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Analogy
About 5 min · Mental Aptitude / IQ / Reasoning · English
Time worked out from the lesson's 230 words at 150 words a minute, plus a minute for each question.
Analogy questions test your ability to identify and apply patterns or relationships between pairs of items. The core skill is recognizing the relationship in a given pair and finding another pair that follows the same logic.
Key ideas
- Relationship identification: The first step is always defining how the first two terms relate—ignore options until you understand the base relationship clearly.
- Parallel logic: The relationship between the third and fourth terms must mirror the relationship between the first and second terms exactly, not just loosely.
- Word analogies: Based on semantic relationships like synonyms, antonyms, category/member, worker/tool, place/product, gender pairs, young/adult forms, and intensity variations.
- Number analogies: Follow mathematical patterns—arithmetic operations (+, −, ×, ÷), squares/cubes, prime numbers, digit sums, multiples, or positional relationships.
- Figural analogies: Involve visual transformations—rotation, reflection, shading changes, element addition/deletion, size variation, or shape progression.
Quick reference
- Three types: Word (meaning-based), Number (math-based), Figural (visual pattern-based)
- Method: Define relationship first → Apply to third term → Match with options
- Top word patterns: Synonym, antonym, tool/function, part/whole, category/member, cause/effect
- Top number patterns: Squares/cubes, ±n, ×n, n²±1, digit sum operations
- Top figural patterns: Rotation (90°/180°), reflection, shading toggle, element count change
Check yourself: 3 questions
1. Complete the analogy: Pen : Writer :: Brush : ?
2. Complete the number analogy: 12 : 144 :: 15 : ?
3. Complete the analogy: Doctor : Hospital :: Teacher : ?
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