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WORD
RELATIONSHIP
NAGOLYA

ANALOGY
A B C D
Complete the Analogy
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
Decide the relationship between the first two words in each analogy.
Then complete the analogy with one of the words in parentheses.

Example: wrong : right : : sky :

_______________ (toy, fly, earth)
Answer: wrong : right : : sky : earth

1. begin : end : : open : ___________________

A. Reach B. unlock
C. Close D. near

2. angry : calm : : clean : ___________________

A. Neat B. lost
C. Safe D. dirty
3. pen : write : : knife : ___________________
A. Sharpen B. sip
C. Compose D. cut

4. find : found : : mind : ____________________

A. Minded B. mind
C. Mound D. brain

5. nose : face : : elbow : ___________________

A. Arm B. wrist
C. Knee D. leg
Analogy basically means ‘‘resemblance of one object to another in certain aspects.’’
It is a way of stating a comparative relationship between two sets of terms.

An analogy is often represented as follows: A : B :: C : D.

A and B (of the first set) are related to each other in the same way that
C and D (of the second set) are related to each other.
In this lesson, an analogy question consists of words related to each other based on
some logic and it is required to find a word/pair of words analogous to those given
in the question. To solve these questions, following two simple steps are to be
followed
Step I
Identify the relationship between the pair of numbers/letters/words given.
Step II
Find out the other pair such that the relationship between the third and the fourth
numbers/letters/words is similar to the relationship that exists between the first and
second numbers/letters/words.
Now, it is clear that analogy is established, when the two pairs on both the sides of
the sign
(::) bear the same relationship.
Take a look at the analogies below to see if you can
figure out how the words are related to each other.
This will help you understand the comparison that is
being made.

 moon : night :: sun : day

 feather : bird :: fur : dog
 hot : oven :: cold : refrigerator
 ski: snow :: raft : river
 smile: frown :: pretty : ugly
 cow : mammal :: snake : reptile
 pencil : write :: scissors : cut
 kitchen : cooking : bedroom :sleeping
 apple : fruit :: carrot : vegetable
 football : field :: tennis : court
 near : far :: open : closed
 umpire : baseball :: referee :soccer
When completing word analogies, begin by determining the relationship
between the first word pair. Then look at the first word in the second word
pair, and choose the word that has the same relationship to it as the first two
words have to each other.

Some other types of relationships include class to item (fish: trout) and part
to whole (door: house).

To test your knowledge about relationship of words, answer the exercises

below.

Choose the word that best completes each analogy.

1. Bear: den :: Bat:________________ ( hive, nest, cave)
2. Musician: instrument :: singer: _______________ ( flute, voice, choir)
3. Hot: cold :: Sweet: _______________ (bitter, salty, sour)
4. Large: big :: shout :________________(cry, scream, anxious)
5. Hand: gloves :: foot: _______________( socks, shoes, toes)
Read and analyze the relationship between each pair of words.

1.Hairdresser is to client as doctor is to patient/ medicine/customer.

2. Courage is to client as doctor is to patient/medicine/costumer
3. Land is to soil as ocean is to bravery/medicine/costumer.
4.Perplex is to confuse as to irritate is to happy/annoy/mad/.
5. Desert is to sun as pasture is to cats/ fish/sheep.
6. Astronomers to telescope as barber is to saw/scissors/pen.
7. Lion is to lioness as horse is to mare/drone/swan.
8. Blow is to blew as find is to forgot/froze/found.
9. Flash is to camera as mouse is to rat/computer/ dessert.
10. Ribbon is to present as icing is to cut/cake/typewriter.