In the analogy “Pen is to poet as needle is to ____”, which option best identifies the user of the tool?

Introduction / Context:
This analogy question tests your ability to recognise the relationship between tools and the people who use them professionally. A pen is a basic tool used by a poet to write poetry. Similarly, a needle is a basic tool used in certain professions. Your job is to identify which option names the professional who most naturally uses a needle in daily work, mirroring the relation between pen and poet.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• First pair: pen and poet.
• Second pair: needle and an unknown term.
• Options: sewing, thread, tailor, button, cloth.
• We assume typical everyday meanings of these words in clothing and writing contexts.

Concept / Approach:
The relationship in the first pair is “tool” to “user or professional”. The pen is an instrument used by the poet to create written work. For the second pair, a needle is a tool used for stitching and sewing fabric. The person who uses a needle as a main tool of trade is a tailor, who makes or alters clothes. Therefore, we should match needle with tailor to maintain the same tool–user relationship.

Step-by-Step Solution:

Step 1: Identify the role of pen. A pen is a device used for writing words on paper. Step 2: Check who uses a pen creatively and professionally. A poet uses a pen to write poems. Step 3: Move to the second pair. A needle is a sharp tool used in sewing and stitching fabrics. Step 4: Among the options, tailor is the only word that names a professional whose job involves sewing and stitching with needles. Step 5: Confirm that “needle : tailor” mirrors “pen : poet” as “tool : professional who uses that tool.”

Verification / Alternative check:
Consider the other options. Sewing is an activity, not a person. Thread is material used with a needle, not a user. Button is an object that may be attached using a needle and thread, and cloth is the fabric being worked on. None of these represent a professional user of the needle. Tailor, however, directly names the person whose main occupation is using needle and thread to produce or alter garments, so it is the only option that aligns correctly with the pattern.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Sewing, thread, button, and cloth all describe either actions or materials involved in tailoring, not the person performing the work. The first pair clearly links a tool to the person, not to a material or activity. Matching needle with any of those would change the relationship type from tool–user to tool–object or tool–activity, breaking the analogy pattern.

Common Pitfalls:
Some students may get distracted by words that are closely associated with a needle, such as thread or sewing, and choose them because they feel related. However, it is critical in analogy questions to identify exactly who or what is related to what: in this case, the question maps from tool to person. Once you fix that relationship in your mind, tailor stands out clearly as the correct answer.

Final Answer:
The analogy is completed by pairing a needle with a tailor, in the same way that a pen is paired with a poet.