Analogies & Context Clues

What are analogies?

• comparing 2 sets of words
• synonyms
• random words

1. QUADRILATERAL : SQUARE ::

• acute : triangle
• film : documentary
• commercial : advertisement
• parallelogram : rectangle

5. HOTEL : LOBBY ::

• corridor : hospital
• curtain : stage
• computer : motherboard
• water : fountain

6. SERMON : RELIGIOUS ::

• ceremony : original
• routine : irregular
• folktale : traditional
• divine : angel

8. MOUND : EARTH ::

• pile : bricks
• dune : sand
• clump : grass
• bouquet : flowers

What are context clues?

• To help you
• Annoyances
• Terrible things
• Amazing things

Mark was discombobulated after he had started to smell a faint, but strange scent coming from his bedroom, but after he checked the room it was gone. What does the word "discombobulated" mean?

• Scared
• Confused
• Mad
• Happy

Henry has ophidiophobia and when he was in his backyard while he saw a snake, he was terrified. What is ophidiophobia?

• The fear of snakes
• The fear of bugs
• The fear of grass
• The fear of birds

The jar is very brittle and when John accidentally knocked it over, it smashed into pieces. What does brittle mean?

• Soft
• Fragile
• Fuzzy
• Purple

The girl was no novice at Hockey; she had been playing the sport since she was 5. What does novice mean?

• Sneaky
• Terrible
• Rough
• Beginner