Understanding Analogies
By Muhammad Sadaqat Ali
This article is really helpful for
the NTS Educator Test for all post. As usually, In the test, about 4 or 5 questions must come in paper for all post. A clear understanding may helpful to
solved that question easily with the clear knowledge of understanding
analogies.
To understanding analogies, in each
of the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by
five lettered pairs of words or phrases. You have to select the lettered pair
that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original
pair. Let to know, which types of relationship may be possible for the sake of
clear understanding: (Some Common relationships in Analogies)
General Classification
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Examples
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Specific Relationship
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Class Inclusion (Inclusion mean addition)
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(fruit : apple :: tree : maple)
(tree :forest:: teachers: faculty)
(puppy :dog ::kitten :cat)
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2nd (term) is a kind of 1st (term)
2nd is made up of 1st
1st is a young 2nd
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Part-Whole
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(engine :car:: heart :body)
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1st is part of 2nd (or 1st runs 2nd)
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Attribute or Characteristic
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(aesthete:beauty::patriot:country)
(artist:paint::writer:pen)
(submissive:led::volatile:aroused)
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1st loves 2nd
1st does 2nd
if one is 1st, one is easily 2nd
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Non-attribute or Contrast
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(loyal:betrayal::honesty:deception)
(vacuum:air::tundra:trees)
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1st does not do 2nd
1st lacks 2nd
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Degree or Intensity
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(like:love::dislike:despise)
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2nd is extreme 1st
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Excessive Degree
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(eating:gluttony::frugality:stinginess)
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2nd is too much (excessive) 1st
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Cause (or Purpose) or Effect
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(axe:split::knife:cut)
(refine:petroleum::smelt:ore)
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1st is used in order to 2nd
to 1st is to purify
2nd
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Place or Time
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(sculptor:studio::actor:stage)
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1st works in or on 2nd
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Symbol or Representation
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(applause : enjoyment :: frown : annoyance)
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1st is a sign of 2nd
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Recipient
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(scholarship : student :: bequest : heir)
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1st is given to 2nd (or 2nd receives 1st)
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Agent or Doer
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(playwright : tragedy :: composer : symphony)
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2nd is one of the products created by 1st
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Here is the effort made to the solution
of the analogies problem as how to solve analogies in NTS Test. Please Comment,
If you want to share any idea, related to the article.
Synonyms:
1. ERUDITE:
a. Professional
b. Immature
c. Unimaginative
d. Learned
e. Ignorant
2. HAPLESS:
a. Unlucky
b. Kind
c. Helpful
d. Futile
3. BROCHURE:
a. Opening
b. Pamphlet
c. Censor
d. Pin
4. CHIDE:
a. Unite
b. Fear
c. Record
d. Scold
Five lettered pairs (A to E) follow a related pair of words given in capitals. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair in capitals.
5. PEDIATRICS: CHILDREN::
a. Dermatology: skin
b. Pathology: medicine
c. Meteorology: forecasts
d. Neurology: psychologists
e. Ecology: environmentalists
6. CREASE: FOLDING::
a. Serration: braiding
b. Hole: perforating
c. Dent: weakening
d. Break: setting
e. Scratch: cracking
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