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    <span class="badge text-bg-success">Verbal Ability</span>
    <span class="badge text-bg-light border">Word Analogy</span>
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  <p class="text-muted">Find the relationship between a given pair and apply the same relation to another pair.</p>
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          <h4 class="card-title mb-2">What is a word analogy?</h4>
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            A <strong>word analogy</strong> compares two pairs of words that share the same <em>relationship</em>.
            First, identify the relation in the model pair; then choose an option that mirrors it <em>precisely</em>.
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            <strong>Quick idea:</strong> Frame the relation as a sentence template (e.g., “A is the <em>part of</em> B”).
            Apply the same template to test each option.
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                  <th style="">Type</th>
                  <th style="">Definition</th>
                  <th style="">Example (A : B :: C : ?)</th>
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                  <td><strong>Synonym</strong></td>
                  <td>Similar meaning</td>
                  <td>brave : valiant :: quick : <em>rapid</em></td>
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                  <td><strong>Antonym</strong></td>
                  <td>Opposite meaning</td>
                  <td>expand : contract :: arrive : <em>depart</em></td>
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                  <td><strong>Part–Whole</strong></td>
                  <td>Part belongs to a whole</td>
                  <td>petal : flower :: wheel : <em>car</em></td>
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                  <td><strong>Function</strong></td>
                  <td>Object’s purpose or use</td>
                  <td>pen : write :: thermometer : <em>measure</em></td>
                </tr>
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                  <td><strong>Cause–Effect</strong></td>
                  <td>One leads to the other</td>
                  <td>rain : flood :: drought : <em>famine</em></td>
                </tr>
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                  <td><strong>Degree / Intensity</strong></td>
                  <td>One is a stronger/weaker form</td>
                  <td>annoyed : furious :: damp : <em>soaked</em></td>
                </tr>
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                  <td><strong>Agent–Action</strong></td>
                  <td>Doer and their action</td>
                  <td>author : write :: mason : <em>build</em></td>
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                  <td><strong>Tool–User</strong></td>
                  <td>Who uses which tool</td>
                  <td>stethoscope : doctor :: trowel : <em>mason</em></td>
                </tr>
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                  <td><strong>Symbol / Sign</strong></td>
                  <td>Symbol represents concept</td>
                  <td>olive branch : peace :: scales : <em>justice</em></td>
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            </table>
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            <p class="mb-4">“Define the relation in words; then test each option with the same sentence.”</p>
            <footer class="blockquote-footer">Strategy Tip</footer>
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          <h6 class="text-uppercase text-muted">Key points</h6>
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            <li>Lock the <strong>relation</strong> first; not just word meaning.</li>
            <li>Match <strong>part of speech</strong> (noun↔noun, verb↔verb).</li>
            <li>Check <strong>direction</strong> (A→B vs B→A).</li>
            <li>Beware tempting <strong>topic-only</strong> links without the right relation.</li>
          </ul>
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            <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-secondary me-1 mb-1">relation</span>
            <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-secondary me-1 mb-1">POS</span>
            <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-secondary me-1 mb-1">direction</span>
            <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-secondary me-1 mb-1">collocation</span>
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          <h4 class="card-title mb-2">Common Pitfalls</h4>
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                  <th>Pitfall</th>
                  <th>Looks tempting</th>
                  <th>But the correct relation is…</th>
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                  <td><strong>Topic trap</strong></td>
                  <td>doctor : nurse :: teacher : <span class="text-danger">school</span></td>
                  <td>Agent–Agent is fine, but “teacher : student” matches better than agent : place.</td>
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                  <td><strong>Direction flip</strong></td>
                  <td>seed : tree :: chick : <span class="text-danger">egg</span></td>
                  <td>Should be <em>egg : chick</em> or <em>seed : sapling</em> to mirror direction.</td>
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                  <td><strong>POS mismatch</strong></td>
                  <td>run : runner :: swim : <span class="text-danger">swim</span></td>
                  <td>Verb : agent → <em>swimmer</em> (noun).</td>
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          <p class="small text-muted mb-0">Turn the model pair into a short sentence and reuse it verbatim on options.</p>
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        <img src="https://via.placeholder.com/640x360?text=Word+Analogy" alt="Word analogy illustration" class="img-fluid rounded" loading="lazy" width="640" height="360">
