1. AWESOME ANALOGIES

2. What is an analogy? Analogies are used to make comparisons and show relationships between words and ideas. An analogy takes this form – A : B :: C : D ◦ You would “say” A is to B as C is to D ◦ Now with words – foot : person :: wheel : car : :: :

3. Make It a Sentence The best way to understand and solve analogies is to turn them into sentences. For example: ◦ A foot is part of a person, just as a wheel is part of a car OR ◦ A foot is something that makes a person go, just as a wheel makes a car go.

4. UNLOCKING THE ENIGMA: THE BIG 10 THERE ARE PRIMARILY 10 TYPES OF ANALOGIES.

5. Type #1 Type: PART : WHOLE Example: leg : body Sentence: A leg is part of a body. :

6. Type #2 Type: Purpose Example: scissors: cut Sentence: The purpose of scissors is to cut. :

7. Type #3 Type: INTENSITY (DEGREE) Example: chuckle: laugh Sentence: A chuckle is less intense than a laugh. :

8. Type #4 Type: ANTONYM Example: shy: aggressive Sentence: Being shy is the opposite of being aggressive. :

9. Type #5 Type: SYNONYM Example: amiable: friendly Sentence: Being amiable is the same as being friendly. :

10. Type #6 Type: CHARACTERISTIC Example: sandpaper: rough Sentence: Sandpaper is by definition rough. :

11. Type #7 Type: CAUSE : EFFECT Example: practice: improvement Sentence: Practice causes improvement. :

12. Type #8 Type: HABITAT Example: airplane: hangar Sentence: An airplane resides in a hangar. :

13. Type #9 Type: ACTION : SITUATION Example: run: marathon Sentence: You run to participate in a marathon. :

14. Type #10 Type: ACTION : OBJECT Example: shoot: rifle Sentence: You shoot a rifle in order to use it. :

15. Other Things to Consider Check the parts of speech ◦ There should be agreement on both sides of an analogy. ◦ For example: (V) : (N) :: (V) : (N) ◦ You can eliminate any answers that DO NOT have the same parts of speech agreement Reversing the order ◦ The analogy types with two parts can be in the reverse order in the example. ◦ Object : Action would become Action : Object; for example, shoot : rifle would become rifle : shoot.

16. Class Practice 2. angry : enraged :: ___ : ___ a. free : loose b. creative : imaginative c. surprised : shocked d. comical : amusement Type of analogy: ____________ 1. extemporaneous: impromptu:: ___ : ___ a. eccentric : odd b. child : egocentric c. infrequent: chronic d. dominate: control Type of analogy: _____________

17. Partner Practice 1. drizzle : shower :: ___ : ___ a. diamond : ruby b. novel : autobiography c. lightening : thunderstorm d. blizzard : avalanche e. happy : thrilled Type of analogy: ____________ 2. hutch : rabbit :: ___ : ___ a.barn : hay b.sty : pig c.dairy : cow d.bird : nest e.field : corn Type of analogy: ____________

18. Partner Practice 3. greeting : farewell :: ___ : ___ a. birth : death b. army :navy c. noon : midnight d. friendship : divorce e. plane : bus Type of analogy: ____________ 4. reprimand: offender :: ___ : ___ a.rebuff: rejection b.raze : building c.relegate : demoting d.rejuvenate : retreat Type of analogy: ____________

19. Partner Practice 5. pig : snout :: ___ : ___ a. bill : bird b. hide: horse c. scorpion : sting d. elephant : trunk e. lion : den Type of analogy: ____________