Implied Relationships light : knowledge clouds : sun : : hypocrisy : truth 13. Thing and What It Lacks spinster : husband atheist : belief : : indigent : money 14. Symbol and What It Represents Uncle Sam : U. S. dove : peace : : four-leaf clover : luck