An analogy expresses a comparison between two pairs of words. Analogy questions often appear on standardized tests. You are give
n two words that are related in some way. To solve the analogy, you need to figure out how they relate. Then you find the two other words that have the same relationship. Instructions:
Study the following examples
A-steer : car as
B- travel : train
C-paint : brush
D-navigate : boat
E-eat : kitchen
To solve an analogy, do the following:
1-Think of a sentence that shows the relationship between the first pair of words. "I steer the car."
2-Take the first word pair out of the sentence. "I ____ a ______.
3-Try out possible replacement answers. The sentences, I travel a train and I paint a brush do not make sense. I navigate a boat does make sense, therefore c is the correct answer,
Answer the following analogy questions:
1
A-actor : theater as
B-teacher : children
C-artist : studio
D-spoon : scoop
E-starch : bread
2
A-feed : pet as
B- nurture : child
C- misbehave : punishment
D-befriend : enemy
E- teach : school
3
A-rabbit : burrow as
B-cottage : dwelling
C-human : house
D-filly : mare
E-trumpet : musician
A-actor: theater, the sentence can be "The actor works at the theater". Taking "The ______ work at _____". The sentences, The teacher works at the children does not make sense. The spoon works at the scoop does not make sense. The starch works at the bread does not make sense. The artist works at the studio does make sense, therefore C- artist : studio is the correct answer.
For analogy 2
A-feed : pet as, the sentence can be "I feed the pet". Taking "I ______ the ______". I misbehave the punishment does not make sense. I befriend the enemy does not make sense. I teach the school does not make sense. I nurture the children makes sense, therefore B- nurture : child is the correct answer.
For analogy 3
A-rabbit : burrow as, the sentence can be "The rabbit lives in the borrow". Taking "The ______ lives in ______". The cottage lives in dwelling does not make sense. The filly lives in the mare does not make sense. The trumpet lives in the musician does not make sense. The human lives in the house makes sense, therefore C-human : house is the correct answer.
