Analogy — Menu : Food :: Catalogue : ? Choose the item most directly listed by a catalogue, in the same way a menu lists food.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: Books

Explanation:


Introduction / Context:
This analogy focuses on a listing tool and the items it enumerates. A menu is a list used for ordering or choosing among food items. We must select what a catalogue lists in the same direct way. The correct answer should mirror the functional relation of list → listed items, not location or medium.


Given Data / Assumptions:

  • Menu lists food choices.
  • Catalogue is a compiled listing, often for books in a library or titles in a collection or store.
  • Options include rack, newspaper, library, and books.
  • The mapping should be listing tool → things listed.


Concept / Approach:
Apply the structure consistently. Since menu relates directly to food as the items listed, catalogue should relate directly to books as the items listed. A library is a place or institution that holds books. A rack is a physical support. A newspaper is a publication, not the class of items indexed by a catalogue in standard library or bookstore usage.


Step-by-Step Solution:

Identify relation: listing aid → entries.Map: catalogue → books.Reject location or media that do not represent the entries themselves.


Verification / Alternative check:
In library science, the catalogue is the organized index of books and related materials. In commerce, a mail order or product catalogue lists items for sale. In both cases, books or items are the entries, paralleling food in a menu.


Why Other Options Are Wrong:

  • Rack — a storage structure rather than the items listed.
  • Newspaper — a type of publication, not what a general catalogue lists in library contexts.
  • Library — the place that holds books, not the items listed by the catalogue.
  • None of these — incorrect because books match the relation exactly.


Common Pitfalls:
Choosing a location or container rather than the actual entries a catalogue presents. The analogy requires the same level of directness as menu to food.


Final Answer:
Books

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