Verbal Analogy Tests

Verbal Analogy Tests Edit

Verbal Analogy Tests

Verbal analogy tests, or verbal relationship questions, ask you to identify the relationship between two words and then find another pair of words that has the same relationship.

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Two Distinct Types of Knowledge

AVocabulary

Knowledge of the words and terms used in the analogy.

BReasoning

Ability to relate these words and terms in a reasonable or logical manner.

Principles of Taking Verbal Analogy Tests

ARead 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 way as bungalow is related to what?

BExpress a relationship between the first two words.

Substitute the third word for the first, and figure out a suitable word for the second.

Oak is a kind of tree. Bungalow is a kind of house.

CBe alert to commonly used relationships, as in the following:

Relationship	Example
Means the same as	wrath : anger
Opposite of	long : short
Is a part of	spring : watch
Usually becomes 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

DBe aware of the general groupings of verbal relationships, as in the following:

#	Grouping	Example	Meaning
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 : Horse	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.