Analogy: Dress is to Tailor as ____ is to Carpenter. Choose the item that stands to a carpenter as “dress” stands to a tailor (product–maker).

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: Furniture

Explanation:

Introduction / Context:This analogy is about products and their makers. A tailor makes a dress. We need the item a carpenter typically produces.

Given Data / Assumptions:

  • Tailor → produces garments (e.g., dress).
  • Carpenter → produces wooden items (e.g., furniture).
  • Materials differ from finished goods; match product to profession.

Concept / Approach:Map “maker → product.” The tailor’s finished output is a dress. For a carpenter, the parallel is “furniture” (chairs, tables, cabinets), which are finished products, not raw inputs.

Step-by-Step Solution:Identify relation: “dress : tailor” = “finished good : maker.”Carpenter’s finished good: “furniture.”Eliminate materials-only distractors (“wood,” “cloth,” “leather”).

Verification / Alternative check:Substitute back: As a tailor makes a dress, a carpenter makes furniture. The structural role (producer → product) remains consistent.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:Wood/leather/cloth identify raw materials rather than the finished outcome of the carpenter’s work (though wood is used by carpenters).

Common Pitfalls:Confusing “material” with “product.” The analogy targets product–maker, not material–user.

Final Answer:Furniture.

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