Analogies

Complete the analogy. Scissors are to cut as a shovel is to _____.

• dig

• dirt

• garden

• metal

Answer explanation

The relationship is tool to function. Scissors are a tool used for the action of cutting. A shovel is a tool used for the action of digging.

Match each word pair to the relationship it shows.

• Part-to-Whole Relationship

• wheel : car

• Antonym Relationship (opposite meaning)

• day : night

• Synonym Relationship (similar meaning)

• huge : large

Answer explanation

The pairs are matched to their correct analogical relationship: 'huge' and 'large' are synonyms, 'day' and 'night' are antonyms, and a 'wheel' is a part of a 'car'.

Complete the analogy. A finger is to a hand as a petal is to a _____.

• flower

• stem

• garden

• rose

Answer explanation

The relationship is part to whole. A finger is one part of a whole hand. A petal is one part of a whole flower. A 'rose' is a specific type of flower, but 'flower' is the more general 'whole'.

Sort the following analogies into the correct relationship category: Cause and Effect or Location.

Groups:

(a) Cause and Effect

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(b) Location

• fish : ocean

• fire : smoke

• thirst : drink

• teacher : school

Answer explanation

'Fire : smoke' and 'thirst : drink' show a cause leading to an effect. 'Teacher : school' and 'fish : ocean' show a person or thing and its typical location.

Complete the analogy. A student is to a classroom as a chef is to a _____.

• kitchen

• food

• restaurant

• stove

Answer explanation

The relationship is person to location. A student's primary place of work/learning is a classroom. A chef's primary place of work is a kitchen.

Complete the analogy. Being tired is to sleeping as being hungry is to _____.

• eating

• food

• stomach

• breakfast

Answer explanation

The relationship is cause to effect (or problem to solution). Being tired causes the action of sleeping. Being hungry causes the action of eating.

Match each analogy to the type of relationship it demonstrates.

• Tool-to-Function Relationship

• keyboard : computer

• Object-to-Location Relationship

• bird : nest

• Part-to-Whole Relationship

• hammer : build

Answer explanation

Each analogy is matched to its relationship: a 'keyboard' is a part of a 'computer'; a 'hammer' is a tool used to 'build'; and a 'bird' is found in a 'nest'.

Complete the analogy. A cow is to a calf as a cat is to a _____.

• kitten

• cub

• puppy

• fawn

Answer explanation

The relationship is adult to young. A calf is the young of a cow. A kitten is the young of a cat. The other options are the young of different animals.

Sort these word pairs into two groups: Synonyms (similar meaning) or Antonyms (opposite meaning).

Groups:

(a) Synonyms

,

(b) Antonyms

• difficult : easy

• quiet : loud

• begin : start

• empty : full

• scared : afraid

• happy : joyful

Answer explanation

Word pairs with similar meanings (like 'happy : joyful') are synonyms. Word pairs with opposite meanings (like 'empty : full') are antonyms.

Which word pair shows the same 'Action to Outcome' relationship as STUDY : LEARN?

• run : race

• practice : improve

• read : book

• eat : dinner

Answer explanation

The action of studying leads to the outcome of learning. Similarly, the action of practicing leads to the outcome of improving. The other options show an action and its context or object, not its direct result.