Inferring Relationships - Example 1

Here the solution is B. The relationship between "hammer" and "tool" is analogous to (the same as, similar to) the relationship between "pear" and "fruit." A hammer is a tool and a pear is a fruit. Here "tool" and "fruit" are broader terms; "hammer" and "pear" are narrower terms.

In (A) and (C), there are other relationships between the words ("... is a part of a ..." and "... is food for a ...").

In (D): The terms "animal" and "elephant" are also a broader term and a narrower term. In the case of the given pair of words, however (pear – fruit), the broader term comes second. In (D), the broader term comes first. The relationship between the two words in the answer (D) is therefore not analogous to the relationship between the given words.