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Analogies

Authored by Angela Lock

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Analogies
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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Complete the analogy: Pen is to write as scissors is to _____.

cut

paper

sharp

handle

Answer explanation

The relationship is object to its function. A pen's function is to write, and the function of scissors is to cut. The other options describe an object used with scissors, a quality, or a part.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match each analogy to the type of relationship it shows.

Antonym Relationship (words are opposites)

day : night

Part-to-Whole Relationship (one is part of the other)

enormous : huge

Synonym Relationship (words mean the same)

tired : sleep

Cause-and-Effect Relationship (one leads to the other)

keyboard : computer

Answer explanation

Each pair is matched to its logical relationship: `enormous` and `huge` are synonyms; `day` and `night` are antonyms; a `keyboard` is part of a `computer`; and being `tired` is a cause for `sleep`.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which word best completes the analogy? Petal is to flower as chapter is to _____.

page

story

book

word

Answer explanation

The relationship is part-to-whole. A petal is one part of a whole flower, just as a chapter is one part of a whole book. A 'page' is a smaller part, and a 'story' is the content, not the structural whole.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

4.

CATEGORIZE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Sort the following analogies into two groups: 'Cause and Effect' or 'Object and Function'.

Groups:

(a) Cause and Effect

,

(b) Object and Function

microphone : amplify

effort : success

virus : illness

camera : photograph

Answer explanation

A virus causes an illness and effort can lead to success (Cause and Effect). A camera's function is to photograph and a microphone's function is to amplify (Object and Function).

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Complete the analogy: Anxious is to worried as tranquil is to _____.

loud

calm

excited

busy

Answer explanation

The relationship is based on synonyms. 'Anxious' is a synonym for 'worried'. The matching synonym for 'tranquil' is 'calm'.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following analogies best demonstrates an adult-to-young relationship?

branch : tree

cat : kitten

flock : bird

doctor : hospital

Answer explanation

A kitten is the young of a cat. 'Branch : tree' is part-to-whole, 'flock : bird' is group-to-individual, and 'doctor : hospital' is person-to-location.

7.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match each word pair to the relationship it represents.

Worker and Workplace

petal : flower

Body Part and its Function

kangaroo : joey

Part and Whole

chef : kitchen

Adult and Young

gills : breathe

Answer explanation

A chef works in a kitchen (Worker and Workplace). A petal is a part of a flower (Part and Whole). A joey is the young of a kangaroo (Adult and Young). Gills are a body part used to breathe (Body Part and its Function).

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