Types of Analogies and Their Examples

This video tutorial introduces the concept of analogies, explaining how they compare two things to highlight similarities. It covers various types of analogies, including synonyms, antonyms, cause and effect, object purpose, part to whole, and characteristics. Each type is explained with examples, and the lesson concludes with an activity to practice forming analogies.

What is an analogy?

• A way to list items

• A comparison of two things to show differences

• A comparison of two things to show similarities

• A method to define words

Which of the following is an example of an analogy format?

• Apple, fruit, carrot, vegetable

• Apple is fruit and carrot is vegetable

• Apple is to fruit as carrot is to vegetable

• Apple and fruit, carrot and vegetable

What do synonym analogies consist of?

• A pair of part to whole

• A pair of cause and effect

• Two pairs of synonyms

• Two pairs of opposites

Which of the following is a synonym analogy?

• Big is to small as allow is to deny

• Big is to large as allow is to deny

• Big is to small as allow is to permit

• Big is to large as allow is to permit

Which type of analogy involves comparing two pairs of words with similar meanings?

• Antonym

• Synonym

• Characteristic

• Part to whole

What do antonym analogies consist of?

• A pair of part to whole

• A pair of cause and effect

• Two pairs of opposites

• Two pairs of synonyms

Which of the following is an antonym analogy?

• Sleep is to rest as entrance is to enter

• Sleep is to awake as entrance is to exit

• Sleep is to awake as entrance is to enter

• Sleep is to rest as entrance is to exit

Which type of analogy involves comparing two pairs of words with opposite meanings?

• Characteristic

• Antonym

• Part to whole

• Synonym

What is the relationship in cause and effect analogies?

• One word is a synonym of another

• One word is the source of some action, the other is the result

• One word is an antonym of another

• One word is a part of another

Which of the following is a cause and effect analogy?

• Studying is to learning as cutting classes is to failing

• Studying is to failing as cutting classes is to learning

• Studying is to failing as cutting classes is to passing

• Studying is to learning as cutting classes is to passing