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          Identify relation → keep POS &amp; direction → test each option with a sentence template.
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          <h5 class="card-title">Mini Reference</h5>
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            <li><strong>Agent–Action:</strong> baker : bake</li>
            <li><strong>Tool–User:</strong> scalpel : surgeon</li>
            <li><strong>Part–Whole:</strong> keyboard : computer</li>
            <li><strong>Cause–Effect:</strong> effort : success</li>
            <li><strong>Degree:</strong> drizzle : downpour</li>
          </ul>
          <p class="small text-muted mb-0">For degree, ensure both items lie on the <em>same scale</em>.</p>
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          <h5 class="card-title">A) Complete the Analogy</h5>
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              <strong>Feather : Bird :: Fin : _____</strong>
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                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">Water</span>
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">Fish</span>
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">Swim</span>
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">Gill</span>
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              <strong>Thermometer : Temperature :: Odometer : _____</strong>
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                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">Speed</span>
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">Distance</span>
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">Fuel</span>
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">Pressure</span>
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              <strong>Teacher : Student :: Doctor : _____</strong>
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                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">Medicine</span>
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">Clinic</span>
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">Patient</span>
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">Surgery</span>
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            </li>
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          <h5 class="card-title">B) Identify the Relationship</h5>
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            <li class="mb-2"><strong>locomotive : train</strong> — <em>(Tool–User / Part–Whole / Cause–Effect)</em></li>
            <li class="mb-2"><strong>chef : recipe</strong> — <em>(Agent–Tool / Agent–Product / Symbol–Concept)</em></li>
            <li class="mb-2"><strong>whisper : shout</strong> — <em>(Antonym / Degree / Function)</em></li>
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          <h5 class="card-title mb-2">C) Use a Sentence Template</h5>
          <p class="mb-0">
            If “<strong>key : lock</strong>” means “A is used to open B”, then “<strong>password : _____</strong>”
            should match the same sentence: “A is used to open B”. Options:
            <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border ms-1">keyboard</span>
            <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border ms-1">account</span>
            <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border ms-1">cipher</span>
            <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border ms-1">device</span>
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          <h5 class="card-title mb-2">D) Tiny code sample (formatting test)</h5>
          <pre class="mb-0"><code>// Return a naive relation label (demo only)
const relation = (a, b) =&gt; {
  if (a.endsWith("er") &amp;&amp; !b.endsWith("er")) return "Agent–Action/Tool?";
  return "Unknown—define a sentence template";
};</code></pre>
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          <h5 class="card-title">Short Task</h5>
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            Complete: <strong>Drizzle : Downpour :: Breeze : _____</strong> (choose a word on the same intensity scale).
          </p>
          <p class="small text-muted mb-0">Hint: Both pairs should represent weaker → stronger on the same dimension.</p>
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        <summary class="p-3 fw-semibold">Show Suggested Answers</summary>
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          <h6 class="fw-semibold">A) Complete the Analogy</h6>
          <ol>
            <li><strong>Fish</strong> (part–whole: fin is part of fish, like feather is part of bird)</li>
            <li><strong>Distance</strong> (tool–measure: odometer measures distance)</li>
            <li><strong>Patient</strong> (agent–recipient parallel to teacher–student)</li>
          </ol>

<h6 class="fw-semibold">B) Identify the Relationship</h6>
          <ol>
            <li><strong>Part–Whole</strong> (locomotive is a part/engine of train)</li>
            <li><strong>Agent–Tool</strong> (chef uses a recipe)</li>
            <li><strong>Antonym</strong> (whisper vs shout)</li>
          </ol>

<h6 class="fw-semibold">C) Template</h6>
          <p class="mb-1">
            key : lock → “A opens B” → <strong>password : account</strong>.
          </p>

<h6 class="fw-semibold">Short Task</h6>
          <p class="mb-0 small">
            One natural answer: <strong>gale</strong> (breeze → gale mirrors drizzle → downpour in intensity).
          </p>
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          <h6 class="text-uppercase text-muted">Exam tips</h6>
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            <li>Write the relation as a short sentence; reuse it on options.</li>
            <li>Keep parts of speech and direction consistent.</li>
            <li>For degree analogies, ensure both pairs lie on the same scale.</li>
            <li>Eliminate topic-only connections that don’t express the relation.</li>
          </ul>
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