Familiarize yourself with the ways that words can relate (i.e. the basic types of analogies). Make a sentence that captures the relationship between the words. It should be specific enough to fully capture the relationship, yet general enough to work for other examples of that relationship. Find the answer choice that works best when substituted into your sentence. Be prepared to revise your sentence if none (or more than one) of the word pairs seems to fit. Treat the words as pairs, not as individuals. Focus on the relationship, not the individual words' meanings. Pay attention to word order and parts of speech. Build up your vocabulary.