Peterson's Master the Gre 2010 - Part book includes 9 full-length practice tests , thorough reviews of every section on the exam, and expert tips and strategies from a test prep pro. GRE (Graduage Record Examination General Test) is a commercially-run standardized test and an admission requirement for many graduate schools in USA and other English-speaking countries. GRE can earn you between 200-800 points. | Chapter 12 Analogies 313 Choice A Is a forest a place where lumber is stored for later use Perhaps but we don t really think of lumber as being stored in a forest. Choice B Is a kitchen a place where an oven is stored for later use Perhaps but we don t usually think of an oven as being stored in a kitchen. Choice C Is a silo a place where wheat is stored for later use Yes. Choice C is a possible answer choice. Choice D Is a pipeline a place where oil is stored for later use No a pipeline delivers oil from one place to another often between two places of storage . Choice E Is an animal a place where a zoo is stored No zoos are not stored in animals. You ve eliminated choice E now you can easily eliminate choices A and B . You can also see that choice C provides a stronger analogy than choice D . Some Analogies Work Better When You Turn Them Around If you have trouble formulating a sentence in which you use the first capitalized word before the second try starting with the second word instead. Just make sure to analyze each answer choice in the same manner using the second word first. Let s see how this technique works on the following Analogy 5. STAR CONSTELLATION A sand dune B iceberg glacier C feather bird D river ocean E trestle track The correct answer is A . You might have trouble coming up with a graceful sentence relating STAR to CONSTELLATION so try relating CONSTELLATION to STAR A CONSTELLATION is made up of many individual STARS. Of course since we reversed the order of the capitalized words we must also reverse the order of the words in each answer choice. So here s how to apply the sentence to the answer choices Choice A Is a dune made up of many individual sands The word sands might not work grammatically in the sentence but if you substitute sand particles the answer is yes a dune is made of many individual sand particles. Choice B Is a glacier made up of many individual icebergs Not really an iceberg is a piece of ice that has broken away from a .
