Analogies
Practice!
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A verbal analogy shows how two pairs of
words are related. The second pair of
words are related to each other in the
same way as the first two. An analogy can
be written as a sentence or with colons.
They are read the same way. Example:
String is to guitar as key is to piano.
String : guitar :: key : piano
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KINDS OF ANALOGY
There are several kinds of relationships you should look for when
trying to solve analogies. Always ask yourself how the pair of
words are related.
antonyms – opposites (happy is to sad…)
part of the whole (finger is to hand…)
purpose or function (pipe is to water…)
action of ( truck is to highway…)
synonyms (little is to small…)
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type (salmon is to seafood…)
KINDS OF ANALOGY
There are several kinds of relationships you should look for when
trying to solve analogies. Always ask yourself how the pair of
words are related.
degree (cold is to freezing…)
definition ( verdict is to judgment…)
characteristic ( murderer is to violent…)
lack (nomad is to home…)
cause (carelessness is to mistakes…)
word form; rhyme (mild is to child…)
worker and workplace (judge is to courtroom…)
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Write the word that completes
this analogy.
1. month : April :: season : ___________
Time
Day
Autumn
Year
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Did you get it right?
1. month : April :: season : Autumn
Why?
You should think about the relationship in
the first pair of words. In this case, April
is the name of a month. We were looking
for an answer that was the name of a
season.
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Write the words that completes
this analogy.
2. Happy : joyful :: uncertain : ________
Certain
Sad
Doubtful
Wrong
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Did you get it right?
2. Happy : joyful :: uncertain : doubtful
Certain
Sad
Doubtful
Wrong
DID YOU LOOK FOR THE RELATIONSHIP OF
THE FIRST TWO WORDS? In this case, happy
and joyful have similar meanings, so we are
looking for a synonym, or a word that
means nearly the same thing.
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Write the word that completes
this analogy.
3. coat : clothing :: car : ___________
Road
Vehicle
Train
Garage
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Did you get it right?
3. coat : clothing :: car : vehicle
Road
Vehicle
Train
Garage
LOOK AT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
COAT AND CLOTHING. A coat is a kind of
clothing, and a car is a kind of vehicle.
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Write the word that completes
this analogy.
4. weak : flabby :: strong : ________
Fat
Exercise
Muscular
Powerful
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Did you get it right?
4. weak : flabby :: strong : muscular
Fat
Exercise
Muscular
Powerful
Think of the relationship between weak
and flabby. If someone is weak, then their
body is flabby. If someone is strong, then
their body is muscular.
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Write the word that completes
this analogy.
5. heat : cold :: slowness : __________
Snail
Sun
Haste
Time
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5. heat : cold :: slowness : Haste
Snail
Sun
Haste
Time
Think. Heat is the opposite of cold. We are looking
for a word that is the opposite of or the antonym of
slowness.
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Write the word that completes
this analogy.
6. push : shove :: quit : ___________
Persevere
Resign
Persist
Thrust
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Did you get it right?
6. push : shove :: quit : resign
Persevere
Resign
Persist
Thrust
The relationship is synonyms. Push means the same
thing as shove, so we had to find a word that meant
the same as quit. Looking at our choices, the only
one would be resign.
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Write the word that completes
this analogy.
7. give : donate :: receive :
Obtain
Contribute
Grant
Award
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7. give : donate :: receive : obtain
Obtain
Contribute
Grant
Award
Again, we are looking for a synonym. Give and
donate mean the same thing, so we need to find
a word that means the same as receive.
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Write the word that completes
this analogy.
8. individual : soldier :: group : _______
Person
Troop
Warrior
Combatant
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8. individual : soldier :: group : troop
Person
Troop
Warrior
Combatant
Think. An individual is called a soldier, so a
group (of soldiers) is called a troop.
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Write the word that completes
this analogy.
9. tired : weary :: unfriendly : _______
Sleepy
Bushed
Friendly
Hostile
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Did you get it right?
9. tired : weary :: unfriendly : hostile
Sleepy
Bushed
Friendly
Hostile
The first pair were synonyms, so we had
to find a synonym for unfriendly.
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Write the word that completes
this analogy.
10. lunch : sandwich :: breakfast : _____
Meal
Dinner
Cereal
Eat
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Did you get it right?
10. lunch : sandwich :: breakfast : cereal
Meal
Dinner
Cereal
Eat
Always think of how the first two words are
related, and then try to complete that
relationship with the second pair of words. A
sandwich is something you eat for lunch, and
cereal is something you eat for breakfast.
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Practice Quiz – Choose a word from
the word bank to fill in the analogy.
attorney
mother
heat
right
teeth
automobile brave
animal
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Practice Quiz – Answers
attorney
mother
heat
right
teeth
automobile brave
animal
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