Type Of ANALOGY TESTS
first type In which two Words Which have some relationsip with each other are presented,, These are followed by another word and a number of choices,, One word from the choice is to be the picked up to establish the same relation with the third word as the first two have
For Example
Day is no light as cold is to_____
- Ice
- wet
- warm
- Snow
The Correct Choice is C.
Day and night bear the relation of the opposite,as cold is opposite of warm
Second Type is Part Relationship---- in this type of relationship,the two words represent the parts of abigger thing,
For Example,
Lyric is to Ode as______
- Head is to Legs
- sky is to earth
- bomb is to Science
- newspaper is to journalist
The Correct answer is A.
In the above quoted example ,lyric and ode are two types of poems,Similarly head and legs are two parts of the human body
Third type:Inwhich one of the four relationship element is not given,one out of the choice is selected,
Example--
Ship is to Fish as ____ is to Bird
- Kite
- feather
- tree
- chirp
The correct answer os A.
Explanation----Both ship and fish are found in water,this is the relationship between the two words.for bird,we will have to pick up kite because both are seen in air
How to Attempt This Question
Step One--- Establish the relationship between the first two words
Step two---find the same relationship among the choices which follow the pattern of the two words
Kinds Od Relationship
Purpose Relationship
Glove: Ball as
- Hook:Fish
- Winter:weather
- Games:sports
- stadium:seats
The correct Choice is A,
the purpose of glove is to help in catching the ball and the purpose of hook is to catch fish,
Cause and Effect Relationship
Race:Fatigue as
- french :athlete
- Fast:hunger
- art:bug
- Walking:running
The correct answer is B,
Because fatigue is the effect of race,hunger is the effect of fast
Part Whole Relationship
Snake:Reptile as
- Patch : thread
- Removal : snow
- Struggle : wrestle
- Hand : clock
Action to object and object to action relationship
A. kick : football
- kill : bomb
- break:pieces
- Question:team
- Smoke: pipe
B. Steak:Broil
- Bread : bake
- Food: sale
- Wine ;pour
- Sugar:spill
Kick shows action and football the object of action, this very relationship is represented in (D) smoking is action and pipe is the object for B answer is A
Synonyme Relationsship
Enormous : huge as
- Rough : Rock
- Muddy : unclear
- Purse : kitchen
- Black:white
The correct answer is B because Muddy and Unclear are synonyms
Antonyme Relationship
Purity : Evil as
- Suavity ; Bluntness
- North : Climate
- Angle: horns
- Boldness:Vicotry
The correct answer is A because the two words are antonyms
Place relationship
Faisal Mosque:Islamabad as
- Red square:Moscow
- Albany:newyork
- India:madras
- Pakistan: Nepal
Faisal masque is situated in Islamabad so is Albany is newyork
Degree Relationship
Warm:hot as
- Glue : pate
- Climate:weather
- Bright:Genius
- Frown:anger
Warm is less hot and frown is less anger
Sequence relationship
Spring:summer at
- Thursday:Wednesday
- Wednesday:Monday
- Monday:Wednesday
- Wednesday:Thursday
Summer comes after spring so does Thursday after Wednesday
Association relationship
Devil:wrong as
- Colour : sidewalk
- Slipper : state
- Ink:writing
- Picture:bed
Devil is associated with wrongs so ink is associated with writing
Grammatical relationship
Restore:climb as
- Segregation : see
- Nymph:in
- Room :Although
- Run:See
Restore and climb are verbs so are run and see
