Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Analogy Question (How to solve)

The World Analogy means "An agreement or correspondence in certain respect between things otherwisw different----a resemble of relations, as in the phrase,,"knowledge is to mind,what lignt is to the eye"




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

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