1. Tricks for solving GREAnalogy Questions

2.

.... What words related to aCLOWNcome to your mind when you see this picture ?

3. Words related to Clown

Funny clothes

Red nose

Painted face

Silly

Tricks

Laugh

Amuse

Circus

Lacks seriousness

4. GRE Words related to Clown

Motley (Funny clothes)

Masquerade (painted face)

Ludicrous (silly)

Shenanigan (Tricks)

Chuckle (Laugh)

Regale (Amuse)

5. Analogies on clown

Clown : Red nose

Clown : Silly/tricks

Clown : Amusement

Clown : Circus

Clown : Fun

Clown : morose

Clown : Funny clothes

6. 7. What is the formula for Analogies

Visualization

Lateral Thinking

Broader or In-depth or Contextual understanding of words

8. How do you go about ?

Develop an in-depth understanding of words

Practice a lot of questions. Let your imagination flow as you solve.

You will slowly develop Visualization and Lateral Thinking !!!

9. Learning words in context

Who does notknow the meaning of the wordabate?

10. Read the news article

NEW DELHI May 13 .There appears to be finally some good news on the weather front. The severe heat wave, which has been sweeping over most parts of the country for the past week couldabateat least in some areas within the next couple of days, if one goes by the assessment of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the apex weather bureau of the country.

11. Learning words in context

Now, can you guess the meaning of the wordabate?

Is it used inpositiveornegative context ?

How do you know that?

12. Read the news article

NEW DELHI May 13 .There appears to be finally somegood newson the weather front. Thesevere heat wave , which has been sweeping over most parts of the country for the past week couldabateat least in some areas within the next couple of days, if one goes by the assessment of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the apex weather bureau of the country.

13. Recap...

We have discussed...

• how an analogy is formed and

• the skills required to answer an analogy question

Now let us visit...

• the frequently used GRE analogy relations

It will help you learn and relate words in this way

14. Relation 1: Object : Characteristic

What is the characteristic of the tiger?

15. Characteristic least expected

What is the least expected characteristic of a soldier?

16. Relation 2:Object : Object of Association 17. Object : Object of hate

Who is he?

What does he hate?

18. Object : Object of hate

Miser : Spending

19. Object of attraction

Who is this and what does he like ?

20. Object of attraction

Glutton : Food

21. Object of creation

Who is this professional ?

What does he create ?

22. Object of creation

Cartographer : Maps

23. Object of Study

.. .Study of birds ?

24. Object of Study

Ornithology : Birds

25. Person : tool

Who is he?

26. Person : tool

Referee : Whistle

27. Person : work place

Who is he?

Where does he work?

28. Person : work place

Miner : Quarry

29. Whole :Part or Group : Single

What is the group shown in the picture?

30.

Archipelago : Island

31. Object of association OBJECT 32. Relation 3:Object : Significance

See the Halo behind Buddha's head, What does it Signify?

33. Relation 3:Object : Significance

Halo : Wisdom

34. Relation 4:Object/Action : Function

What does a kleptomaniac do?

35. Relation 4:Object/Action : Function

Kleptomaniac : Steal

36. Function least expected

What function do you least expect from a talkative?

37. Function least expected

Talkative : Silent

38. Manner What is the difference that you find between the two pictures? 39. Manner

This is Eating.

40. Manner

This is gobbling ( fast eating)

Gobble : Eat

implies the act ofeating fast

41. Recap of the relations

Object : Characteristic

Object : Object of association

Object : Significance

Object : Function

Implies Manner in which an action takes place

42. Let's do some analogies

Lawyer: Courtroom

A) Participant: Team

B)Commuter: Train

C) Gladiator: Arena

D)Senator: Caucus

E)Patient: Ward

What is the relation in the lead pair? What is the correct answer? 43.

Solution:

The relation in the lead pair is Person : place of work. Lawyer argues his case in the courtroom and Gladiator fights in an arena. Hence it is the correct answer. No other choices has person : place of work relation.

44.

Judge: Gavel

A) Detective: Uniform

B)Doctor: Stethoscope

C) Referee: Whistle

D) Soldier: knife

E) Lecturer: Podium

What is the relation in the lead pair? What is the correct answer? 45.

Solution:

A gavel is the judge's tool of profession with which he commands for attention in the courtroom.

Similarly, a whistle is a referee's tool of profession with which he pulls in the attention of the players in the field.

The options Doctor: Stethoscope, soldier : Knife might also strike

However, the referee : whistle seems more apt since it also resembles a function similar to Judge: Gavel.

46.

Bit: Drill

A) Nut: Bolt

B) Nail: Hammer`

C) Blade: Razor

D) Stapler: Paper

E) Chisel: Stone

What is the relation in the lead pair? What is the correct answer ? 47.

The relation is Part : Whole

A BIT is a sharp device attached to one end of a DRILL and it does the actual cutting

A BLADE is a sharp device attached to one end of a RAZOR and it does the actual cutting

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