Analogy

Analogy means 'similarity'. It is an identity of relationship between different objects. Questions based on analogy judge the candidate's ability to identify a relationship between two given words/numbers/letters and find a similar relationship in the alternative provided.

In word analogy, pairs of words are established based on various relations. Common relations include:
1. Synonyms: Huge : Enormous
2. Antonyms: Kind : Cruel
3. Worker & Tool: Carpenter : Saw, Doctor : Stethoscope
4. Tool & Action: Needle : Sew, Pen : Write
5. Quantity & Unit: Length : Meter, Time : Second
6. Animal & Young Ones: Cat : Kitten, Dog : Puppy

Number analogy involves identifying numerical patterns. Common logic include:
1. Addition/Subtraction: 4 : 8 :: 12 : 16 (+4 relationship)
2. Multiplication/Division: 5 : 25 :: 7 : 49 (Square relationship)
3. Squares and Cubes: 2 : 8 :: 3 : 27 (Cube relationship)
4. Prime Numbers: 11 : 13 :: 17 : 19 (Consecutive prime numbers)

Letter analogy establishes relationships between groups of letters.
1. Position Shift: ABC : BCD (+1 shift)
2. Reverse Order: CAT : TAC (Reversed)
3. Opposite Letters: AZ : BY (Alphabetical opposite pairs)
4. Mixed Patterns: Combinations of shifts and local scrambling.