Thinking through analogies — Lesson 13

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. Container : what is contained — balloon : air :: canteen : water
2. What is contained : container — air : balloon :: water : canteen
3. Things that stick together — barnacle : ship :: stamp : envelope
4. Person : area of interest — astronomer : stars :: paleontologist : fossils
5. Area of interest : person — stars : astronomer :: fossils : paleontologist
6. Thing : what it might become — coal : diamond :: peat : coal
7 What it might become : thing — diamond : coal :: coal : peat

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. mind : psychologist :: body : . . .
  physician
  1. physician
  2. injury
  3. exercise
  4. food
2. philatelist : stamp :: numismatist : . . .
  coin
  1. envelope
  2. coin
  3. news
  4. group
3. dog : cockleburr :: fish : . . .
  leech
  1. water
  2. leech
  3. perch
  4. swim
4. canister : flour :: sandbag : . . .
  sand
  1. flood
  2. burlap
  3. sand
  4. river
5. soup : bowl :: oil : . . .
  barrel
  1. barrel
  2. float
  3. refinery
  4. crude
6. tadpole : frog :: acorn : . . .
  oak
  1. autumn
  2. squirrel
  3. oak
  4. pecan
7. cacao : chocolate :: intern : . . .
  doctor
  1. candy
  2. hospital
  3. doctor
  4. study
8. pillow : feathers :: flower pot : . . .
  soil
  1. cracked
  2. red
  3. terra cotta
  4. soil
9. fly : flypaper :: lint : . . .
  sweater
  1. sweater
  2. brush
  3. fuzzy
  4. speck
10. psychologist : behavior :: numismatist : . . .
  coins
  1. numbers
  2. coins
  3. numerous
  4. collector
11. nectar : honey :: cream : . . .
  butter
  1. sweet
  2. butter
  3. cow
  4. spoiled
12. iron : magnet :: stamp : . . .
  envelope
  1. letter
  2. lick
  3. metal
  4. envelope
13. shorthand : stenographer :: maps : . . .
  cartographer
  1. cartographer
  2. population
  3. secretary
  4. topography
14. pickle : cucumber :: sauerkraut : . . .
  cabbage
  1. sour
  2. mustard
  3. cabbage
  4. hot dog

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