Analogies & Word Relationships April FY23

Multiple Choice

What is an analogy?

• Shows differences, or things that are not in common

• Shows similarities, or things in common, between a pair of words

Analogies

Analogies show a relationship between words and can help you learn new words by analyzing the relationship that the words share.

Multiple Choice

Analogies can show different kinds of relationships between words and phrases. Some examples include: antonym, synonym, part to whole, user to tool, and producer to product.

If you understand the relationship between words on one side of the analogy, you can use that to complete the relationship on the other side.

Complete the analogy below.

BEE is to HONEY as COW is to

BEE:HONEY :: COW:

• bull

• steak

• milk

• horns

Some types of analogy relationships

• part to whole

• cause to effect

• antonyms/synonyms

• definitions

• item to category

• time/sequence

• objects to function

• problem to solution

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship?

watch: TV

• Action/object

• Person/function

• Association/

  Obligation

• Purpose/Form

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship?

finger : hand

• degree

• characteristic

• location

• part to whole

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship?

color : hue

• Function of Object

• Antonyms

• Synonyms

• Cause and Effect

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship?

shovel : dig

• part to whole

• characteristic

• function

• type/kind

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship?

grapes : violet

• Synonyms

• Product and producer

• Characteristics

• Antonyms

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship?

minuscule : humongous

• Synonyms

• Antonyms

• Product and Producer

• Cause and effect

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship?

legs : walk

• Antonyms

• Function of Object

• Product and Producer

• Synonyms

Multiple Choice

What's the relationship?

refuse:accept :: approve:reject

• synonyms

• cause/effect

• item/category

• antonyms

​Analogy Practice

Multiple Choice

Complete the word analogy statement.

Hot : Florida :: _____ : Alaska

• Snow

• Vacation

• California

• Cold

Multiple Choice

Complete the word analogy statement.

days : month :: minutes : ______

• hour

• time

• seconds

• week

Multiple Choice

Complete the word analogy statement.

Man : Men :: Goose : ______

• Boy

• Ducks

• Gooses

• Geese

Multiple Choice

Complete the word analogy statement.

Three : triangle :: _____ : square

• Octagon

• Block

• Seven

• Four

Multiple Choice

Complete the word analogy statement.

roll : role :: __________ : or

• choice

• hour

• paddle

• oar

Multiple Choice

Complete the word analogy statement.

glory : glorious :: _________ : gracious

• gracefully

• fame

• grace

• angel

Multiple Choice

Complete the word analogy statement.

prologue : beginning :: epilogue : ______

• middle

• start

• end

• first

Multiple Choice

Complete the word analogy statement.

fame : obscurity :: sorrow : ______

• sadness

• grief

• joy

• peace

Multiple Choice

Complete the word analogy statement.

sunscreen : sunburn :: vaccination : _______

• itchiness

• stomachache

• rash

• disease

Multiple Choice

Complete the word analogy statement.

brief : lengthy :: active : _______

• difficult

• idle

• energetic

• tragic

Multiple Choice

Complete the word analogy statement.

door : house :: light bulb : ______

• bright

• glass

• building

• lamp

Multiple Choice

Complete the word analogy statement.

apple : fruit :: ______ : tool

• broccoli

• hammer

• window

• orange

Multiple Choice

Complete the word analogy statement.

______ : oven :: pilot : airplane

• hot

• baker

• cook

• kitchen

Multiple Choice

Complete the word analogy statement.

George Washington : president :: Monet : ____

• composer

• artist

• classical

• genre

Analogy Strategy

Review

Multiple Choice

An analogy is a relationship between words /concepts and how they connect to each other.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What are analogies written with?

• Commas

• Colon

• Double colon

• Colon and double colon

Multiple Choice

This analogy has words that are opposites.

• Antonyms

• Synonyms

• Prefixes

• Purpose

Multiple Choice

Based on the analogy below, what must be true about the word “notifying"?

NOTIFYING is to INFORMING as SLEEPING is to SLUMBERING

• Notifying is a part of informing.

• Notifying means informing.

• Notifying is the opposite of informing.

• Notifying causes informing.

Multiple Choice

Analogies are written with commas.

• False

• True

Multiple Choice

What does the analogy in this excerpt imply?

“Science is built up of facts, as a house is built of stones; but an accumulation of facts is no more a science than a heap of stones is a house.”

• Like stones, science can be used to build great things, but those things can be destroyed.

• Like a house, a stone can contain life, but life can exist elsewhere.

• Like an architect, a scientist must use both imagination and logic.

• Like a house, science is constructed from building blocks that are used in a specific way.

Multiple Choice

Analogies are used in text to express the the relationship of two unlike things.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Analogy helps with understanding the relationship of difficult words.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Analogy improves my vocabulary; thus, sharpening my reading and writing skills.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences uses an analogy?

• Geologists are scientists who study Earth’s processes.

• Rock layers tell the story of Earth’s past.

• Geologists use rocks the way detectives use clues.

• To Dr. Sanchez, finding a fossil is like winning a prize.

Multiple Choice

Read the following passage.

After Maria left me, I felt hollow and weak. I held onto her letter, the only trace of her that remained, but I was afraid to read it. For three weeks, I walked around the house like a lost soul, that letter folded up into a square in my shirt pocket. They say that just as the sword is the weapon of the warrior, a pen is the weapon of the writer. And it’s true. When I opened that letter, her words bruised my heart. Two rivers streaked down my cheeks and leaked onto the carpet.

Which detail from the passage includes the best example of an analogy?

• “...just as the sword is the weapon of the warrior, a pen is the weapon of the writer.”

  •B

• “I held onto her letter, the only trace of her that remained, but I was afraid to read it.”

• “...I walked around the house like a lost soul...”

• “...her words bruised my heart.

Poll

On a scale from 1-4 with 1 being low and four being high, how would your rate your current understanding of analogies?

• 1 - I totally don't understand anything about analogies. I am not confident AT ALL in my knowledge.

• 2 - I understand a little bit about analogies, but I am not very confident in my knowledge

• 3 - I am starting to understand analogies. Sometimes I need to use a test sentence, but for the most part, I got this. My confidence is growing

• 4 - I am very confident in my understanding of analogies. I could even work through tough ones and feel good about it.