Understanding Animal Sound Analogies

The question presents a word analogy where the relationship between the first pair of words must be identified and applied to the second pair to find the missing word. The first pair is "Snake : Hiss". Here, 'Hiss' is the sound that a 'Snake' makes.

Following the same logic, we need to find the sound that a 'Bull' makes to complete the second pair, "Bull : ??". We are given several options, which represent different animal sounds.

Analyzing the Options for the Bull's Sound

Let's examine each option provided and determine if it is the sound typically made by a bull:

• Trumplet: This is not the sound made by a bull. Elephants are known to trumpet.
• Mew: This is the sound made by a cat, particularly a kitten. It is not the sound of a bull.
• Bleat: This is the sound made by sheep or goats. It is not the sound of a bull.
• Moo: This is the characteristic sound made by cattle, including cows and bulls. This matches the required relationship.

Based on the analysis of common animal sounds, the sound a bull makes is 'Moo'. Therefore, applying the logic from the first pair (Animal : Sound), the second pair should be "Bull : Moo".

Applying the Analogy Logic

The analogy "Snake : Hiss :: Bull : ??" follows the pattern: Animal : Sound it makes.

• Snake : Hiss (A snake makes a hissing sound)
• Bull : Moo (A bull makes a mooing sound)

Thus, the word that correctly replaces the question mark is 'Moo'.

Summary of the Analogy

The analogy relies on identifying the sound associated with an animal. The relationship between Snake and Hiss (Snake makes a Hiss) is the same as the relationship between Bull and Moo (Bull makes a Moo).

Revision Table: Key Animal Sounds for Analogies

Additional Information: Understanding Verbal Analogies

Verbal analogies are questions that test your ability to recognize relationships between words. They often appear in reasoning tests. The structure is usually presented as "A : B :: C : D", which reads "A is to B as C is to D". Your task is to find the word for D that has the same relationship with C as B has with A.

Common types of relationships in verbal analogies include:

• Synonyms: Words that have similar meanings (e.g., Happy : Joyful)
• Antonyms: Words that have opposite meanings (e.g., Hot : Cold)
• Part to Whole: One word is a part of the other (e.g., Finger : Hand)
• Cause and Effect: One word is the cause of the other (e.g., Rain : Flood)
• Worker and Tool: The tool used by a worker (e.g., Carpenter : Hammer)
• Action and Object: An action performed on an object (e.g., Read : Book)
• Animal and Sound: An animal and the sound it makes (e.g., Dog : Bark) - as seen in this question.

Solving analogies requires careful observation of the first pair to identify the specific relationship and then applying that relationship consistently to the second pair.