Understanding the Analogy: CHALK : BLACK BOARD

This question tests your ability to identify the relationship between a pair of words and find another pair with the same relationship. The given pair is CHALK : BLACK BOARD.

Let's break down the relationship in the given pair:

• CHALK is a writing instrument or tool.
• BLACK BOARD is the surface or medium on which the chalk is used to write or draw.

So, the relationship is TOOL : SURFACE/MEDIUM.

Analyzing the Options for the Same Relationship

We need to find the option that follows the same TOOL : SURFACE/MEDIUM pattern.

Option 1: INK-PEN : PAPER

• INK-PEN is a writing tool.
• PAPER is the surface/medium on which the ink-pen is used.
• Relationship: TOOL : SURFACE/MEDIUM. This matches the relationship in the given pair (CHALK : BLACK BOARD).

Option 2: TABLE : CHAIR

• TABLE and CHAIR are both pieces of furniture.
• They are often used together, but one is not a tool used on the other as a surface.
• Relationship: Association/Furniture items. This does not match.

Option 3: DOOR : HANDLE

• DOOR is an object.
• HANDLE is a part of the door used to operate it.
• Relationship: Object : Part. This does not match.

Option 4: TYPE : PAINT

• TYPE could refer to typing (an action) or a category.
• PAINT is a medium.
• The relationship is unclear and definitely not TOOL : SURFACE/MEDIUM in the context of writing or drawing tools like chalk or pens.
• Relationship: Action/Concept : Medium. This does not match.

Conclusion

Comparing the relationships, the pair INK-PEN : PAPER exhibits the same fundamental relationship (TOOL : SURFACE/MEDIUM) as the given pair CHALK : BLACK BOARD. The ink-pen is the tool, and the paper is the surface it's used on, just like chalk is the tool used on the blackboard surface.