Analogies

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

• cut

• draw

• glue

• measure

Answer explanation

This analogy shows an object and its function. A pencil is used to write, and scissors are used to cut.

Match each word pair to the type of relationship it shows.

• Antonym (opposite meaning)

• huge : enormous

• Part to Whole

• finger : hand

• Synonym (same meaning)

• laugh : cry

Answer explanation

A finger is part of a hand (Part to Whole). Huge and enormous are synonyms. Laugh and cry are antonyms.

What is the relationship in the analogy: Student is to classroom as doctor is to hospital?

• A person and where they work

• An object and its function

• A cause and its effect

• An adult and its young

Answer explanation

This analogy shows a person and their typical location or workplace. A student is found in a classroom, and a doctor is found in a hospital.

Sort the word pairs into the correct relationship categories: Antonyms (Opposites) or Part to Whole.

Groups:

(a) Antonyms (Opposites)

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(b) Part to Whole

• arrival : departure

• spoke : wheel

• empty : full

• branch : tree

Answer explanation

'Arrival' and 'departure' are opposites, as are 'empty' and 'full' (Antonyms). A 'spoke' is part of a 'wheel' and a 'branch' is part of a 'tree' (Part to Whole).

Complete the analogy: Thirst is to drink as hunger is to _____.

• eat

• sleep

• play

• read

Answer explanation

This is a cause and effect analogy. Thirst (the cause) makes you drink (the solution), and hunger (the cause) makes you eat (the solution).

Which word correctly completes this part-to-whole analogy? Keyboard is to computer as page is to _____.

• book

• word

• read

• story

Answer explanation

The analogy shows a part-to-whole relationship. A keyboard is a part of a computer, and a page is a part of a book.

Match each adult animal to its young.

• puppy

• cat

• calf

• sheep

• lamb

• cow

• kitten

• dog

Answer explanation

Each adult animal is correctly paired with the name for its young: a dog's young is a puppy, a cow's is a calf, a cat's is a kitten, and a sheep's is a lamb.

Complete the analogy about where things are found: Fish is to ocean as camel is to _____.

• desert

• jungle

• farm

• mountain

Answer explanation

This analogy relates an animal to its natural habitat. A fish lives in the ocean, and a camel lives in the desert.

Complete the synonym analogy: Tired is to weary as happy is to _____.

• joyful

• sad

• angry

• sleepy

Answer explanation

The relationship is based on synonyms (words with similar meanings). 'Tired' and 'weary' are synonyms, just as 'happy' and 'joyful' are synonyms.

Sort these analogies into two groups: Function (Object & Its Use) or Location (Person & Their Place).

Groups:

(a) Function (Object & Its Use)

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(b) Location (Person & Their Place)

• pencil : writing

• teacher : school

• camera : photographing

• chef : kitchen

Answer explanation

A pencil is used for writing and a camera is used for photographing (Function). A teacher works in a school and a chef works in a kitchen (Location).