What is Analogy?

In verbal analogies, the test taker is given one pair of

related words and other pairs of words. The test
taker must find the pair of words that has the same
relationship to the words in the first pair. For
example: (fire:hot), have the same relation as
(ice:cold).
What does this part of the GAT include?

1- Before reading the passage, read the questions first (not the
choices). If you know the questions, then you can choose what to
take note while reading.

2- Pay attention to the first and last sentences in each paragraph.

Usually, those sentences state the main idea of the passage.

3- Most passages have clues about the important ideas. Phrases like
“note that,” “clearly,” and “do not overlook”. They give you hints on
which ideas to focus on.
4- Read ALL the choices. Do not rush answering if you think you
found the correct answer. The next answer might be a better
answer.

5- Take note of the difference between the true answer and correct
answer. Carefully read the passage and understand the ideas it
communicates. Be sure that your answer is based on the passage
and not your own opinion or prior knowledge.
6- Do not spend a lot of time in one question. If you cannot find the
answer even if you refer to the passage, eliminate the obviously
wrong choices, and choose your answer from the remaining
choices.

7- Review your answers. If you finished the exam early, go back to

the questions where you have doubts. Reread the passage and
answer the question.
How to answer verbal analogy questions?

Verbal analogies are sometimes written in abbreviated form using symbols.

In an analogy, a colon represents the words is to. For example (success: passed)
should be read as (success is to passed).

Similarly, two colons :: should be read as: (in the same way as).

For example, (sail: cloth) :: (oar : wood), means that (sail is to cloth) in the same
way as (oar is to wood). This is true because a sail is made of cloth and an oar is
made of wood.
Check that the parts of speech used in the two sections of analogy are
consistent and follow in the same sequence.

Example, if the first pair of words contains an adjective and a noun in

that order,
then the second pair of words must contain an adjective and a noun in
the same order.

(fire:heat) (fire:hot) (fire:hot) (fire:hot)

(ice:cold) (ice:cold) (icey:cold) (ice:coldly)
A good way to figure out the relationship in a given question is to
make up a sentence that describes the relationship between the
first two words.

Then, try to use the same sentence to find out which of the
answer choices completes the same relationship with another pair
of words.