官方给出的SSAT词汇类比题解题技巧
01词性一致
第一组词的词性要和第二组词的词性一致。
比如:第一组词是名词和形容词,第二组词也必须是名词和形容词,且出现的先后顺序也必须一致。
02 词的顺序一致
第二组词的逻辑关系的先后顺序,应该与第一组词的逻辑关系的顺序一致。
比如第一组是因果,第二组不能选果因。
官方给出了30种类比关系:
- 反义词:X is the opposite of Y.
e.g. Success is to failure as joy is to sadness.
Success is the opposite of failure, just as joy is the opposite of sadness.
2. 程度:To be X is to be extremely Y.
e.g. Furious is to angry as enormous is to large.
To be furious is to be extremely angry, just as to be enormous is to be extremely large
3. 类型:An X is a kind of Y.
e.g. Sonnet is to poem as elm(榆树) is to tree.
A sonnet is a kind of poems, just as an elm is a kind of trees.
4. 特定类型:An X is a [gender] Y.
e.g. Father is to parent as brother is to sibling.
A father is a male parent, just as a brother is a male sibling.
5. 特定方式: To X is to Y quickly.
e.g. Glance is to look as jot is to write.
To glance is to look quickly, just as to jot is to write quickly.
6. 部分: An X is part of a Y.
e.g. Chapter is to book as singer is to chorus.
A chapter is part of a book, just as a singer is part of a chorus.
7. 特定部分: An X is the outer part of a Y.
e.g. Shell is to egg as rind(果皮)is to orange.
A shell is the outer part of an egg, just as rind is the outer part of an orange.
8. 特定部分: An X is a unit of Y.
e.g. Blade is to grass as grain is to sand.
A blade is a unit of grass, just as a grain is a unit of sand.
9. 关联特征:An X is Y.
e.g. Liar is to dishonest as genius is to intelligent.
A liar is dishonest, just as a genius is intelligent.
10. 关联特征: Someone who Xes is Y.
e.g. Attack is to aggressive as donate is to generous.
Someone who attacks is aggressive, just as someone who donates is generous.
11. 关联特征: Something X pertains to a Y.
e.g. Solar is to sun as nautical is to ship.
Something solar pertains to a sun, just as something nautical pertains to a ship.
12. 关联动作: An X Ys.
e.g. Fugitive (逃犯)is to flee as arbiter(仲裁者)is to decide.
A fugitive flees, just as an arbiter decides.
13. 关联动作: Something that is X is easily Yed.
e.g. Obvious is to see as weak is to overpower.
Something that is obvious is easily seen, just as something that is weak is easily overpowered.
14. 否定关联: Someone who is X is NOT Ying.
e.g. Awake is to sleep as silent is to talk.
Someone who is awake is NOT sleeping, just as someone who is silent is NOT talking.
15. 否定关联: Someone who is X lacks Y.
e.g. Foolish is to wisdom as dauntless is to fear.
Someone who is foolish lacks wisdom, just as someone who is dauntless lacks fear.
16. 否定关联: Something that is X cannot Y.
e.g. Numb is to feel as immobile is to move.
Something that is numb cannot feel, just as something that is immobile cannot move.
17. 关联工具: An X typically uses a Y.
e.g. Farmer is to plow as navigator is to compass.
A farmer typically uses a plow, just as a navigator uses a compass.
18. 关联材料: An X typically works with Y.
e.g. Carpenter is to wood as tailor is to fabric.
A carpenter typically works with wood, just as a tailor works with fabric.
19. 关联地点: An X is kept in a Y.
e.g. Book is to library as artwork is to museum.
A book is kept in a libary, just as an artwork is kept in a museum.
20. 关联地点: One Xes in a Y.
e.g. Prosecute is to courtroom as compete is to arena.
One prosecutes in a courtroom, just as one competes in an arena.
21. 目的: An X is used to Y.
e.g. Pen is to write as shovel is to dig.
A pen is used to write, just as a shovel is used to dig.
22. 特定目的: An X is used to measure Y.
e.g. Yardstick is to length as scale is to weight.
A yardstick is used to measure length, just as a scale is used to measure weight.
23.目的: An X provides Y.
e.g. Shield is to protection as blanket is to warmth.
A shield provides protection, just as a blanket provides warmth.
24. 特定目的: An X protects a Y.
e.g. Helmet is to head as glove is to hand.
A helmet protects head, just as a glove protects a hand.
25. 产品: An X produces Y.
e.g. Cow is to milk as bee is to honey.
A cow produces milk, just as a bee produces honey.
26. 结果: Something that Xes increases in Y.
e.g. Expand is to size as accelerate is to speed.
Something that expands increases in size, just as somthing that accelerates increases in speed.
27. 结果: One becomes an X by Ying.
e.g. Student is to enroll as soldier is to enlist.
One becomes a student by enrolling, just as one becomes a soldier by enlisting.
28. 结果: What has Xed is Y.
e.g. Perish is to dead as depart is to absent.
What has perished is dead, just as what has departed is absent.
29. 结果: Something X elicits Y.
e.g. Humorous is to laughter as pathetic is to pity.
Something humorous elicits laughter, just as something pathetic elicits pity.
30. 表达: An X expresses Y.
e.g. Smile is to pleasure as sneer is to contempt.
A smile expresses pleasure, just as a sneer expresses contempt.
解题技巧:想出能说明题干的两个词之间的逻辑关系的桥梁句。
例如:A smile expresses pleasure 就是桥梁句
再看哪个选项里的词能套用同一个桥梁句
例如:A sneer expresses contempt.
符合桥梁句逻辑,所以是正确选项。
所以,桥梁句是解题关键。
03 确定性
遇到多个类比关系都说得通的选项时,选择关系最确切的选项。