Erin Posted October 27, 2001 Share Posted October 27, 2001 Hey guys!! You know, it's easy to post an analogy with hard vocab that not many people can answer; you can find these questions all over the place. What I like to do sometimes, to "force" people to focus ONLY on the relationship and NOT on the vocab, is make a difficult analogy that is difficult because of the relationship, and NOT because of the vocab. These questions are hard to write, so I only have a few. Take a look at this one, and let me know what you think. I'm trying very hard to create a great place for people all over the world to come to study, and I hope that you will take the time to register and post questions and answers. Therefore, I will wait a little while before I post the answer, in hope that some of you will register and post your answers and the reason(s) you chose that answer. So, here's the analogy: TIRE : RUBBER O fork : metal O tree : wood O glass : silica O candle : wax O pottery : clay Hope you like this question and find it helpful!! Erin Erin Billy TestMagic.com San Francisco, CA USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dll94 Posted November 8, 2001 Share Posted November 8, 2001 um...... the answer is,.......bbbbbb!!!! have a pleasant day!^ ^0^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted November 8, 2001 Author Share Posted November 8, 2001 Try again, please!! :D Erin Erin Billy TestMagic.com San Francisco, CA USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfeddes Posted November 13, 2001 Share Posted November 13, 2001 The correct answer is candle to wax analogy. Dfeddes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted November 13, 2001 Author Share Posted November 13, 2001 Yes, you are absolutely right; (D) is the best answer. The key here is that we need to somehow make a difference (D) and all the other answer choices. ETS will try to trick you if you make a relatively simple analogy, like "a tire is made of rubber," since all the answer choices work with that sentence. So, we need to realize that we must refine our sentence. The best sentence that connects the two words is something like this: "A tire/candle is primarily composed of rubber/wax, and in the process of using a tire/candle, the rubber/wax gets used up." Make sense? Hope so!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go MmBbAa Posted August 3, 2002 Share Posted August 3, 2002 oops!!! thought all of these are correct answer...ggg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted August 3, 2002 Author Share Posted August 3, 2002 Well, good news then--if you're "going" for an "Mm Bb Aa," you will NOT have to worry about analogies! Erin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthia Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 Hi Erin, I read this only today! I wish to know how Fork-metal does not work out. fork is also composed of metal and in the process of making a fork, metal gets used up??!!! Please help me with analogies!![V] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tushar0123 Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 Hi Erin! This really was a nice question and definitely had me in trouble too.I would like to answer the question that synthia has put up.The correct choice is (d) because wax gets used up on consumption of candle just as rubber gets used up on gradual use or consumption of tyre.On the other hand it can't be any of the other choices or the fork:metal as metal gets used up in the making process and not in the consumption process. I hope u've got it. Hey Erin..post some more of such analogies..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthia Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 Hi Tushar, Thanks a lot! I got it alright.and Erin, Plz post some more analogies and help us out!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesh Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 This is simpler one,but gotit wrong one first attempt!help me with this one! NEEDLE:KNIT:: A.loom:weave B.soap:wash C.bed:sleep D.bait:fish E:match:fire I have the answer,ill post it after receiving few of ur answers!See Ya, Mesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthia Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Hi, I think the answer is E(or is it A,on second thought!). Hey I'm scared alright!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesh Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 yeah ur second thought as good as mine. A is right ,but why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthia Posted August 29, 2002 Share Posted August 29, 2002 Hi, while solving analogies we should concentrate mainly on the relationship between the clue and the solution. Foe ex: carpenter:saw as Seamstress:scissors. Here, the relationship is that both are used to cut. Similarly, in our case, knitting and weaving are both done on fabric. this must be the answer. So, it becomes imperative that we try to figure out the solution based on the similarities in the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted August 29, 2002 Author Share Posted August 29, 2002 Originally