Analogies: term 3 and term 4 always related?

[MacyRenee]

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Hello I've been studying for the Verbal section and I was wonder if it's true to say that on the PCAT:

Term one is always to term two and term three is always to term four.

I read it in a old PCAT book and I just wanted to make sure that I can always just try and bridge the analogies like that!


Thanks! And if you have any other tips for analogies please feel free to add 🙂

 

[dudecoolname]

Yea. 99% of the time, term one will be related to term two is a certain way, so therefore term 3 is related to term 4 for in that same way....if that makes sense.

 

[MacyRenee]

Yea. 99% of the time, term one will be related to term two is a certain way, so therefore term 3 is related to term 4 for in that same way....if that makes sense.

ok thanks!!! I was hoping this was the case!! 🙂

 

[harmonidrum]

Yea. 99% of the time, term one will be related to term two is a certain way, so therefore term 3 is related to term 4 for in that same way....if that makes sense.

Actually this is incorrect. There are two different logical types of analogy questions. There are 1:3 and 1:2 analogies. So what this basically means, is there are analogies where the first two terms share a common relationship, as well as the second two terms. The second type is where the first term has some common feature with the first term on the other side (hence a 1:3 relationship) the and a 2:4 for the other pair.

This makes sense if you think of the terms of the analogy as such

1:2 :: 3:4

So when you approach an analogy question, the first thing you should ask yourself is "which type of analogy is this" and look for relationships in both types. There usually will be at least one trick answer choice to mislead you, so make sure you choose the best relationship.

 

[patel44]

whaa? Can you elaborate? or provide an eg? thanks

Actually this is incorrect. There are two different logical types of analogy questions. There are 1:3 and 1:2 analogies. So what this basically means, is there are analogies where the first two terms share a common relationship, as well as the second two terms. The second type is where the first term has some common feature with the first term on the other side (hence a 1:3 relationship) the and a 2:4 for the other pair.

This makes sense if you think of the terms of the analogy as such

1:2 :: 3:4

So when you approach an analogy question, the first thing you should ask yourself is "which type of analogy is this" and look for relationships in both types. There usually will be at least one trick answer choice to mislead you, so make sure you choose the best relationship.

 

[harmonidrum]

whaa? Can you elaborate? or provide an eg? thanks

Lime:Strawberry :: Green:Red

Lime:Green ::Strawberry:Red

 

[depor4life]

Lime:Strawberry :: Green:Red

Lime:Green ::Strawberry:Red

I took they july pcat and did poorly on the verbal. What do u suggest?

 

[xtsukiyox]

Lime:Strawberry :: Green:Red
Lime:Green ::Strawberry:Red

Remember also analogies can be read with : = "is to" and :: = "as".

Lime is to Strawberry as Green is to Red (1:3 analogy)

Lime is to Green as Strawberry is to Red (1:2 analogy)

Both make sense.

 

[krishna1990]

Thank you!! this eg might save me on wednesday

Lime:Strawberry :: Green:Red

Lime:Green ::Strawberry:Red