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1 501 Word Analogy Questions501 Word Analogy QuestionsNEW YORK Copyright 2002 LearningExpress, rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by LearningExpress, LLC, New of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:501 word Analogy Questions / LearningExpress. 1st 1-57685-422-11. English language Synonyms and antonyms Problems, exercises, Vocabulary Problems, exercises, etc. I. LearningExpress (Organization)PE1591 .A24 '076 dc212002006843 Printed in the United States of America9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 First EditionISBN 1-57685-422-1 For more information or to place an order, contact LearningExpress at:55 Broadway8th FloorNew York, NY 10006Or visit us LearningExpress Skill Builder in Focus Writing Teamiscomprised of experts in test preparation, as well as educators and teachers who specialize in language arts and Skill Builder in Focus Writing TeamBrigit DermottFreelance WriterEnglish Tutor, New York CaresNew York, New YorkSandy GadeProject EditorLearningExpressNew York, New YorkKerry McLean Project EditorMath TutorShirley, New YorkWilliam Recco Middle School Math Teacher, Grade 8 Shoreham/Wading River School DistrictMath TutorSt.

2 James, New YorkColleen SchultzMiddle School Math Teacher, Grade 8Ve s t a l C e n t r a l S c h o o l D i s t r i c tMath TutorVe s t a l , N e w Yo r kIntroductionix1 Word Analogy Practice12 Word Analogy Practice93 Word Analogy Practice174 Word Analogy Practice255 Word Analogy Practice336 Word Analogy Practice417 Word Analogy Practice498 Word Analogy Practice579 Word Analogy Practice6510 Word Analogy Practice7311 Word Analogy Practice8112 Challenging Word Analogy Practice8913 Targeted Word Analogy Practice for the97 miller analogies Test (MAT)ContentsWelcome to 501 Word Analogy Questions !This book isdesigned to help you prepare for the verbal and reasoning sections ofmany assessment and entrance exams.

3 By completing the exercises inthis book, you will develop the skills necessary to tackle each type ofanalogy standardized tests including high school entrance exams,the SATs, civil service exams, the GREs, and others use analogyquestions to test both logic and reasoning skills and word Questions ask test takers to identify relationships between pairsof words. In order to solve Analogy Questions , you must first have aclear understanding of the words definitions and then use thatunderstanding to determine how the words are Questions are often described as blank is to blank as blankis to blank. So for example, puppy : dog :: kitten : _____, is read puppy is to dog as kitten is to blank.

4 The answer is, of course, cat. However, the blank is to blank format does not really answer thequestion precisely. More accurately, you might describe the rela-tionship between puppy and dog as a puppy is a young dog. ToIntroductiondetermine the missing word, you might say a kitten is a young .. The key to solving an Analogy question is to precisely describe therelationship between the pair of words and then apply the same rela-tionship to determine which word completes the Analogy Questions rely on your ability to deduce the correctrelationship between words and to draw logical conclusions about thepossible answer choices. For example in the question Sherpa : Tibet:: Massai : _____, you can probably guess the correct answer fromthe following choices , , , even if you do not know the exact meaning of the words in the ques-tion.

5 The correct answer is Kenya Sherpa are people who live inTibet and Massai are people who live in Kenya. Even if you wereunable to describe the relationship between the words because theyare unfamiliar, you could probably see that Kenya is the only coun-try offered as a choice. As you know that Tibet , a country, is the sec-ond half of the first pair, you can deduce that a country is necessaryto complete the second relationships that are found in Analogy Questions fall into sev-eral general types. Part to Whole. In this type of question , a pair of wordsconsists of a part and a whole. For example, spoke :wheel. A spoke is part of a wheel. Ty p e a n d C a t e g o r y.

6 T h e s e q u e s t i o n s u s e p a i r s o f w o r d s i nwhich one word is a specific type in a general example, orange : citrus. An orange is a type of citrus. Degree of Intensity. These Questions test your ability todiscern nuance of meaning among pairs of words. Forexample, shower : monsoon. A shower is light rainfall anda monsoon is heavy rainfall. Function. These Questions pair words that are relatedthrough function. For example, hammer : build. Ahammer is used to build. Manner. This type of Analogy describes the manner, way,or style by which an action is accomplished. For example,x501 Word Analogy Questionsxishamble : walk. Shamble means to walk in an awkwardmanner.

7 Symbol or representation. These Questions pair words inwhich one word is the symbol of the other. For example,dove : peace. A dove is a symbol of peace. Action and significance. In this type of Analogy one worddescribes an action and the other word indicates thesignificance of the action. For example, cry : sorrow. Tocry signifies Questions can also be used to test word knowledge andfactual content. Word knowledge Questions are generally pairs of syn-onyms or pairs of antonyms. For example, tardy : _____ :: liberal :generous. Liberal and generous are synonyms, therefore you wouldlook for a synonym of tardy among the answer choices. Factual con-tent Questions demand a certain level of general knowledge, and can-not be deduced from the relationship alone.

8 For example:iron : Fe :: silver : this case you need to know that the chemical symbol for silver isAg. Even though these Questions require some basic knowledge youcan still apply logic to the question . For example, if you know that thechemical name for table salt is NaCl, you can eliminate these twoanswers. This leaves you with Ag and K. If you happen to know thatthe French word for silver is argent, then Ag would be an excellenteducated is a final type of Analogy question that is purely a logic Questions pair seemingly unrelated words. The relationship isfound in the arrangement of the letters. For example:501 Word Analogy Questionsxii501 Word Analogy Questionsabout : bout :: _____ : this case, the answer is amend because that is the word formed byadding an a in front of mend.

9 You will also find scrambled wordsand anagrams in this category of Questions increase in difficulty as you move through each setof exercises. Because this book is designed for many levels of test tak-ers, you may find that some of the more advanced Questions arebeyond your ability. If you are using this book to study for a highschool entrance exam, you may get a number of Questions that appearlater in a section wrong. Don t worry! If you are getting the earlierquestions correct, you are probably in good shape for your , if you are studying for a graduate-level exam such as theGRE or the MAT, the full range of Questions presented is appropri-ate for your Questions in this book can help you prepare for your test inmany ways.

10 First, completing these practice exercises will make youfamiliar with the question format. They will also help you get usedto identifying the relationships between pairs of words. In the case ofsolving analogies , practice really does make perfect. The more com-fortable you are with the question format and the more familiar youare with the range of Analogy types, the easier this section on yourtest will , your performance on these Questions will help you assessyour ability and vocabulary level. You may find that you do very wellon those Questions that require logical deduction to find the correctanswer, but that you have trouble with those Questions that test wordknowledge.