Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: Colour : Brush : Canvas
Explanation:
Introduction / Context:Process-structure analogies ask you to track the roles of items involved in creating a mark or artwork. In “Ink : Pen : Paper”, ink is the medium, pen is the instrument, and paper is the surface. The correct option must preserve this role order with parallel concepts from a different creative domain.
Given Data / Assumptions:Medium → the substance applied; instrument → the tool; surface → the substrate.
Concept / Approach:“Colour : Brush : Canvas” is a perfect analog: colour (paint/pigment) as medium, brush as instrument, canvas as surface. This maintains the creation pipeline and the same role sequence as the original triad, ensuring a high-fidelity analogy.
Step-by-Step Solution:
1) Identify roles in the source triad. 2) Map to painting: colour → brush → canvas. 3) Select the option with matching role order.Verification / Alternative check:Other options either misplace roles (“Book : paper : Words” mixes container/content) or introduce irrelevant actors (farmer/finger). “Watch : Dial : Strip” does not represent medium/instrument/surface roles.
Why Other Options Are Wrong:They fail to present a clean medium → instrument → surface pipeline.
Common Pitfalls:Not preserving the order of roles when selecting an analog.
Final Answer:Colour : Brush : Canvas
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