Analogy Homework.doc

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Description/Instructions An analogy describes the relationship between words. In part/whole analogies, the first term is part of the second term, and the third term is part of the fourth. As an example, sand is to beach as water is to ocean. In each example, choose a word for the fourth term that includes the third term.

1.

Leaf is to tree as petal is to _____.

A: stem

B: flower

C: garden

D: bike

2.

City is to state as state is to ______.

A: country

B: continent

C: town

D: county

3.

Child is to family as student is to _____.

A: class

B: teacher

C: parents

D: brother

4.

Second is to minute as minute is to _______.

A: week

B: season

C: hour

D: year

5.

Nigeria is to Africa as France is to _____.

A: Asia

B: North America

C: Middle East

D: Europe

6.

Corn is to cob as pea is to ______.

A: green

B: pod

C: can

D: bean

7.

Classroom is to school as kitchen is to _____.

A: house

B: cook

C: garage

D: food

8.

Dallas is to the United States as Paris is to ______.

A: Germany

B: Chile

C: Mexico

D: France

9.

Spoke is to wheel as wheel is to _____.

A: transportation

B: ride

C: pavement

D: bike

10.

Violinist is to orchestra as pitcher is to ______.

A: band

B: baseball team

C: juice

D: band

11.

Letter is to word as word is to _______.

A: envelope

B: sentence

C: mailbox

D: homework

12.

Claw is to cat as tail is to _____.

A: wag

B: story

C: tooth

D: dog

* Description/Instructions An analogy is the comparison of two pairs of words that have the same relationship. A function/purpose analogy compares the function of two things.

13.

Eye is to see as ear is to ______.

A: here

B: hearing aid

C: hear

D: corn

14.

Saw is to cut as hammer is to _____.

A: screwdriver

B: pound

C: chainsaw

D: screw

15.

Pencil is to write as spoon is to ______.

A: fork

B: knife

C: moon

D: stir

16.

Clock is to time as thermometer is to ______.

A: temperature

B: fever

C: miles

D: late

17.

Scissors are to cut as pen is to _____.

A: cut

B: den

C: corral

D: write

18.

Pilot is to fly as driver is to _____.

A: ride

B: plane

C: drive

D: insect

19.

Conductor is to orchestra as police officer is to _______.

A: traffic

B: arrest

C: crime

D: jail

20.

Scale is to weight as ruler is to ____.

A: kingdom

B: length

C: long

D: weigh

21.

Chimney is to smoke as faucet is to _____.

A: water

B: burn

C: flow

D: cold

22.

Car is to drive as boat is to _____.

A: captain

B: sail

C: swim

D: float

23.

Tongue is to taste as nose is to _____.

A: stink

B: wrinkle

C: sniff

D: smell

24.

Stomach is to digest as muscles are to _____.

A: breathe

B: move

C: run

D: lift

Description/Instructions Analogies are ways of relating words to each other.

Characteristic analogies relate something or someone to what that thing or person characteristically does. Choose a word for the fourth term that tells what the third term does.

25.

Author is to writing as artist is to _____.

A: painting

B: reading

C: typing

D: beauty

26.

Airplane is to flying as sailboat is to _____.

A: pilot

B: sailing

C: swimming

D: fishing

27.

Scientist is to experimenting as knitter is to _____.

A: sweater

B: knitting

C: socks

D: chemistry

28.

Bed is to sleeping as pool is to _____.

A: lifeguard

B: snoring

C: swimming

D: billiards

29.

Actor is to acting as electrician is to _____.

A: electricity

B: plugs

C: play

D: wiring

30.

Eye is to seeing as ear is to _____.

A: hearing

B: earring

C: music

D: listening

31.

Minister is to preaching as doctor is to _____.

A: curing

B: medicine

C: church

D: hospital

32.

Salesclerk is to selling as police officer is to _____.

A: police car

B: uniform

C: arresting

D: driving

33.

Ballerina is to dancing as vocalist is to _____.

A: song

B: singing

C: music

D: tutu

34.

King is to ruling as subject is to _____.

A: studyiing

B: working

C: crown

D: obeying

35.

Fisherman is to fishing as logger is to _____.

A: forest

B: salmon

C: chainsaw

D: cutting trees

36.

Chainsaw is to cutting as sewing machine is to _____.

A: clothing

B: stitching

C: thread

D: needle

Description/Instructions Analogy is a word that means word relationships.

A cause/effect analogy shows how one thing causes another. Choose a word for the fourth term which is caused by the third term.

37.

Careless is to accident as careful is to ______.

A: mistake

B: safety

C: luck

D: satisfaction

38.

Earthquake is to tsunami as heavy rain is to ______.

A: flood

B: hurricane

C: miserable

D: river

39.

Spark is to wildfire as snowflake is to ______.

A: cold

B: cinder

C: blaze

D: blizzard

40.

Overspend is to broke as save is to _____.

A: bankrupt

B: debt

C: prosperous

D: keep

41.

Convict is to punishment as acquit is to _____.

A: acquire

B: incarceration

C: freedom

D: jail

42.

Sunrise is to dawn as sunset is to _____.

A: beautiful

B: orange

C: night

D: dusk

43.

Heat is to cooked as cold is to _____.

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