MEPX
Chapter 8 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 8 of 10

Function and use

Tools, workers and products.

Patterns

Tool to task: hammer and nail. Worker to product: baker and bread. Instrument to measurement: thermometer and temperature. Material to object: wool and sweater.

  • Distinguish who uses it from what it produces.
  • Direction is easy to get wrong here, so state it explicitly.

Two-step relations

Some pairs need a longer bridge: a scalpel is used by a surgeon to cut. Longer bridges are fine as long as they are specific.