Out of the 26 questions in Verbal Ability section 3 to 4 are expected on Analogy in XAT 2016 going to be held on January 3, 2016. The 15% share of analogy questions can turn the table in your favour by giving an edge over your peers.
There will be 3 major sections comprising 78 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in paper pend based XAT 2016. XLRI, the XAT 2016 convening authority has shared that these 3 sections will be taken into account to arrive at the percentile score of the test takers and they will be shortlisted on these scores for the PI round at XLRI and other 147 top rated B-schools accepting XAT 2016 scores for MBA/PGDM admission 2016.
Out of these 3 sections, the first section will consist of 26 questions on Verbal and Logical Ability. The second section will have 23 questions on Decision Making followed by 29 questions on Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation.
Analogy will be a major part of questions on Logical Ability. A XAT 2016 aspirant is only required to understand the similar or dissimilar relationship among the words and sentences to crack the questions and get full marks in analogy. Learn the concept and key tips to solve them from Prof. S.K. Agarwal, an expert in Verbal Ability.
How to prepare Analogy in 5 days
Following is required to prepare and attempt the questions on Analogy in XAT 2016+
-- Revisit the already learnt vocabulary to improve and understand the meaning of the words.
1. Identify the exact relationship between the words/sentences. Check the pattern used.
2. Form small and precise sentences to identify this relationship
3. You may find very close answer choices so be on your guard before opting for an answer.
Approaching the analogy question
Analogy question sets test your logical skills as well as the vocabulary. No quant like formulae, no Grammar based rules on Verbal Ability are required to understand and crack the analogy question. In fact you may not have to cram your head as you do for Quant, DI or Verbal. What you need is the simple and logical understanding relationship of likeness or similarity between two objects, concepts, statements that are otherwise not similar. It is a comparison made to show such a similarity e.g. to draw an analogy between a brick and building. They are the common types of questions.
While proceeding to solve the questions based on analogy, please be very close and precise in identifying the similar or dissimilar relationship between the group of words and sentences. Analogy questions have a logical relationship between a pair of words, sentences or concepts, you are required to pick out the most appropriate set out of the given options that define the same relationship as given in the question.
Easy to crack
You may confront the words not familiar to you. In that case if the word is breakable– split it-try to understand the roots. Try to remember something related to the word and if possible frame a sentence using the word. Check if it is negative or positive word – A-, an-, Un-, Im-, Dis-, anti-, Non-, Mal-, etc.
There are certain words that have more than one meaning, so watch for such words like dear, sweet, train, watch, book, kind, or idiomatic/phrasal use of the words
Analogy Topics in XAT 2016
You may face analogy questions on following topics –
-- Opposites – Opposite meaning words are used to establish analogy between them like Water:fire, Laughing:crying, Sky:Earth, Bravery:timidity etc.
-- Verb in Tenses – It is a simple analogy. Verbs in different tense forms are used and can well be recognized e.g. –turn and turned, sleep and slept etc.
-- Classification analogies- Objects can be classified to a group of objects or to different groups. Flash and lightening, Flash and body, knife in kitchen to cut the vegetables, Knife as weapon to create violence.
-- Related objects – This type of question is related to the analogy words related to one another e.g. driver and car, doctor and patient, writer and book.
-- Group analogies – objects when taken together form particular group and so are called group analogies – soldier-army, tree-forest
-- Cause and effect – This analogy explains the natural effect of certain action i.e. cause – fight and hurt, fire and burn. Result is spontaneous to the cause.
-- Efforts to result – When you put efforts for something, you hope to achieve the result e.g. read and newspaper, write and book, paint and painting.
-- Problem and solution – solutions are given with the problems and they are obvious e.g. dirty-cleaning, tired-rest etc.
-- Rhyming words – Words which rhyme in one or other way are used to establish analogy – e.g. knight and right, rough and tough, girls and guys etc.
-- Analogy related to function – The words are related on the basis of function they do e.g. Cap:Head::gloves:hands
There are hundreds of analogy types. The relationship is to be understood and identified. Analogy can be based on manner, characteristic, work, action, time, gender, age etc. any combination to establish similarity out of the dissimilarity can be formed.
XAT 2016: Sample questions
Go through the sample questions below. They will familiarize you with the analogy
1)……stands to sorrow as laughing stands to…….
a.Love: Luck b. Tears: Teeth c. Crying: Happiness d. Disease: Comedy
2)..…stands to month as twelve stands to………..
a.Calendar: Year b. Date: Number c. Quarter: Four d. Week: Three
3).…..stands to metre as gram stands to ………
a. Centimetre: Weight b. Gauge: Balance c. Volt: Watt d. Millimetre: Kilogram
4). …………..stands to geometry as equation stands to……..
a. Math: Symmetrical b.Square: Algebra c. Teaching: Equal d. School: Study
5)..……..stands to horse as hyena stands to ……….
a. Zebra: Dog b. Farm: Savannah c. Tiger: Safari d. Tame: Wild
Answers sample questions.
1) C 2) C 3) D 4) B 5) D
XAT 2016 scores will be accepted by 26 more B-schools for admission 2016 than in admission 2015. Earlier there were 121 B-schools accepting XAT scores now they are 148. A few of the top B-schools accepting XAT 2016 scores are XLRI, SPJIMR, XIMB, XIME, IRMA, IMT, BIMTECH (Specialized courses), FORE, LIBA, MICA among others
XAT 2016, being conducted by XLRI on behalf of XAMI for admission to XLRI 2016-18 PGDM batch as well as to other highly ranked B schools is the largest paper pencil pattern management entrance test in India. Scores in XAT 2016 will be the criteria for short listing the aspirants on the basis of written exam for final admission round.
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