analogy
New York Mets: Baseball::_______:_________
I'm stuck Please help.
Thanks!
How about
Manchester United : Soccer
Hull KR : rugby
Pittsburgh Steelers : football
i.e. city:sport
It depends on what you think NYMets mean to baseball. I think they are overrated, so
NY Mets:Baseball::Dallas Cowboys:Football
These type of questions are often difficult and I always used to get them wrong due to too much lateral thinking!
The teacher might be thinking of
teams moving in 2009 so the other pair is another team moving in 2009.
or thinking a another pair founded in 1962
or another pair that has won the world series twice.
or another team that is three words
see what I mean!
I agree with Dr Russ....the perceived relationship of the NY Mets and Baseball affects the answer greatly.
How about this...
NY Mets: Baseball :: Maria Callas: Opera
That could be the answer if you think the NY Mets is the greatest thing that ever happened to baseball...(I am a longtime Callas fan).
I like
NY Mets: Baseball :: Pele: soccer
or
Univ. of Kentucky : Basketball
or
Andrew Lloyd Weber : theatre
To solve this analogy, we need to identify the relationship between "New York Mets" and "Baseball" and find a pair of terms that share a similar relationship.
The New York Mets is a professional baseball team, so the relationship between them is that the Mets are a specific example or a part of the larger category of baseball.
With that in mind, we can look for a pair of terms where one is a specific example or a part of the other.
One possible answer could be:
New York Mets: Baseball:: Los Angeles Lakers: Basketball
In this analogy, the Los Angeles Lakers is a specific professional basketball team, just like the New York Mets are a specific professional baseball team. And the larger category or context for both is basketball.
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.