Analogy Pattern Identification

The question presents an analogy involving letter clusters and asks to identify the pattern to find the missing cluster.

Analyzing the Given Pairs

Let's examine the relationship between the known pairs:

• EAGLE : ELGAE
• BRICK : KCIRB

We observe that the second cluster in each pair is the reverse of the first cluster.

• EAGLE (Letters at positions 12345) reversed becomes ELGAE (Letters at positions 54321).
• BRICK (Letters at positions 12345) reversed becomes KCIRB (Letters at positions 54321).

Applying the Pattern

The analogy structure is: Cluster1 : ReversedCluster1 :: MissingCluster : ReversedMissingCluster :: Cluster2 : ReversedCluster2.

In our case: EAGLE : ELGAE :: _______ : YLRAE :: BRICK : KCIRB.

We need to find the MissingCluster such that when reversed, it equals YLRAE.

Therefore, the MissingCluster must be the reverse of YLRAE.

• YLRAE (Letters at positions 12345)
• Reversing these letters gives: E A R L Y (Letters at positions 54321).

Thus, the missing cluster is EARLY.

Verifying the Options

Let's check the options provided:

1. EARED: Reversing yields DERAE. Not EARLY.
2. EAGRE: Reversing yields ERGAE. Not EARLY.
3. EARLY: Reversing yields YLRAE. Matches the requirement.
4. EARLS: Reversing yields SLRAE. Not EARLY.

The pattern holds true for the word EARLY.