Thinking through analogies — Lesson 11

May 18, 2016

An analogy is a comparison between two things. Through the lesson you will learn to analyze the relationship between two things and mentally compute a similar relationship between two new things. These analogies will help build your vocabulary skills.

In this lesson:
1. Thing : outer covering — cake : icing :: raccoon : fur
2. Outer covering : thing — icing : cake :: fur : raccoon
3. Thing : top — house : roof :: man : hat
4. Top : thing — roof : house :: hat : man

Common Core State Standards

Common Core State Standards
— Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
— Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases.

Solve analogies by analyzing the elements of the puzzle and questioning the relationships that are presented.
1. feather : turkey :: shell : . . .
  lobster
  1. hen
  2. sea
  3. crack
  4. lobster
2. turtle : shell :: apple : . . .
  skin
  1. red
  2. tree
  3. skin
  4. teacher
3. peel : banana :: feathers : . . .
  bird
  1. pillow
  2. soft
  3. fluffy
  4. bird
4. fish : scales :: person : . . .
  skin
  1. walk
  2. gills
  3. swim
  4. skin
5. crust : pie :: atmosphere : . . .
  earth
  1. earth
  2. air
  3. stratosphere
  4. polluted
6. woman : bonnet :: king : . . .
  crown
  1. royalty
  2. jewels
  3. gold
  4. crown
7. lid : kettle :: summit : . . .
  hill
  1. hill
  2. top
  3. base
  4. skillet
8. duckling : down :: peanut : . . .
  shell
  1. shell
  2. brown
  3. bread
  4. salty
9. peak : mountain :: hair : . . .
  head
  1. comb
  2. snow
  3. head
  4. snarl
10. surface : ocean :: penthouse : . . .
  skyscraper
  1. skyscraper
  2. ship
  3. expensive
  4. elevator
11. cardinal : crest :: antelope : . . .
  antlers
  1. antlers
  2. skin
  3. deer
  4. doe
12. bark : tree :: enamel : . . .
  tooth
  1. fur
  2. tooth
  3. rabbit
  4. bush
13. bread : crust :: corn : . . .
  husk
  1. pop
  2. husk
  3. bread
  4. meal
14. rooster : comb :: chief : . . .
  head dress
  1. tent
  2. leader
  3. warrior
  4. head dress

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