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Pen is to write

Pen : Write :: Knife : ?

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Correct answer: B.

Cut

Worked solution

  1. The relation is tool to its function: a pen is used to write.
  2. A knife is used to cut.
  3. Sharp is a property, metal a material and kitchen a place — none of them is a function.

Answer: Cut.

The idea

State the relation as a short sentence before reading the options, then test each option in that same sentence.

Shortcut. 'Write' is a verb, so the answer must be a verb too; only 'Cut' is one — 'Sharp', 'Metal' and 'Kitchen' fall on part of speech alone.

Common trap. "Sharp" — the first quality a knife brings to mind, but 'write' is what a pen does, not what it is like.

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Question

Pen : Write :: Knife : ?

Options

  1. Sharp
  2. Cut
  3. Metal
  4. Kitchen
Show the answer and the worked solution

Correct answer: B. Cut

Worked solution

  1. The relation is tool to its function: a pen is used to write.
  2. A knife is used to cut.
  3. Sharp is a property, metal a material and kitchen a place — none of them is a function.

Answer: Cut.

The idea

State the relation as a short sentence before reading the options, then test each option in that same sentence.

Shortcut. 'Write' is a verb, so the answer must be a verb too; only 'Cut' is one — 'Sharp', 'Metal' and 'Kitchen' fall on part of speech alone.

Common trap. "Sharp" — the first quality a knife brings to mind, but 'write' is what a pen does, not what it is like.

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