Types of Analogies and Relationships

The video tutorial explains different types of analogies, including basic, causal, serial, descriptive, and comparative analogies. It provides examples for each type, illustrating how words or concepts relate to each other in various ways, such as cause and effect, sequence, characteristics, and synonyms or antonyms.

What is the primary purpose of an analogy?

• To create confusion

• To compare unrelated concepts

• To show a relationship between pairs of words

• To define words

In the analogy 'bat is to baseball as racket is to tennis ball', what is the relationship phrase?

• Is used to bounce

• Is used to hit

• Is used to throw

• Is used to catch

What is the relationship phrase in the analogy 'eyes are to seeing as ears are to hearing'?

• Are used to hit

• Are used for

• Are used to bounce

• Are used to throw

What is a causal analogy?

• An analogy that shows a relationship in time

• An analogy that describes a characteristic

• An analogy that shows a cause and effect relationship

• An analogy that compares synonyms

In a causal analogy, what does the second word in each pair represent?

• The effect of the first word

• A random word

• An antonym

• A synonym

Which analogy type involves a change made to the first word resulting in the second word?

• Serial analogy

• Comparative analogy

• Causal analogy

• Descriptive analogy

Which of the following is an example of a causal analogy?

• Spring is to summer

• Crawling is to caterpillar

• Decay is to cavity

• Perplex is to confuse

What does a serial analogy show?

• A relationship in time, size, sequence, quantity, or intensity

• A cause and effect relationship

• A characteristic description

• A comparison of synonyms

Which of the following is a serial analogy?

• Perplex is to confuse

• Centennial is to bicentennial

• Crawling is to caterpillar

• Decay is to cavity

What is the relationship between 'centennial' and 'bicentennial'?

• Synonyms

• Antonyms

• Time sequence

• Cause and effect