Basic Concepts
In a nutshell: Analogies test your ability to recognize how words are related.
## What Are Analogies?
Analogies show relationships between pairs of words. On the ISEE, you'll see questions like "puppy is to dog as kitten is to ___."
## Types of Relationships
- **Part to Whole:** petal : flower
- **Cause and Effect:** rain : flood
- **Function:** knife : cut
- **Degree:** warm : hot
## Solving Analogies
1. **Define the relationship** between the first pair.
2. **Apply the same relationship** to the second pair.
3. **Eliminate choices** that don't fit.
## Helpful Hints
- Make your own sentence connecting the two words.
- Watch for tricky answer choices that are related, but not in the same way.
## Real-World Connections
Recognizing relationships helps you spot patterns in stories, understand jokes, and make connections in science and math.
Examples
- Bird is to fly as fish is to swim.
- Painter is to brush as writer is to pen.
Key terms
- Analogy
- A comparison showing a relationship between two pairs of words.
- Function
- The job or purpose something has, like a knife's function is to cut.