WORD ANALOGY

TIPS
EXPAND YOUR ENGLISH
VOCABULARY
FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF
WITH DIFFERENT TYPES
OF ANALOGIES
 CAREFUL, CLOSE
READING, AND LOTS OF
PRACTICE
 EXAMPLE:

A tree:leaf :: flower: petal

Tree is to leaf as flower is to petal

Like:love :: dislike: hate

Like is to love as dislike is to hate

 Most analogy questions rely on your ability to
deduce the correct
relationship between words and to draw logical
conclusions about the
possible answer choices
Philippines:Manila :: Australia:

a. Grapes
b. Apple
c. Canberra
d. Dog
DIFFERENT TYPES OF
ANALOGY QUESTIONS
1. PART TO WHOLE
• consist of part and a whole
Example:
Battery: flashlight : : hard drive : computer
EXERCIS
E:
painting : Ace of hearts : deck of cards
: minute :: week: month

• Art museum • Soccer player

• Second • Government
• Battery • Forest
• Color • sugar
2. TYPE AND CATEGORY
• use pair of words in which one word is
specific type in a general category

Example:
boxer: dog :: siamese: cat
EXERCIS
E:
thoroughbred: horse :: : clouds

• stratus
• pony
• bread
• vapor
 3. DEGREE OF
INTENSITY
• discern the nuance of meaning among
pair of words

Example:
Lukewarm: boiling :: flurry: blizzard
EXERCIS
E:
glint: light :: careful :

• punctilious
• respectful
• messy
• modest
4. FUNCTION
• Pair of words that are related
through function

Example:
Pencil:writing :: crayon:coloring
EXERCIS
E:
scissor: cut :: awl :

• puncture
• staple
• paste
• kick
 5. Manner
• Describe the manner, way, or style in
by which an action is accomplished

Example:
shamble:walk :: prattle: speak
EXERCIS
E:
slow: speak :: : kiss

• torrid
• angry
• happy
• cheeks
6. Single or representation
• Pair of words in which one word
is the symbol of other

Example:
dove:peace :: dollar: money
EXERCIS
E:
rose: love :: : flower

• beauty
• ugly
• cheerful
• joyful
7. Action and Significance
• One word describe an action
and the other describe its significance

Example:
cry:sorrow :: nice: pleasant
LEARN TO IDENTIFY THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
PAIRS
EXERCIS
E:
fatique: yawning :: itching:

• scratchin • satisfying
g
• blisters
• annoying
EXERCIS
E:
mother: yawning :: teacher: school

• home
• convention
• teaching
• caring
EXERCIS
E:
obese: fat :: slender:

• thick
• tight
• thin
• overweight
Analogy questions can also
be used to test word
knowledge and factual
content
EXERCIS
E:
H: Hydrogen :: Beryllium:

• Be
• B
• By
• Byl
EXERCIS
E:
Kitten : soldier: army

• cat
• litter
• puppy
• meow
EXERCIS
E:
Shower : deluge :: : stare

• wet
• window
• ignore
• glance
EXERCIS
E:
cancel: delay :: surrender:

• anticipate
• yield
• fire
• army
EXERCIS
E:
: plant :: stable:horse

• cow
• unstable
• earth
• nursery
EXERCIS
E:
dictionary: definition :: :map

• direction
• south
• atlas
• longitude
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