Analogies

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What is an analogy?

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An analogy is a comparison between two things that are similar in some way, often used to explain something or make it easier to understand.

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What are synonyms?

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Synonyms are words that have the same or similar meanings, like 'happy' and 'joyful'.

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What are antonyms?

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Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings, like 'hot' and 'cold'.

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What does 'part/whole' relationship mean?

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A part/whole relationship shows how one thing is a part of a larger whole, like 'leaf' is to 'tree'.

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What is a cause/effect relationship?

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A cause/effect relationship shows how one event (the cause) leads to another event (the effect), like 'rain' causes 'wet ground'.

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Giggle is to laugh as cry is to...

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sob. This is an example of synonyms.

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Pencil is to write as phone is to...

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call. This shows a function relationship.

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Ice is to freeze as fire is to...

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burn. This shows a cause/effect relationship.

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Motor is to boat as wheel is to...

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bike. This shows a part/whole relationship.

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Basketball is to sport as Mercedes is to...

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car. This shows a category relationship.