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Practise the relationship, not a remembered answer.

Independent skill practice, not official questions or a score prediction.

Elementary practice · Original examples

Make the relationship specific

“Bird is to nest as bee is to…” suggests animal and home, but relationships can be more precise. A clearer beginner analogy is “puppy is to dog as kitten is to cat”: young animal to adult animal.

Keep the direction

In the first pair, the young animal comes first. Keep that same order in the second pair. Recognising two related words is not enough if the direction changes.

Explain and eliminate

Say the relationship out loud. Then check every answer against it. These original exercises practise reasoning; they do not reproduce secure CCAT questions, diagnose giftedness, or predict admission.

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Try it, then check

Verbal analogy1. Puppy is to dog as kitten is to ___.
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Answer: cat. A kitten is a young cat, matching puppy → dog.

Direction2. Which pair preserves young animal → adult animal?
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Answer: calf → cow. Calf → cow keeps the young animal first. Dog → puppy and cat → kitten reverse the direction.

Reasoning strategy3. After finding a likely answer, what is a useful final check?
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Answer: Check that the relationship and direction match both pairs.. Checking both relationship and direction helps catch a tempting but reversed pair.

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