Verbal Analogy Tests
Verbal Analogy tests or verbal relationship questions ask that you identify
the relationship between two words
and find another pair of words that is parallel or of that same relationship.
Two Distinct types of knowledge
A.
Knowledge of the words and terms used in the analogy.
B. Ability to relate
these words and terms in a reasonable or logical manner.
Principles of Taking Verbal Analogy Tests
A. Read the analogy as a sentence. Oak: Tree: Bungalow:
Sentence:
Oak is to tree
as bungalow is to house?
Or:
Oak is related
to tree in the same as bungalow is related to what?
B.
Express a relationship between the
first two words. Substitute the third word for the first, and figure out a
suitable for the second word.
Oak is a kind of tree. Bungalow is a kind of house.
C. Be alert to commonly used relationship as in the following:
|
Relationship |
Example |
|
-means the same as |
wrath: anger |
|
(Opposite of) |
long: short |
|
-is a part of |
spring: watch |
|
-usually become or comes
before |
tadpole: frog |
|
-usually goes with |
bacon: eggs |
|
-is used by (user) |
hammer:
carpenter |
|
-is used to (done by) |
mop: clean |
|
-is
made from or made of |
clothing: fabric |
|
|
|
|
-is a larger (smaller)
version of |
lake: pond |
|
-is a measure of |
mile: distance |
D. Be aware of the general groupings of verbal relationship as in the following:
1. Person and Object
Contestant: Prize- A contestant aims to win a prize
2. Class and Number
Elegy: Poem-
Elegy is a type of poem
3. Country and Capital
Tokyo: Japan-
Tokyo is the Capital of Japan
4. Sex
Stallion: House-
Stallion is the male gender of a horse
5. Tools
Scalpel:
Surgeon- A scalpel is a tool of a surgeon
6. Symbols
Torch: Education- Torch is a symbol of education
7. Sequence
Engagement:
Marriage- Engagement comes before marriage
8.
Special Sequence
Attic: Basement- Attic is a room just below the roof. Basement is
the story of a building just below the main floor.
Exercise: Verbal Analogy and Relationship
1. Mare: Horse:: Lamb:
A.
ewe c. Tigress e. doe
B. lioness d. goat
2. Food: Famine:: :
A.
water: drought c.
seed: fruit e. supply: demand
B. goods: store d. product: factory
3. Museum: Exhibit:: Theater:
A.
frame c. gallery e.
performance
B. seats d. painting
4. Sister: Sibling:: Wife:
A.
friend c. mother e.
housekeeper
B. spouse d. Partner
5. Blind: sight: :
A.
diabetic: sugar c.
benevolent: charity e. indigent:
tact
B. amnesiac:
memoryd. acrid: taste
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