Question

Each question consists of two words which have a certain relationship to each other followed by four pairs of related words, Select the pair which has the same/similar relationship.
GRAIN : SALT

• A. shard : pottery
• B. shred : wood
• C. blades : grass
• D. chip : glass

Hint:

In analogy questions, focus on the type of relationship between the two words and look for similar patterns in the options.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Understanding the relationship between "GRAIN" and "SALT".
A grain of salt is a small unit of salt, just as a chip of glass is a small unit of glass. This implies a relationship where the first word is a small unit or piece of the second word.

Step 2: Analyzing the options.
(A) shard : pottery: A shard is a broken piece of pottery, but the relationship is not the same as that of a grain of salt.
(B) shred : wood: A shred is a small piece of wood, but the relationship does not quite match the idea of a "grain" being a unit of something.
(C) blades : grass: A blade of grass is a single piece of grass, but it doesn't match the "grain" and "salt" relationship exactly.
(D) chip : glass: Correct — A chip of glass is a small piece of glass, which is similar to a grain of salt being a small piece of salt.

Step 3: Conclusion.
The correct answer is (D) chip : glass, as it has the same relationship as "GRAIN : SALT".

Answer 2

The relationship between GRAIN and SALT is that a grain is the smallest natural unit into which salt is divided, so the matching pair must show one term as the smallest characteristic unit of the other.

1. Shard : Pottery: A shard is a broken fragment of pottery produced by breakage or damage, not the naturally occurring smallest unit of pottery the way a grain is for salt, so the relationship is close but not identical.
2. Shred : Wood: A shred of wood is again a piece produced by tearing or cutting, an irregular by-product rather than the natural smallest unit the material is composed of.
3. Blades : Grass: A blade of grass is a natural unit, but grass is made of individual blades that are already discrete plants, not a mass material divided into a fine unit the way salt is divided into grains.
4. Chip : Glass: A chip is a small broken piece of glass, and just as a grain is the fine, small-scale unit associated with salt, a chip is the small-scale unit naturally associated with glass in everyday use, mirroring the GRAIN : SALT structure most closely.

Comparing how naturally each "small unit" term relates to its material, chip and glass mirror the grain-salt relationship most closely among the four options.

Therefore, the correct answer is chip : glass.