Introduction / Context:
This analogy checks whether you can follow a two-step “is-a” hierarchy and then mirror it in a new domain. On the left, a specific item belongs to a category, which in turn belongs to a broader category. You must map the same two-step relationship to types of human structures on the right.
Given Data / Assumptions:
- Left chain: daisy → flower → plant (specific → category → supercategory).
- Right chain given: bungalow → house → ? (specific → category → supercategory to be chosen).
- We need a broad category that includes “house”.
Concept / Approach:
“Daisy” is a specific kind of flower, and a flower is a part/type within the broader kingdom of “plants”. Mirroring this, a “bungalow” is a specific style of “house”. The next step must be the broader class to which houses belong. “Building” is the natural supercategory encompassing houses along with many other structures.
Step-by-Step Solution:
Parse left side: daisy is a flower; a flower is part of plants.Map right side: bungalow is a house; a house is a type of building.Evaluate options: building (broad class), cottage (parallel to bungalow, not broader), apartment (a different housing type, not broader than house), city (too broad and not a structural category for single houses).Select the word that stands to “house” as “plant” stands to “flower”: building.
Verification / Alternative check:
Replace arrows with “is a kind of.” Daisy is a kind of flower; a flower is a kind of plant. Bungalow is a kind of house; a house is a kind of building.
Why Other Options Are Wrong:
cottage: Lateral housing subtype like bungalow; not a supercategory.apartment: Another housing form; again lateral, not superordinate to “house”.city: A large settlement; not the immediate supercategory of “house”.
Common Pitfalls:
Picking a word from the same level (cottage/apartment) rather than the next level up in abstraction.
Final Answer:
building
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