This document provides an introduction to analogies for 7th grade students. It defines an analogy as a comparison between two things used to determine their relationship. The document explains that analogies identify how two things are similar despite physical differences. It then provides examples of different types of analogies: synonym to antonym, part to whole, function to things, characteristics to things, and product to thing. The document concludes with an analogy assessment asking students to identify related words that complete 10 analogies.
14. What is ANALOGY?
• An analogy is a comparison between two things,
and the comparison is used to determine the
relationship between different sets of things.
• An analogy is a comparison made to show how
two things are similar for explanation or
clarification. Although the things compared are
physically different, the analogy identifies how they
15. Bark is to Dog
Meow is to Cat
Dog is compared to
its characteristic Bark
while Cat is compared
to meow.
16. Dog is to Pet House
Bird is to Cage
Dog is to Pet Store as Bird is to
Cage. Observe that the
relationship of the first-two words
is same. Dog is link to a Pet
Store because majority of the pet
owners go to the pet store to
groom their pets while some pet
owners placed their birds in the
cage to feed.
18. SYNONYM TO ANTONYM: hot is to cold
Do you observe that hot is the opposite of cold? That’s
why hot is synonym to warm but it is antonym to cold.
Another example, Big is to small.
19. PART TO WHOLE- Apple is to Core
This type of analogy talks about little in to many. You are
comparing to a thing in which part is compared also to whole.
Another example is Preface is to book. Preface is part of the book
which is book talks about the whole thing.
20. FUNCTION TO THINGS- Cook is to stove
Look at the given example. Cook is to Stove. Do you observe that the
relationship of cook is the stove? When you are preparing food you are going
to use a stove in order to cook the food you want. Another example is Phone
is to call. The function of the phone is to call someone.
21. CHARACTERISTICS TO THINGS- Slippery is to ice
The characteristic to thing is the type of analogy that explains to the main
subject what characteristics do they have. Like the given example, Slippery is
to Ice. You can experience like in skating that when you step in the Ice it is
slippery – that’s the characteristic of it. Another example is Pillow is to soft
22. PRODUCT TO THING- Milk is to Cow
This type of analogy determined what product the thing has.
We all know that Cow produces milk. Therefore, milk is to
cow. Another example is wool is to sheep.
23.
24. • DIRECTION:
Choose the word
that best related
each analogy.
EXAMPLE:
APPLE : TREE :: MILK :
COW
1. Up is to down as over is to under along above
2. Big is to small as full is to empty blank drain
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3. Platoon is to soldier as team is to
light fast rich
4. Rock is to heavy as feather is to
5. Tree is to climb as ocean is to big swim fish
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6. Smile is to happy as frown is to
Sauce condiment pulp
7. Stripes is to zebra as giraffe is
to
Fur hair spots
8. Spaghetti is to pasta as ketchup
is to
Solar panel engine hammer
9. Wind is to windmill as sun is to
10.nice is to kind as pretty is to Ugly beautiful smart
