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Analogies

Analogies test your ability to recognize relationships between word pairs and select answer choices that display equal relationships. To complete an analogy, you must identify the relationship between the first pair of words and choose the answer with a similar relationship expressed in a comparable way. Common analogy types include synonyms/antonyms, part to whole, function/use, category/type, degree, and cause-effect. It is important to pay attention to word order and parts of speech when solving analogies.

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Analogies

Analogies test your ability to recognize relationships between word pairs and select answer choices that display equal relationships. To complete an analogy, you must identify the relationship between the first pair of words and choose the answer with a similar relationship expressed in a comparable way. Common analogy types include synonyms/antonyms, part to whole, function/use, category/type, degree, and cause-effect. It is important to pay attention to word order and parts of speech when solving analogies.

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Analogies test your ability to:

• Recognize the relationship between the words


in a word pair

• Recognize when two word pairs display equal


relationships
To complete an analogy you
must be able to:
• Select the answer containing words related
to one another in most nearly the same way
Analogies look like this:
Up: Down ::Over: Under

Analogies sound like this:


Up is to Down as Over is to Under
Analogy types:
• Synonyms/antonyms
• Part to Whole or Whole to Part
• Function/Use, Worker/Tool, Doer/Action
• Category/Type
Analogy types:
• Degree (size or intensity)
• Grammatical Relationship or Spelling
• Cause to effect (or effect to cause)
• Object to function
Synonyms:

Infant: Baby::Grown-Up: ______?

Infant: Baby::Grown-Up: Adult


Antonyms:
Big: Small::Full:_______?

Big: Small::Full: Empty


Part to Whole:
Wheel: Car::Branch:_______?

Wheel: Car::Branch: Tree


Function/Use
(Object/ Function):
Truck: Transport::Oven:______?

Truck: Transport::Oven: bake


Category/Type:
Apple: Fruit::Carrot:_______?

Apple: Fruit::Carrot: Vegetable


Degree (size/intensity):
Warm: Hot::Cool:______?

Warm: Hot::Cool: Frigid


Cause-Effect:

Sliver: Pain::Heat:__________

Sliver: Pain::Heat: Boil


Sequence:
 Early: late :: dawn : _________

 Early : late :: dawn : twilight


Can you identify the relationship?
1. PLATOON:SOLDIER
a) Synonyms or antonyms
2. HOT:SCALDING
b) Part to whole
3. STARVATION:BINGING c) Category/Type
4. GILLS:BREATHING d) Cause-effect (or effect to
5. PERSUASIVE:CONVINCING cause)
6. SOCCER:SPORT e) Degree (size or intensity)
f) Function/Use
(Object/function)
Can you identify the relationship?
1.b PLATOON:SOLDIER a) Synonyms or antonyms
2.e HOT:SCALDING b) Part to whole
3.a STARVATION:BINGING c) Category/Type
d) Cause-effect (or effect to
f
4. GILLS:BREATHING cause)
5.a PERSUASIVE:CONVINCING e) Degree (size or intensity)
6.
c SOCCER:SPORT f) Function/Use
(Object/function)
Helpful Hints:
1. Determine relationship between the words
in the given pair

antonyms? synonyms?
sequence? degree?
cause-effect? function?
category?
Helpful Hints:

2. Choose the answer that has a similar


relationship and can be expressed in a
similar manner
Example

APPLE : FRUIT ::
A. Salad : Mix
B. Orange: Banana
C. Juice : Can
D. Slice : Core
E. Butterfly: Insect
Example
APPLE : FRUIT ::
A. Salad : Mix
B. Orange: Banana
C. Juice : Can
D. Slice : Core
E. Butterfly: Insect
Example
PEN : WRITE ::
A. Pencil : Sharpen
B. Ink : Blue
C. Letter : Compose
D. Knife : Cut
E. Mistake : Erase
Example
PEN : WRITE ::
A. Pencil : Sharpen
B. Ink : Blue
C. Letter : Compose
D. Knife : Cut
E. Mistake : Erase
Helpful Hints Part II:
• Pay attention to
• the order of the words in the pair
• the parts of speech

• Remember –
• single word can have different
meanings
• read all possible answers before
deciding on the best answer
Practice
Large : Big::
A. Remember : Forget
B. Triumph: Success
C. Nostril : Smell
D. Audio : Hear
E. Glasses : See
Practice
Large : Big::
A. Remember : Forget
B. Triumph: Success
C. Nostril : Smell
D. Audio : Hear
E. Glasses : See
Practice
Bat : Hitter
A. Score: Win
B. Walk : Run
C. Mars : Venus
D. Stick : Hockey Player
E. Basketball: Hoop
Practice
Bat : Hitter
A. Score: Win
B. Walk : Run
C. Mars : Venus
D. Stick : Hockey Player
E. Basketball: Hoop
Practice
Come : Came::
A. Walk : Walking
B. Ride : Rode
C. Left : Arrived
D. Did : Had Done
E. See : Seen
Practice
Come : Came::
A. Walk : Walking
B. Ride : Rode
C. Left : Arrived
D. Did : Had Done
E. See : Seen

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