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ANALOG

It is a statement in which two word pairs share the same


relationship.It is meant to check candidate’s overall
vocabulary, reasoning, think concisely, and accurately.
There are various concept and relationships on which
questions are framed
A typical analogy looks like this:

► Finger: hand:: toe: foot


► The Colon (:) means “is to” and the double colon(::)
means “as”
► The analogy is read as “Finger is to hand as toe is to
foot
TYPES OF ANALOGIES

DRY: ARID :: LOST: MISLAID


FLAW: DEFECT :: FALLACY : ILLUSION

What’s the relationship?

Both the words have similar meanings so this relationship is synonym

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TYPES OF ANALOGIES

► KIND: CRUEL :: HAPPY: SAD


► MOURN : REJOICE :: FRESH : STALE

What’s the relationship

Both the words have opposite meanings,so their relationship is


Antonyms
TYPES OF ANALOGIES

► ARGUMENT: FIGHT :: SKIRMISH : WAR


► FAMOUS: RENOWNED :: ERROE : BLUNDER

What’s the Relationship?

DEGREE OF INTENSITY
TYPES OF ANALOGIES

► PARAGRAPH:ESSAY :: ACT : PLAY


► WHEEL: AEROPLANE :: WHEEL : CART

What’s the Relationship

PART AND WHOLE


TYPES OF ANALOGIES

► PRISM : GLASS :: WINE :GRAPES


► JAGGER : SUGARCANE :: RUBBER: LATEX

What’s the relationship?

PRODUCT AND RAW MATERIAL


TYPES OF ANALOGIES

► EDITOR : NEWSPAPEPR :: FARMER : CROP


► ARCHITECT : DESIGN :: DRAMATIST : PLAY

What’s the relationship?

WORKER &PRODUCT/PERFORMER:FUNCTION
TYPES OF ANALOGIES

► NEEDLE: SEW :: TONGS : HOLD


► SHOVEL : SCOOP :: AXE : GRIND

What’s the Relationship

TOOLS & ACTION/OBJECT &FUNCTION


TYPES OF ANALOGIES

► BLACKSMITH : ANVIL :: LABOURER : SPADE


► MASON : PLUMBLINE :: WOODCUTTER : AXE

What's the relationship?

WORKER AND TOOL


TYPES OF ANALOGIES

► AEROPLANE : HANGER :: GUNS :ARMOURY


► CLOTHES: WARDROBE :: CURIOS:MUSEUM

What’s the relationship?

ANIMALS/THINGS and THEIR KEEPING PLACE


TYPES OF ANALOGIES

► MAN : MAMMAL :: OSTRICH : BIRD


► WHALE : MAMMAL :: FROG: AMPHIBIAN
► OWL :HOOT :: CROW :CAW
► HORSE : NEIGH :: DONKEY: BRAY

What’s the Relationship?

INDIVIDUAL/ANIMAL/THING and THEIR CLASS/SOUND


TYPES OF ANALOGIES

► DOG : KENNEL ::BEE : HIVE


► OWL : BARN :: SPIDER : WEB
► SOLDIER: BARRACKS :: NUN : CONVENT

What’s the Relationship?

INDIVIDUAL and Their DWELLING PLACE


TYPES OF ANALOGIES

► WIZARD : WITCH :: LION : LIONESS


► LORD : LADY :: MONK : NUN

What’s the Relationship?

GENDER– MALE:FEMALE
TYPES OF ANALOGIES

► FROG : TADPOLE :: SWAN : CYGNET


► BUTTERFLY : CATERPILLAR :: DUCK :DUCKLING

What’s the Relationship?

ANIMAL and YOUNGONE/OFFSPRING


TYPES OF ANALOGIES

► GRAPES: BUNCH :: BEES : SWARM


► MINISTERS : COUNCIL :: PILGRIMS : CARAVAN

What’s the Relationship?

INDIVIDUAL and GROUP


TYPES OF ANALOGIES

► JAPAN : YEN :: UK : POUND


► INDIA :RUPEE :: CHINA : YUAN
► CANADA:OTTAWA ::SPAIN : MADRID
► JAPAN : TOKYO :: ITALY : ROME

What’s the Relationship?

COUNTRY and CURRENCY/CAPITAL


TEST YOURSELF
1. ______ : trail :: grain : grail
► a. train
► b. path
► c. wheat
► d. holy
► 2. particular : fussy ::______ : subservient
► a. meek
► b. above
► c. cranky
► d. uptight
QUESTIONS

► 3. ______ : horse ::board : train


► a. stable
► b. shoe
► c. ride
► d. mount
► 4. tureen : ______ ::goblet : wine
► a. napkin
► b. soup
► c. spoon
► d. pilsner
► 5. 4 : 6 :: ______ : 16
► a. 2
► b. 14
► c. 8
► d. 10
TEST YOURSELF
► 6. son : nuclear ::______ : extended
► a. father
► b. mother
► c. cousin
► d. daughters
► 7. coif : hair :: ______ : musical
► a. shower
► b. close
► c. praise
► d. score
► 8. feta : Greek ::provolone : ______
► a. salad
► b. Swiss
► c. blue
► d. Italian
TEST YOURSELF
► 9. ragtime : United States ::raga : ______
► a. cloth
► b. country
► c. piano
► d. India
10 . miserly : cheap ::homogeneous : ______
► a. extravagant
► b. unkind
► c. alike
► d. friendly
► 11. skew : gloomy ::slant : ______
► a. glee
► b. foible
► c. desperate
► d. gloaming
TEST YOURSELF
► 12. vapid : ______ :: rapid : swift
► a. inspired
► b. turgid
► c. wet
► d. insipid
► 13. denim : cotton ::______ : flax
► a. sheep
► b. uniform
► c. sweater
► d. linen
TEST YOURSELF
► 14. poetry : rhyme ::philosophy : ______
► a. imagery
► b. music
► c. bi-law
► d. theory
► 15 marshal : prisoner ::principal : ______
► a. teacher
► b. president
► c. doctrine
► d. student
THANK YOU

HAVE A NICE DAY


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