posted by synthia I read this only today! I wish to know how Fork-metal does not work out. fork is also composed of metal and in the process of making a fork, metal gets used up??!!!Good question! Think of it this way--a fork is NOT designed for the metal to be used up, right? But a candle and tire are. In doing analogies, the most important thing is first, to find the "quintessential" relationship between the stem wordsl. The second most important thing is to figure out how specific we want to make the analogy, or, as I think of it, "how deep do we go???" You mentioned CARPENTER : SAW, right? So, for an easy Analogy, we could say that "tool" is the relationship. But say we have a lot of "tool" answer choices. Then we need to "go deeper," or refine our relationship to various other things--it cuts, it's a hand tool, it doesn't require a motor or electricity, that sort of thing. HTH!! Erin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted August 29, 2002 Author Share Posted August 29, 2002 Originally posted by Mesh This is simpler one,but gotit wrong one first attempt!help me with this one! NEEDLE:KNIT:: A.loom:weave B.soap:wash C.bed:sleep D.bait:fish E:match:fire I have the answer,ill post it after receiving few of ur answers!See Ya, Mesh Hey Mesh, First, could you post the answer with the question? I think that will be helpful. If people want to challenge themselves, they can just cover up the answer. Second, this is not a good analogy--the question is not well written. Look at all the answers on the righthand side--are they all verbs? "to fire"?? The relationship here is TOOL. X is the primary tool (not the material) used in Y, the process of creating something. How's that? Erin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthia Posted August 29, 2002 Share Posted August 29, 2002 Hi Erin, I don't get it.Tool and not fabric??!?? thinking in those lines, match becomes the tool,doesn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesh Posted August 31, 2002 Share Posted August 31, 2002 hi Erin, This question was taken frm Big Book...so blame them for ne mistakes,not me.Thanx for the explanation! Also do lemme know wheter experimental section has been taken off.I also heard tht nowadays more 3-D Games r asked in Analytical Section!That is bit discouraging since i have only 10 days for test and I have practised frm Barrons and bigbook which have only few 3-D problems!And if 3-D games do come wht shud be the approach? -Mesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesh Posted September 2, 2002 Share Posted September 2, 2002 this one's confusing.... DEPART:ABSCOND:: A.store:secrete B.close:occlude C.speak:harangue D.intervene:interfere E.cover:eclipse And the rite answer is E...but how? See ya Mesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vemvin Posted September 15, 2002 Share Posted September 15, 2002 Hey ppl (E) is the right answer because abscond is to depart suddently and eclipse is to cover, and both the second words (eclipse and abscond) have negative implications. am I right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted September 15, 2002 Author Share Posted September 15, 2002 Originally posted by synthia Hi Erin, I don't get it.Tool and not fabric??!?? thinking in those lines, match becomes the tool,doesn't it? Hi synthia, I don't think of matches as tools--they get used up while you are using them for their intended purpose whereas tools continue to exist even after you've finished using them. Agree? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted September 15, 2002 Author Share Posted September 15, 2002 Originally posted by Mesh hi Erin, This question was taken frm Big Book...so blame them for ne mistakes,not me.Thanx for the explanation!Can you tell me where in the Big Book? Which page number? Or which test number? I'd like to take a look at it myself. Thanks, mesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted September 15, 2002 Author Share Posted September 15, 2002 Originally posted by Mesh this one's confusing.... DEPART : ABSCOND :: A. store : secrete B. close : occlude C. speak : harangue D. intervene : interfere E. cover : eclipse And the rite answer is E...but how?The best answer is A: To secrete is to store secretly; to abscond is to depart secretly. In other words, the relationship is "secret form." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MS Posted August 20, 2003 Share Posted August 20, 2003 DEPART : ABSCOND :: store : secrete its a late post,but just wanted to let TMians know that big book answer for this is (A) and not (E) as given by Mesh. And Erin explains it very well...... HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aveno Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 TIRE : RUBBER X is made of Y and is not natural O fork : metal >> fork need not be necessarily made of metal O tree : wood >> Yes but it is natural O glass : silica glass need not be necessarily made of silica O candle : wax O pottery : clay >> pottery need not be necessarily with clay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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