Analogy 4v68e

VERBAL ANALOGIES: AN INTRODUCTION Verbal analogies provide excellent training in seeing relationships between concepts. From a practical standpoint, verbal analogies always appear on standardized tests (like the SAT, the GRE, and other professional exams). Increasingly, too, employers may use these word comparisons on personnel and screening tests to determine an applicant’s quickness and verbal acuity. So it is worth your while to master this skill, and besides, they’re fun to do.

entomologist : insects : : philosopher : ideas 6. Part and Whole eraser : pencil : : tooth : comb 7. Steps in a Process

birth : life : death

cooking : serving : : word processing : printing 8.

How to "Read" Analogies

wheels : bicycle

Cause and Effect (or Typical Result)

poison : death

fire : scorch : : blizzard : freeze The symbol ( : ) means "is to" and the symbol ( : : ) means "as." Thus, the analogy, "aspirin : headache : : nap : fatigue," should be read "aspirin is to headache as nap is to fatigue." Stated another way, the relationship between aspirin and headache is the same as the relationship between nap and fatigue. Tips for Doing Analogies 

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Try to determine the relationship between the first pair of words.

14. Symbol and What It Represents

2. Oppositeness (antonyms)

genuine : phony

zenith : nadir : : pinnacle : valley Classification Order (general specific)

food : fruit : peach

orange : fruit : : beet : vegetable Difference of Degree (or Connotative Values)

cool : cold : frozen

slender : skinny clever : crafty : : modest : prim 5.

Person Related to Tool, Major Trait, writer : novel Skill, or Interest

light : knowledge

clouds : sun : : hypocrisy : truth

Sometimes paying attention to the words’ parts of speech helps. For example "knife" (noun) : "cut" (verb) : : "pen" (also a noun) : "write" (also a verb).

wealthy : affluent : : indigent : poverty-stricken

cow : milk

silk : scarf : : wool : sweater

13. Thing and What It Lacks

boring : monotonous

gold : valuable

aluminum : lightweight : : thread : fragile

Try putting the first pair into a sentence: "Aspirin relieves a headache." Therefore, a nap relieves fatigue.

1. Sameness (synonyms)

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10. Qualities or Characteristics

12. Implied Relationships Eliminate any pairs in your answer choices that don’t have the same relationship.

shovel : dig

scissors : cut : : pen : write

11. Substance Related to End Product

Common Relationships Between Word Pairs

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9. Thing and Its Function

spinster : husband

atheist : belief : : indigent : money Uncle Sam : U. S.