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Analogies

Analogies. Analogies test your ability to:. Recognize the relationship between the words in a word pair Recognize when two word pairs display parallel relationships. To answer an analogy question you must:. Formulate and recognize the relationship between the words in the given word pair

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Analogies

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  1. Analogies

  2. Analogies test your ability to: • Recognize the relationship between the words in a word pair • Recognize when two word pairs display parallel relationships

  3. To answer an analogy question you must: • Formulate and recognize the relationship between the words in the given word pair • Select the answer containing words related to one another in most nearly the same way • Recognize when two word pairs display parallel relationships

  4. Analogies look like this: STEM:WORDS :: • First pair • Second pair • Third pair • Fourth pair • Fifth pair

  5. In what ways could two words be related? • The relationship will always have to do with the meaning of the words

  6. Examples of possible relationships • Synonyms or antonyms • A part to the whole • A member to the category that contains it • Cause to effect (or effect to cause) • Varying degrees of a quantity or quality • Object to function

  7. Here is one example of each of these relationships

  8. PRACTICE PLATOON:SOLDIER HOT:SCALDING STARVATION:BINGING GILLS:BREATHING PERSUASIVE:CONVINCING SOCCER:SPORT

  9. Approaches that may be helpful in answering analogy questions: • Try to establish a precise relationship between the words in the given pair • Form a sentence that captures the relationship between the two words • Then look for the answer choice containing the word pair whose relationship is closest to that of the given pair and can be expressed in a similar fashion

  10. Example APPLE : FRUIT :: • Salad : Mix • Orange: Banana • Juice : Can • Slice : Core • Carrot : Vegetable

  11. How do you know if you have a good sentence? • Look at the answer choices • If more than one answer choice seems to fit, then your sentence is too general • If none of them work, then your sentence is too specific

  12. Example PEN : WRITE :: • Pencil : Sharpen • Ink : Blue • Letter : Compose • Knife : Cut • Mistake : Erase

  13. Helpful Approaches con’t: • Pay attention to the order of the words in the pair • Pay attention to the parts of speech • The relationships you need to explain will be constant relationships • Analogy questions are vocabulary intensive • Remember that a single word can have several different meaning • Never decide on the best answer without reading all the answer choices • Practice recognizing and formulating relationships between word pairs

  14. Practice Mnemonic : Remember :: • Amnesiac : Forget • Euphoria : Relax • Nostril : Smell • Audio : Hear E. Glasses : See

  15. Answer Mnemonic : Remember :: E. Glasses : See

  16. Practice EXCORIATE : ABRADE :: • Consent : Decree • Demur : Agree • Mar : Burnish • Eschew : Avoid • Proscribe : Support

  17. Answer EXCORIATE : ABRADE :: D. Eschew : Avoid

  18. Practice COBBLER : OXFORDS :: • Mason : Mortar • Lapidary : Stones • Haberdasher : Linen • Chandler : Candles • Agronomist : Fertilizer

  19. Answer COBBLER : OXFORDS :: D. Chandler : Candles

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