Analogies test your ability to: Recognize the relationship between the words in a word pair Recognize when two word pairs display equal relationships

To complete an analogy you must be able to: Select the answer containing words related to one another in most nearly the same way

Analogies look like this: Up: Down ::Over: Under Analogies sound like this: Up is to Down as Over is to Under

Analogy types: Synonyms/antonyms Part to Whole or Whole to Part Function/Use, Worker/Tool, Doer/Action Category/Type

Analogy types: Degree (size or intensity) Grammatical Relationship or Spelling Cause to effect (or effect to cause) Object to function

Synonyms: Infant: Baby::Grown-Up: ______? Infant: Baby::Grown-Up: Adult

Antonyms: Big: Small::Full:_______? Big: Small::Full: Empty

Part to Whole: Wheel: Car::Branch:_______? Wheel: Car::Branch: Tree

Function/Use (Object/ Function): Truck: Transport::Oven:______? Truck: Transport::Oven: bake

Category/Type: Apple: Fruit::Carrot:_______? Apple: Fruit::Carrot: Vegetable

Degree (size/intensity): Warm: Hot::Cool:______? Warm: Hot::Cool: Frigid

Cause-Effect: Sliver: Pain::Heat:__________ Sliver: Pain::Heat: Boil

Sequence: Early: late :: dawn : _________ Early : late :: dawn : twilight

Can you identify the relationship? 1. PLATOON:SOLDIER 2. HOT:SCALDING 3. STARVATION:BINGING 4. GILLS:BREATHING 5. PERSUASIVE:CONVINCING 6. SOCCER:SPORT a)Synonyms or antonyms b)Part to whole c)Category/Type d)Cause-effect (or effect to cause) e)Degree (size or intensity) f)Function/Use (Object/function)

Can you identify the relationship? 1. PLATOON:SOLDIER 2. HOT:SCALDING 3. STARVATION:BINGING 4. GILLS:BREATHING 5. PERSUASIVE:CONVINCING 6. SOCCER:SPORT a)Synonyms or antonyms b)Part to whole c)Category/Type d)Cause-effect (or effect to cause) e)Degree (size or intensity) f)Function/Use (Object/function) b e a f a c

Helpful Hints: 1. Determine relationship between the words in the given pair antonyms?synonyms? sequence? degree? cause-effect? function? category?

Helpful Hints: 2. Choose the answer that has a similar relationship and can be expressed in a similar manner

Example APPLE : FRUIT :: A. Salad : Mix B. Orange: Banana C. Juice : Can D. Slice : Core E. Butterfly: Insect

Example APPLE : FRUIT :: A. Salad : Mix B. Orange: Banana C. Juice : Can D. Slice : Core E. Butterfly: Insect

Example PEN : WRITE :: A. Pencil : Sharpen B. Ink : Blue C. Letter : Compose D. Knife : Cut E. Mistake : Erase

Example PEN : WRITE :: A. Pencil : Sharpen B. Ink : Blue C. Letter : Compose D. Knife : Cut E. Mistake : Erase

Helpful Hints Part II: Pay attention to the order of the words in the pair the parts of speech Remember – single word can have different meanings read all possible answers before deciding on the best answer

Practice Large : Big:: A. Remember : Forget B. Triumph: Success C. Nostril : Smell D. Audio : Hear E. Glasses : See

Practice Large : Big:: A. Remember : Forget B. Triumph: Success C. Nostril : Smell D. Audio : Hear E. Glasses : See

Practice Bat : Hitter A. Score: Win B. Walk : Run C. Mars : Venus D. Stick : Hockey Player E. Basketball: Hoop

Practice Bat : Hitter A. Score: Win B. Walk : Run C. Mars : Venus D. Stick : Hockey Player E. Basketball: Hoop

Practice Come : Came:: A. Walk : Walking B. Ride : Rode C. Left : Arrived D. Did : Had Done E. See : Seen

Practice Come : Came:: A. Walk : Walking B. Ride : Rode C. Left : Arrived D. Did : Had Done E. See : Seen