Paper I · 9 Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability · 9.6 Series, analogies and classification

9.6.3 Analogies: number, letter and word

An analogy "A : B :: C : ?" asks you to name the exact relationship between A and B, in that direction, and apply the same relationship to C.

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Key terms

  • analogy
  • number analogy
  • letter analogy
  • word analogy
  • worker and tool
  • part and whole
  • cause and effect
  • instrument and measurement
  • young ones
  • collective nouns
  • units
  • study of
  • relationship direction

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