Understanding Analogies

What is an analogy?

• A comparison of two sets of words with similar relationships

• A type of poem

• A historical document

• A mathematical equation

Which of the following pairs are synonyms?

• Ancient and old

• Old and new

• Ancient and modern

• Juicy and dry

In the analogy 'stanza is to poem as scene is to blank', what word completes the analogy?

• Book

• Act

• Verse

• Chapter

What word completes the analogy 'tasty is to blank as loud is to noisy'?

• Delicious

• Quiet

• Silent

• Bland

In the analogy 'start is to stop as blank is to false', which word fits in the blank?

• End

• Begin

• Finish

• True