ANALOGY TIPS AND TRICKS


In an analogy question, you have to determine the relationship between a pair of given words, and then look for the same relationship among the choices.

Notes: It is recommended that you use keyword/s in expressing the relationship between the given words. Make sure that you are consistent and that you use the same keyword/s when going over the choices.

REMEMBER THIS RELATIONSHIP KEY:

·         type of
·         part of
·         symbolizes
·         synonym/antonym
·         sign of
·         male/female(gender)
·         works in
·         conducts
·         kind of
·         made of
·         part of
·         combined with/will form
·         past participle
·         plural
·         causes
·         more intense
·         described as
·         genre of
·         creates
·         works in
·         lack of
·         anagram
·         baby
·         what a worker does
·         affects
·         headed by
·         stored in
·         treated with
·         described as
·         ingredient
·         highest part
·         feels(action)

Let us spot the relationship by using the appropriate keyword/s in the following examples.


LION : DEN
(A den is the shelter of a lion).

DOG : FRIENDLY
(A dog may be described as friendly.)

MAMMAL : WHALE
(A whale is a kind of mammal.)

FRUGAL : MISERLY
(Frugal is the antonym of miserly.)

POSITIVE : OPTIMISTIC
(Positive is the synonym of optimistics.)

PHOTOGRAPHER : CAMERA
(A photographer uses a camera.)

SOPRANO : SING
(Singing is what a soprano does.)

LAWYER : COURTROOM
(The courtroom is the lawyer's workplace.)

PROGRAMMER : TECHNOLOGY
(A programmer is in the field of technology.)

PENCIL : PAPER
(A pencil is used on paper.)

SCISSORS : CUT
(A pair of scissors is used tocut.)

PUNCH : AGGRESSION
(Punching someone is a sign of aggression.)

DEATH : GRIEF
(Death causes grief.)

ROOSTER : HEN
(A rooster is a male chicken while a hen is a femalechicken.)

HOT : BOILING
(Boiling is more intense than hot.)

BRANCH : TREE
(Branch is a part of a tree.)

FEET : WALK
(The function of feet to is walk.)

MURMUR : TALK
(Murmuring is a manner of talking.)

WRITER : NOVEL
(A writer produces a novel.)

FIRST : LAST
(First comes before last.)

PENTHOUSE : BASEMENT
(A penthouse is located on topof a building while a basement is located at the bottom.)

PUPPY : DOG
(A puppy is a young dog.)

ANKH : REBIRTH
(An ankh is a symbol of rebirth.)

BAT : CAT
(Bat sounds like a cat.)

SUNLIGHT : HUSTLING
(Sunlight is the anagram of hustling.)

DRIVE : DROVE
(Drove is the past tense of drive.)

AIR : PORT

("Air" may be combined with"port" to form the word"airport".)