The word "analogy" refers to a comparison or relationship between two or more concepts or subjects, through which the features of one element are transferred to another through deduction, induction and other mental processes, because of this, there are analogies of different types depending on the feature that is compared or transferred including part to whole analogy, grade analogy, object category, among others. In education and in tests, the analogy is commonly used as it demands students to analyze the relationship between two or more words/concepts and apply this relationship to a different set of concepts which is related to different mental processes. Considering this, it can be concluded the type of question that tests your ability to see the relationship between two given words is the analogy.
