Understanding the Analogy Question: Egypt and Africa

This question asks us to find a relationship between the first pair of words, ‘Egypt’ and ‘Africa’, and then apply the same relationship to the second word, ‘Singapore’, to find the missing word.

Let's analyze the relationship between ‘Egypt’ and ‘Africa’.

• Egypt is a country.
• Africa is a continent.
• Egypt is geographically located on the continent of Africa. In fact, Egypt is a well-known country in North Africa.

So, the relationship is: Country is located in Continent.

Applying the Relationship to Singapore

Now we need to find which of the given options is the continent where ‘Singapore’ is located.

Let's look at the options provided:

1. Europe
2. Canada
3. Asia
4. Jerusalem

We need to determine which of these options is a continent and hosts Singapore.

• Europe is a continent. Is Singapore in Europe? No.
• Canada is a country. The relationship is Country to Continent, so a country is unlikely to be the correct answer here. Is Singapore in Canada? No.
• Asia is a continent. Is Singapore in Asia? Yes, Singapore is a city-state located in Southeast Asia.
• Jerusalem is a city. The relationship is Country to Continent, so a city is unlikely to be the correct answer. Is Singapore in Jerusalem? No.

Based on our analysis, Singapore is located in Asia. This fits the Country to Continent relationship we identified for Egypt and Africa.

Confirming the Analogy

The analogy holds true:

‘Egypt’ is related to ‘Africa’ (Egypt is a country in the continent Africa).

In the same way,

‘Singapore’ is related to ‘Asia’ (Singapore is a country in the continent Asia).

Conclusion

The word that completes the analogy is ‘Asia’.

Revision Table: Key Concepts

Additional Information: Geography and Analogies

Analogy questions test your ability to identify relationships between pairs of words or concepts. In this case, the relationship is geographical – a country and the continent it belongs to.

Understanding basic world geography, such as which countries are located in which continents, is helpful for solving such analogy questions.

Other types of relationships in analogies can include:

• Part to Whole (e.g., Finger : Hand)
• Cause and Effect (e.g., Rain : Flood)
• Synonyms or Antonyms (e.g., Happy : Joyful, Hot : Cold)
• Worker and Tool (e.g., Carpenter : Hammer)
• Action and Object (e.g., Write : Book)

Practice with different types of analogies helps improve reasoning skills.