Verbal Analogies

Verbal Analogies Tricks,

Example
Verbal analogies are all about
relationships. They test your ability
to see a relationship between two
words and to recognize a similar
relationship between two other
words. Verbal analogy tests
measure not only your
understanding of the words
themselves but also your mental
flexibility and ability to manipulate
relationships. The key to analogy
success is being able to express the
relationship between the words in a
pair-not words mean, but how they
are related.

La clave del éxito de la analogía es poder

expresar la relación entre las palabras en un
par, no el significado de las palabras, sino
cómo se relacionan.
 EXAMPLES
Question 1: Winter is to
summer as cold is to
(A) Wet
(B) Future
(C) Hot
(D) Freezing
(E) Spring

Answer. The correct answer is (C).

WINTER and SUMMER are
opposites, or antonyms. The
antonym for COLD is HOT.
Some analogies supply three of the
four necessary words. You must find
the relationship between the first
two words and then choose a word
that is related to the third word in
the same way.
 Question 2: Spelling is
to punctuation as
biology is to
(A) Science
(B) Animals
(C) Dissection
(D) Chemistry
(E) Experiment

Answer. The correct answer

is (D). SPELLING and
PUNCTUATION are two
subjects studied in English.
BIOLOGY and CHEMISTRY
are two subjects studied in
the field of science.
Question 1: Seribble
scracht.doodle..tracing...is to writes
as
(A) Inform is to supply
(B) Mutter is to listen
(C) Nuzzle is to feel touch nazal or
nostril
(D) Ramble is to feel doubt,hike,
(E) Stagger is to walk..

Answer. The correct answer is (E).

Summarize each analogy relationship with
a sentence. In this case, scribbing is a bad
kind of writing. Use the same sentence to
test connections between the two words in
the answer choices. When you find one
that work, you’re found your answer.

(A) Informing is a bad kind of

supplying. (No).(B) Muttering is a bad
kind of listening. (No).(C) Nuzzling is
a bad kind of feeling. (No).(D)
Rambling is a bad kind of playing.
(No).(E) Staggering is a bad kind of
walking. (Yes).
Question Grain is to silo as
(A) Pilot is to planexx
(B) Judge is to courtroomxx
(C) Water is to reservoir
D) Clock is to timexxxx
(E) Automobile is to highwayxxxx

Answer. The correct answer is (C).

If you apply the “place where” idea without thinking,
here is what happens:

A silo is a place where you would find grain.(A) A

plane is a place where you would find a pilot.(B) A
courtroom is a place where you would find a judge.(C)
A reservoir is a place where you would find water.(D) A
clock is a place where you would find time.(E) A
highway is a place where you would find automobiles.
You can eliminate choice (D), but that still leaves you
with four possible answers. Now is the time to go back
and make your original sentence fit better. How can
you express the relationship between silo and grain
more precisely?
A silo is a place where grain is stored.(A) A plane
is a place where a pilot is stored.(B) A courtroom is a
place where a judge is stored.(C) A reservoir is a
place where water is stored.(D) A highway is a place
where automobiles are stored.
How do you Solve Verbal Analogies?
To solve verbal analogies, follow
these five steps:
1. Figure out how first two words are
related.
2. Make up a sentence that expresses
that relationship.
3. Try out your sentence on each
answer choice and eliminate the ones
that don’t work.
4. If you’re left with more than one
answer – or no answer at all – go back
and make your sentence fit better.
5. Choose the best answer. If none of
the choices fit exactly, choose the one
that works best.
101 Pair of Words Sentences
What is its color? It’s yellow.
The minister adjured his wayward
congregation to abjure the sins of the
flesh.
The object of my life is to help people
who are living in abject poverty.
All accepted my offer except John.
The number of students who wanted
to access to the library was in excess
of one hundred.
Abstain from wine and refrain from
throwing its bottle on the road.
The government would often adopt
policies that required people to adapt
to a harsh regime.
She admits his fault but never
confesses her sins.
I seek advice from the Holy Quran
before I advise anybody.
Affection needs no affectation.