WHAT DOES IT TO DO?

• ANALOGY QUESTIONS ARE USED TO TEST BOTH LOGIC AND REASONING

SKILLS AND WORD KNOWLEDGE
• IDENTIFY RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PAIRS OF WORDS
EXAMPLE #1

PUPPY : DOG : : KITTEN _____

EXAMPLE #2
SHERPA : TIBET : : MASSAI _____
A. MOUNTAIN
B. BICYCLE
C. KENYA
D. DESERT
HACKS IN VERBAL ANALOGY QUESTIONS
1. PART TO WHOLE - A PAIR OF WORDS THAT CONSIST OF A PART AND A WHOLE. FOR EXAMPLE: SPOKE :
WHEEL – NOTE THAT SPOKE IS A PART OF A WHEEL
2. TYPE AND CATEGORY - USE PAIR OF WORDS IN WHICH ONE IS A SPECIFIC TYPE IN A GENERAL CATEGORY.
FOR EXAMPLE: CITRUS : ORANGE
3. DEGREE OF INTENSITY – THESE QUESTIONS TEST YOUR ABILITY TO DISCERN NUANCE OF MEANING AMONG
PAIRS OF WORDS. FOR EXAMPLE: SHOWER : MONSOON
4. FUNCTION – THESE QUESTIONS PAIR OF WORDS THAT ARE RELATED THROUGH FUNCTION. FOR EXAMPLE –
HAMMER : BUILD
5. MANNER – DESCRIBES THE MANNER, WAY OR STYLE BY WHICH AN ACTION IS ACCOMPLISHED. FOR
EXAMPLE: SHAMBLE : WALK
MORE HACKS…
1. Symbol or Representation – These questions pair words in which one
word is the symbol of the other. For example, dove : peace. A dove is a
symbol of peace

2. Action and Significance - one word describes an action and the other
word indicates the significance of the action For example: cry : sorrow.
To cry signifies sorrow
LET’S PRACTICE!
EXAMPLE #3
________ : BULLET : : CARAT : DIAMOND
a. SILVER
b. COBALT
c. GUN
d. CALIBER
EXAMPLE #4
________ : COLLEGE : : MECHANIC : GARAGE

a. BOOK
b. LEARNING
c. PROFESSOR
d. ENGINE
EXAMPLE #5
POWERLESS : EFFICACIOUS : : _________ : ASOCIAL

a. CORRUPT
b. HIDDEN
c. SOCIAL
d. LIMITED
EXAMPLE #6
ENFEEBLE : FORTIFY : : CONCEDE : __________

A. DISPUTE
B. CLOSE
C. EXPECT
D. SURRENDER
EXAMPLE #7
FORGO : __________ : : UNDO : REVERSE

A. GO
B. BEGIN
C. RENOUNCE
D. FORGET
EXAMPLE #8
VESTIGE : ________ : : VESTMENT : GARB

A. ARTERY
B. SACRAMENT
C. CLERGY
D. FOOTPRINT
EXAMPLE #9
WATTLE : ___________ : : CRUST: : BREAD

A. WAFFLE
B. GRIDDLE
C. GAIT
D. NECK
EXAMPLE #10
ADORE : ABHOR : : CENSURE : ___________

A. COMPLAIN
B. COUNT
C. EXTOL
D. QUESTION
MORE TO VA (VERBAL ANALOGY)
• 1. SYNONYM AND ANTONYMS – PAIR OF WORDS THAT ARE EITHER SYNONYMS OR ANTONYMS – SHOULD
BE CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE EQUATION
• 2. FACTUAL QUESTIONS – DEMAND CERTAIN LEVEL OF GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND CAN BE DEDUCED FROM
THE RELATIONSHIP ALONE
• 3. LETTER ARRANGEMENT – DELETION AND ADDITION OF LETTERS IN THE EQUATION (I.E. ABOUT : BOUT ::
____ : MEND)