MEPX
Chapter 9 of 10All chapters
  1. 1The method
  2. 2Common relationships
  3. 3Traps
  4. 4When you do not know a word
  5. 5Why analogies matter
  6. 6Worked examples
  7. 7Degree and intensity
  8. 8Function and use
  9. 9Question formats
  10. 10Criticism of analogy tests

Chapter 9 of 10

Question formats

Where analogies appear.

Variations

Some tests give both words of the first pair and one of the second. Others give a sentence completion. Verbal reasoning tests for jobs often mix analogies with odd-one-out questions.

  • Odd-one-out is the same skill: find the shared relationship and see which breaks it.
  • Timed tests reward eliminating rather than agonising.

Preparation

Vocabulary breadth and relationship recognition are the two inputs. Reading widely handles the first; deliberate practice handles the second.