Difficulty: Medium
Correct Answer: behaviour
Explanation:
Introduction / Context:
This analogy uses two abstract nouns that describe forms of deviation. Derailment is associated with trains and indicates that a train has come off its proper track. Aberration is a term for deviation from what is normal or expected. The question asks you to find which context aberration naturally belongs to, in the same way derailment belongs to train. This tests understanding of how abstract words are commonly used.
Given Data / Assumptions:
Concept / Approach:
Derailment is a specific term used when a train leaves its tracks. The pattern is “type of deviation that occurs for a particular subject.” Aberration often refers to a deviation from normal behaviour, normal pattern, or standard conduct. Among the given options, behaviour is the most natural word that pairs with aberration, as in the common phrase “a momentary aberration in behaviour.” Therefore, aberration is to behaviour as derailment is to train.
Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: Clarify the first pair. Derailment describes what happens when a train comes off the railway track. Step 2: Recognise that derailment is a failure or deviation that is specifically associated with trains. Step 3: Define aberration. It is a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected. Step 4: Consider which noun from the options is most typically affected by an aberration. We often speak of an aberration in behaviour or mental state. Step 5: Conclude that behaviour is the correct subject that aberration describes, matching the “deviation associated with a subject” pattern.
Verification / Alternative check:
Check natural language expressions. Phrases like “an aberration in market prices” or “aberration of criteria” are rare or awkward. However, “aberrant behaviour” and “an aberration in someone's behaviour” are common and idiomatic. Likewise, derailment without a train sounds incomplete. The structure “type of deviation is associated with a particular subject” is clear and strongest with aberration and behaviour.
Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Market can show volatility or fluctuation rather than aberration in the most natural sense. Criteria are rules or standards, and an aberration of criteria is not a typical phrase. Condition is too vague and does not form a strong fixed expression with aberration. Standard is related conceptually to normality, but the usual collocation is “deviation from the standard”, not “aberration of standard.” Behaviour is the direct and common pairing with aberration in ordinary English usage.
Common Pitfalls:
A frequent mistake is to overthink the word aberration and link it to abstract terms like standard or criteria because they also relate to normal expectations. Another is to choose market due to familiarity with financial news language. The safest method is to recall common phrases from reading or spoken English, and notice that aberration almost always modifies behaviour or similar personal attributes.
Final Answer:
The correct completion is that aberration is related to behaviour in the same way derailment is related to a train.
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