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Tips in Analogy

The document provides tips for solving analogy and logic questions correctly. It explains that analogy questions compare two pairs of words to highlight their similarities. The tips include determining the relationship between the first pair of words and applying it to the answer choices. Common word relationships like synonyms, antonyms, classifications are discussed. Working step-by-step to narrow down the relationship and watch for tricks are advised. Working backwards from the answer choices is also recommended when the word relationships are unknown.

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Tips in Analogy

The document provides tips for solving analogy and logic questions correctly. It explains that analogy questions compare two pairs of words to highlight their similarities. The tips include determining the relationship between the first pair of words and applying it to the answer choices. Common word relationships like synonyms, antonyms, classifications are discussed. Working step-by-step to narrow down the relationship and watch for tricks are advised. Working backwards from the answer choices is also recommended when the word relationships are unknown.

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Analogy

An analogy is a comparison
between two objects, or systems
of objects, that highlights
respects in which they are
thought to be similar.
Tips in getting the right answer in
Analogy and Logic:
 Determine the thought and
relationship between the
first set of words

Apply the same thought and


relationship among the
choices for the next set of
words
Tips in getting the right answer in
Analogy and Logic:
COMMON WORD RELATIONSHIP:

a. Synonym – pretty:beautiful ; big:huge


b. Antonym – big:small ; fast:slow
c. Cause and effect – rain:flood ;
quake: sink-hole
d. Sequence – study:graduate ; plant:harvest
e. Classification – blue:color ; pants:clothing
f. Degree – warm:hot ; cold:freezing
g. Effort and result – paint:painting ;
write: letter
Tips in getting the right answer in
Analogy and Logic:
COMMON WORD RELATIONSHIP:

h. Problem and Solution – tired:sleep ;


itch: scratch
i. Function – keyboard:to type ; phone:to call
j. Main and Sub Categories – fruit:apple ;
utensil: fork
k. Sub and Main Categories – Maple:tree ;
rose : flower
l. Similar Categories – potato:carrot ;
Doberman:Collie
Tips in getting the right answer in
Analogy and Logic:
COMMON WORD RELATIONSHIP:

m. Whole and Part – fork:tine ; piano:pedal


n. Part and Whole – branch:tree ; icing:cake
o. Worker and Action – comedian:entertain ;
Pilgrim: piety
p. Quality and Unit for measurement –
weight:pound ; speedomoter:speed
q. Part of speech – garbled : slur
Tips in getting the right answer in
Analogy and Logic:
 Form a sentence that clearly expresses a
relationship or connection between the first
pair of words. A list of possible types of
relationships can be used to determine
the connection.

Example: Acrobat: Cartwheel: ________:_______


a. Singer: sing
b. Artwork: painter
c. Tenor: aria
d. Clown: circus
Tips in getting the right answer in
Analogy and Logic:
Example: Acrobat: Cartwheel: ________:_______

a. Singer: sing
b. Artwork: painter
c. Tenor: aria
d. Clown: circus
Relationship: worker: action
Sentence: An acrobat performs a cartwheel.
i. Test this relationship for the same pairs of
choices in number one.
a. A singer performs a song; not sing.
b. Cannot form the same relationship
c. A tenor performs an aria.
d. Cannot form the same relationship
Tips in getting the right answer in
Analogy and Logic:
Example: Acrobat: Cartwheel: ________:_______

a. Singer: sing
b. Artwork: painter
c. Tenor: aria
d. Clown: circus
ii. Try to narrow down or particularize the
relationship.
Express in a sentence showing a clear and specific
relationship between the pairs of words.
Sentence: A tenor sings an aria.
Tips in getting the right answer in
Analogy and Logic:
iii. Watch out for tricky questions. The choices will
purposely include confusing answers.

Example:
a. Check the parts of speech.
Acrobat: cartwheel is noun: noun.
Therefore, the answer cannot (a) since singer: sing is
noun: verb.
b. Look at the order
Acrobat: cartwheel is person: action
Therefore, the answer cannot be (b) since it is action:
person.
Tips in getting the right answer in
Analogy and Logic:
 Word Origin
EXAMPLE: AMORPHOUS : FORM
a. Anonymous : Identity
b. Wealthy : Income
c. Motivated : Goal
d. Masked : Party
Have you ever heard of the word
AMORAL? It means lacking morality. The
prefix “A-” often means “without” or
“lacking.” So, AMORPHOUS meant lacking
something. You could have looked at the
"ous" suffix and determined that this was
an adjective.
Tips in getting the right answer in
Analogy and Logic:
 Many of the analogy questions can be
answered without knowledge of the
words.
WORD 1 : WORD 2
a) up : down
b) cold : hot
c) register : cash
d) polite : rude
e) friendly : hostile
Tips in getting the right answer in
Analogy and Logic:
Note the relationships of each choice
out to the side.
WORD 1 : WORD 2
a) up : down ANTONYMS
b) cold : hot ANTONYMS
c) old : ancient DEGREE
d) polite : rude ANTONYMS
e) friendly : hostile ANTONYMS

The answer has to be “C”


Tips in getting the right answer in
Analogy and Logic:
Here's another example,
X+7=y
a)100 b) 100 c) 100 d) 200 e) 100
What's the correct answer? It has to be
"D," right? We can't have more than
one correct answer on this kind of a
test and 100 can't be right because we
wouldn't know which one to choose if it
was
Tips in getting the right answer in
Analogy and Logic:
 DOCENT : MUSEUM

a) pilot : airplane
b) cashier : register
c) pharmacist : drugs
d) policeman : precinct
e) teacher : university

Even if you didn't know what a "docent" was, you


could still work this analogy. How? Well, instead of
finding the model relationship and finding an answer
choice to match, WORK BACKWARDS by looking at
the ANSWERS first. Then make assumptions about
what the model relationship COULD BE.
Tips in getting the right answer in
Analogy and Logic:
If you don't know what a docent is, you
look down at the options and see what the
left side of this analogy has to offer:
pilot, teacher, pharmacist,
policeman, cashier.
What do all of these words have in
common?
They are all PEOPLE! So, a docent must
be a PERSON. And that's not all you
know. You also know that it is a person
who has something to do at a MUSEUM.
Tips in getting the right answer in
Analogy and Logic:
So, now take a look at the answer choices and
see what kind of relationships they offer. The
answer "A" has a sentence like this.... the word
on the left is a person who steers/drives the
word on the right. Do you think it is likely
that a docent is someone who drives a
museum?
What about B? The word on the left described
a person who uses the word on the right to do
his or her job. Is a docent someone who uses a
museum to do his job? Well, the idea
"museum" is too big to be a tool for an
occupation; so, that one won't work either.
Tips in getting the right answer in
Analogy and Logic:
A pharmacist is a person who prescribes
drugs. Does a docent prescribe museums?
What about the policeman and the
precinct? The word on the left describes a
person who patrols and governs the word on
the right. Does it sound like a docent could
be a person who governs and/or patrols a
museum?
Check out answer "E." A teacher is a person
who teaches at the university. Is a docent
someone who teaches at a museum?

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