{"id":163256,"date":"2024-11-08T16:40:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T16:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=163256"},"modified":"2024-11-08T16:40:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T16:40:38","slug":"pencil-is-to-write-as","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/08\/pencil-is-to-write-as\/","title":{"rendered":"PENCIL is to WRITE as"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PENCIL is to WRITE as \u2026
CLOWN is to CIRCUS
TYPING is to ESSAY
OVEN is to BAKE
BALLOON is to INFLATE
EXPERIENCE is to EVENT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best answer is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PENCIL is to WRITE as OVEN is to BAKE.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s why:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In analogies like “PENCIL is to WRITE,” the first item (pencil) is an object used to perform the action described by the second term (write). A pencil is a tool used for the act of writing, forming a clear tool-to-action relationship. To determine the correct analogy, we need to identify another object that similarly performs a specific function or action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s break down each answer choice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. CLOWN is to CIRCUS<\/strong>: This option doesn\u2019t fit the tool-to-action relationship. A clown is an entertainer who may perform in a circus, but a circus isn’t an action; it’s a place or setting where clowns work. Therefore, this is not a correct analogy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. TYPING is to ESSAY<\/strong>: Here, \u201ctyping\u201d is an action, not an object, while \u201cessay\u201d is the product or result of typing. However, “PENCIL is to WRITE” has a tool (pencil) and an action (write), while this option has an action (typing) and a result (essay), making it mismatched.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. OVEN is to BAKE<\/strong>: This analogy aligns well with the original pair. An oven is a tool or appliance used specifically for baking, much like a pencil is a tool used for writing. The oven and pencil both serve a direct purpose: to perform an action. This forms a proper tool-to-action relationship.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. BALLOON is to INFLATE<\/strong>: This pair represents an object and an action that could be done to it. Unlike “PENCIL is to WRITE,” where the pencil is actively used in writing, a balloon itself does not perform the action of inflating; it is acted upon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. EXPERIENCE is to EVENT<\/strong>: This pairing doesn’t fit well either, as “experience” is something that can be part of an event, but it doesn\u2019t perform an action or serve as a tool in the same way a pencil is used for writing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The closest analogy is OVEN is to BAKE<\/strong>, as both involve an object used to carry out an action, which aligns with the original relationship in “PENCIL is to WRITE.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    PENCIL is to WRITE as \u2026CLOWN is to CIRCUSTYPING is to ESSAYOVEN is to BAKEBALLOON is to INFLATEEXPERIENCE is to EVENT The Correct Answer and Explanation is: The best answer is: PENCIL is to WRITE as OVEN is to BAKE. Here\u2019s why: In analogies like “PENCIL is to WRITE,” the first item (pencil) is an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-163256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163256\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}