THE EFFECTIVE WAY OF PASSING ANALOGY TEST IN CIVIL SERVICE EXAM.

ANALOGY TIPS AND TRICKS

In an analogy question, you have to determine the relationship between a pair of given words, and then look for the same relationship among the choices.

Notes: It is recommended that you use keyword/s in expressing the relationship between the given words. Make sure that you are consistent and that you use the same keyword/s when going over the choices.

REMEMBER THIS RELATIONSHIP KEY:

·         type of

·         part of

·         symbolizes

·         synonym/antonym

·         sign of

·         male/female(gender)

·         works in

·         conducts

·         kind of

·         made of

·         part of

·         combined with/will form

·         past participle

·         plural

·         causes

·         more intense

·         described as

·         genre of

·         creates

·         works in

·         lack of

·         anagram

·         baby

·         what a worker does

·         affects

·         headed by

·         stored in

·         treated with

·         described as

·         ingredient

·         highest part

·         feels(action)

Let us spot the relationship by using the appropriate keyword/s in the following examples.

LION : DEN

(A den is the shelter of a lion).

DOG : FRIENDLY

(A dog may be described as friendly.)

MAMMAL : WHALE

(A whale is a kind of mammal.)

FRUGAL : MISERLY

(Frugal is the antonym of miserly.)

POSITIVE : OPTIMISTIC

(Positive is the synonym of optimistics.)

PHOTOGRAPHER : CAMERA

(A photographer uses a camera.)

SOPRANO : SING

(Singing is what a soprano does.)

LAWYER : COURTROOM

(The courtroom is the lawyer's workplace.)

PROGRAMMER : TECHNOLOGY

(A programmer is in the field of technology.)

PENCIL : PAPER

(A pencil is used on paper.)

SCISSORS : CUT

(A pair of scissors is used to cut.)

PUNCH : AGGRESSION

(Punching someone is a sign of aggression.)

DEATH : GRIEF

(Death causes grief.)

ROOSTER : HEN

(A rooster is a male chicken while a hen is a female chicken.)

HOT : BOILING

(Boiling is more intense than hot.)

BRANCH : TREE

(Branch is a part of a tree.)

FEET : WALK

(The function of feet to is walk.)

MURMUR : TALK

(Murmuring is a manner of talking.)

WRITER : NOVEL

(A writer produces a novel.)

FIRST : LAST

(First comes before last.)

PENTHOUSE : BASEMENT

(A penthouse is located on top of a building while a basement is located at the bottom.)

PUPPY : DOG

(A puppy is a young dog.)

ANKH : REBIRTH

(An ankh is a symbol of rebirth.)

BAT : CAT

(Bat sounds like a cat.)

SUNLIGHT : HUSTLING

(Sunlight is the anagram of hustling.)

DRIVE : DROVE

(Drove is the past tense of drive.)

AIR : PORT

("Air" may be combined with "port" to form the word "airport".)