Thinking through analogies — Lesson 3

May 16, 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:
Thing : Characteristic — star : shiny :: windmill : tall
Characteristic : Thing — shiny : star :: tall : windmill
Group : Members — herd : cow :: flock : sheep
Members : Group — cow : herd :: sheep : flock

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. partridge : covey :: card : . . .
  deck
  1. spade
  2. play
  3. square
  4. deck
2. ice : cold :: pickle : . . .
  sour
  1. hamburger
  2. barrel
  3. eat
  4. sour
3. school : fish :: pack : . . .
  wolf
  1. student
  2. bite
  3. wolf
  4. swim
4. fire : hot :: candy : . . .
  sweet
  1. mouth
  2. cold
  3. lick
  4. sweet
5. swift : deer :: slow : . . .
  turtle
  1. crawl
  2. sluggish
  3. fast
  4. turtle
6. ant : tiny :: rabbit : . . .
  soft
  1. scratch
  2. foot
  3. soft
  4. carrots
7. roses : bouquet :: ponies : . . .
  herd
  1. mane
  2. hoof
  3. little
  4. herd
8. jury : juror :: swarm : . . .
  bee
  1. sting
  2. warm
  3. swim
  4. bee
9. pair : sock :: grove : . . .
  tree
  1. tree
  2. grow
  3. glove
  4. green
10. flock : chicken :: squadron : . . .
  airplane
  1. crash
  2. air
  3. airplane
  4. cluck
11. team : player :: class : . . .
  student
  1. student
  2. door
  3. deck
  4. paper
12. lemonade : cool :: rock : . . .
  hard
  1. hard
  2. roll
  3. drink
  4. baby
13. caravan : truck :: gang : . . .
  outlaw
  1. outlaw
  2. sing
  3. drive
  4. fight
14. sharp : sword :: smooth : . . .
  glass
  1. rough
  2. glass
  3. clear
  4. cut

Back