ANALOGIES Guidelines

Analogies mainly depend on Vocabulary , you have to recognize the relation between the pair of words. This is a tight, solid, logical relationship based on the meaning of the words. It is the kind of relationship that exists between a word and its dictionary definition.

Directions :-

                               In each of the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship that exists between a word and its dictionary definition.

Analysis:-

                             It is important that you focus on understanding the relationship between the original pair of words, because this is really what you are trying to parallel.

First, you should find the primary relationship first, then look for a secondary or closer relationship.  The idea is to select the BEST answer or most similar relationship.

Types:-

                   Many types of relationships are possible in GAT analogies. The stem words may be related by:

Category	Sample Analogy
Synonyms	end: terminate
Antonyms	artificial: real
Worker and Tool Used	photographer: camera
Tool and Object Its Used Upon	scissors: paper
Worker and Object He Creates	poet: poem
Cause and Effect	negligence: accident
Effect and Cause	tsunami: earthquake
Material Used and End Product	lumber: house
Function of a Tool	saw: cut
Part to Whole	leaf: tree
Person and What He Looks For	mineralogist: ore
Person and What He Avoids	student: failure
Masculine and Feminine	host: hostess
Age	infant: adolescent
Person and Closely Related Adjective	commander: competent
Person and Least Related Adjective	commander: coward
Symbol and What It Stands For	rose: love
Mathematical Relationship	seven: forty-nine
Measurement	mile: distance
Classification and Type	dog: greyhound
Degree of Intensity	cold: pneumonia