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Example Question #31 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Crank is to turning as __________ is to mooring.
hearth
tirade
anchor
scowl
harbor
anchor
A "crank" is a device used to facilitate the "turning" of something. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a device used for "mooring." Well, you first need to know that "mooring" means to fix a boat in place in a harbor so that it cannot be moved by the water. The correct answer is therefore "anchor." Additionally, a "harbor" is where boats are docked; a "tirade" is a long and impassioned verbal attack against someone or something; a "hearth" is a fireplace or a home; a "scowl" is an angry frown.
Example Question #32 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Charcoal is to fuel as detergent is to __________.
clean
vend
lend
practice
cook
clean
"Charcoal" is a material used to provide "fuel" or heat energy. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that "detergent" is used for. The correct answer is to "clean." Additionally, "vend" means to sell and "lend" means allow to borrow.
Example Question #32 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete this analogy.
Pyre is to __________ as scaffolding is to reinforcing.
cremating
abstaining
reimbursing
drenching
hoarding
cremating
"Scaffolding" is some temporary structure erected during construction to help with "reinforcing" the building. So, "scaffolding" is used for "reinforcing," what is a "pyre" used for? The correct answer is that a "pyre," is a pile of flammable material used in a funeral burning. So, it is used for "cremating," (burning a dead body). Additionally, "abstaining" means not participating it, not taking part; "drenching" means soaking, making very wet; "reimbursing" means paying someone back money they are owed; "hoarding" means collecting items or money and hiding them or refusing to use them.
Example Question #1 : User And Tool
Complete this analogy.
Sculptor is to clay as __________.
painter is to paint
water is to watercolor
paint is to canvas
writer is to typewriter
melody is to musician
painter is to paint
Since a sculptor creates works of art out of clay, we need to pick out another set of words in which the first word describes someone who creates art using the second word as their medium. While "painter is to paint" and "writer is to typewriter" may both look like good answers, a typewriter is not a writer's medium, but the tool they use to write. (Words or text would be a writer's medium.) "Painter is to paint" is the correct answer because a painter creates works of art out of paint (and canvas), just like a sculptor creates works of art out of clay.
Example Question #481 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy:
Carpenter is to hammer as __________.
bird is to egg
captain is to boat
chef is to food
metalworker is to welding torch
baton is to policeman
metalworker is to welding torch
A carpenter uses a hammer to build wooden objects, so we need to find a similar relationship in the analogies. A "metalworker" uses a "welding torch" to build metal objects. "Metalworker" and "welding torch" have the same relationship as carpenter and hammer.
A captain uses a boat, but the boat is not simply a tool for the captain, it is the captain's home.
Birds hatch from eggs, there is no user or tool in this analogy.
Chefs make food, but food is not the tool of the chef.
The policeman is not the tool of the baton, but vice versa. Analogies must match conceptually, so if you have a user paired with a tool, you need to find an answer that also has a user and a tool.
Example Question #31 : Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, And Subject/Object
Complete the analogy:
Mechanic is to car as __________.
filmmaker is to movies
cowboy is to horses
driver is to limo
plumber is to toilet
salesman is to car
plumber is to toilet
Mechanics repair cars. Similarly, "plumbers" fix "toilets."
None of the other analogies have this relationship:
Drivers drive limos but typically do not repair them. Filmmakers make movies. Cowboys ride horses. A salesman sells cars.
Example Question #3 : User And Tool
Complete the analogy:
Chauffeur is to car as __________.
pilot is to plane
lawyer is to court
painter is to photography
runner is to race
oarsman is to steamship
pilot is to plane
"Chauffeurs" drive "cars" as their occupation. Similarly, "pilots" fly "planes" as their occupation.
None of the other analogies have this relationship:
A lawyer works in the court, but does not operate the court in the same way that a pilot or a chauffeur operate a plane or a car. Painters paints pictures, while photography is the art of taking pictures with a camera. Runners run races; there are no tools in this analogy. An oarsman rows a boat, but a steamship has no oarsmen as it is steam-powered, thus the oarsman does not operate the steamship as his profession.
Example Question #613 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Pen is to author as __________.
mother is to baby
ornament is to Christmas
chalk is to teacher
hotdog is to bun
plant is to garden
chalk is to teacher
The correct answer is "chalk is to teacher."
This analogy expresses a user and tool relationship.
A pen is a tool that an author uses to do his or her job. Therefore, we need to find an identical relationship for the second half of the analogy.
A teacher uses chalk to perform (specific tasks) his or her job.
Example Question #614 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Statistician is to __________ as geologist is to rocks.
literature
geography
history
data
romance
data
A "geologist" is someone who studies rocks, someone who examines rocks. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these answer choices is studied or examined by a "statistician." A "statistician" is primarily concerned with statistics, or "data." To provide extra help, "data" is facts collected and analyzed.
Example Question #615 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Mason is to __________ as grocer is to food.
stone
iron
water
wood
money
stone
A "grocer" is someone who sells food, and other household products for a living. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a product made or sold by a "mason." The correct answer is "stone." A "mason" is someone who cuts and shapes stone and marble for a living.
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