Verbal Reasoning Guides
Understanding word relationships and analogical reasoning
Analogy Structure
Understanding the A:B::C:D format and how to identify parallel relationships.
View Guides →Synonym Relationship
Words that have the same or similar meanings.
View Guides →Antonym Relationship
Words that have opposite meanings.
View Guides →Category Relationship
A specific item belongs to a broader category or class.
View Guides →Part-Whole Relationship
One thing is a component or part of something larger.
View Guides →Degree/Intensity Relationship
One word represents a stronger or weaker form of the same concept.
View Guides →Function/Purpose Relationship
An object is connected to what it is used for or its primary purpose.
View Guides →Cause-Effect Relationship
One thing leads to, produces, or results in another.
View Guides →Sequence/Temporal Relationship
One thing comes before or after another in time or logical order.
View Guides →Symbolic Relationship
One thing represents or symbolizes an abstract concept.
View Guides →Grammatical Relationship
Words connected by grammatical transformation or word form changes.
View Guides →Odd Word Out
Identify the single item in a group that does not share the property binding the others.
View Guides →Tool–Product Relationship
One word names a tool, the other names what the tool creates or acts upon.
View Guides →Worker–Workplace Relationship
One word names a person by role, the other names the place where that role is performed.
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