For grade 7 students

1. 1.Finding a good man is like finding a needle in a
haystack.
2.That movie was a roller coaster ride of emotions.
3.Life is like a box of chocolates – you never know what
you gonna get.
4.Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal
down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.

2. ANALOGY

3. WHAT IS ANALOGY?
-Analogy shows a relationship between words.
-It is a comparison of two things that is quite different from each
other.
-It describes or explains one thing by examining its similarities with
other things.
HOW DOES IT IMRPOVE OUR THINKING SKILLS?
-It help us learn new words and develop our critical thinking by
determining the relationship between words with related ideas.

4. In showing
relationships, analogy
uses double colon to
split the pair of words
into two parts.
UP:DOWN :: HOT:COLD
(1st part) (2nd part)
It reads as, UP is an opposite of DOWN, just as HOT is an
opposite of COLD.
NOTE: These two pair of words is an example of ANTONYM
ANALOGY RELATIONSHIP.

5. There are a
number of
relationships
that can be
shown through
analogies.
minute: hour :: foot: toes
Relationship: PART TO WHOLE
fork: eat :: shovel: dig
Relationship: OBJECT TO FUNCTION
“ You use a fork to eat, just like you use a
shovel to dig.”
EXAMPLES:

6. glasses: read :: crutches: walk
Relationship: OBJECT TO FUNCTION
“ Glasses can help you read, as to crutches can
help you walk.”
EXAMPLE:
NOTE: To understand the words given, we must determine first
the analogy relationship used between the pair of words
presented.

7. 1.ANTONYMS- words having the opposite meaning
EXAMPLE: big : small
2. SYNONYMS- words having the same meaning
EXAMPLE: great : awesome
3.PART : WHOLE- a part of something is compared to a whole
EXAMPLE: hand : fingers
4. OBJECT : USE- part to its function
EXAMPLE: face mask : protection

8. 5. CATEGORY: EXAMPLE- dog : Golden Retriever
6. EFFECT: CAUSE- flood : rain
CAUSE: EFFECT- practice : improve
7. TOOL USER: TOOL – Carpenter : hammer
TOOL: OBJECT IT’S USED WITH – hammer : nails
8. TYPE OF CHARACTERISTICS- pairs of words that are used
to highlight and compare their relationship
EXAMPLE: skin: smooth

9. 9. PROFESSION AND OBJECT TO STUDY- it has something to
do with the field of work and the field of study
EXAMPLE: botanist : plants
10. DEGREE OF INTENSITY- comparison of words based on its
intensity of meaning.
EXAMPLE: small : smallest

10. 1. Thermometer: temperature : : clock:
__________
2.Melt: liquid : : freeze: ___________
3. Arm: man : : branch : ___________
4.Cavity: toothache:_________: earthquake
5.Nose: smell : : __________ : taste

11. 6. Christmas: December : : Valentines :
____________
7. Petal: ________ : : hair: head
8. Governor: govern : : teacher: _________
9. Glass: ____________ : : pen: write
10. Geologist: rock :: botanist : _________

12. 1.Capital letter is to beginning as period is to
__________________
2. Husband is to wife as brother is to
__________
3. Sing is to sang as eat is to ____________
4. Dog is to puppy as cat is to _____________
5. Down is to up as left is to ____________

13. TASK A:
Create two posters that compares two real-life
events. Use simile and metaphor in writing.
Example:
THE CAUTIOUS STUDENT WAS SLOWLY GOING
THROUGH THE WORK LIKE A TODDLER TAKING HIS
FIRST STEP.

14. TASK B:
Write a series of analogies. The final words in the
set rhyme giving the analogy a poem feel. Write at
least 4 stanzas.
Example:
ILL IS TO SICK AS SHINY IS TO GLITTER
OCCUPATION IS TO JOB AS COLD IS TO BITTER
IN IS TO OUT AS UP IS TO DOWN
LARGE IS TO HUGE AS CITY IS TO TOWN

15. TEST I- COMPLETE THE ANALOGY BY PROVIDNG
THE CORRECT WORD.
1. Glass: ____________ : : pen: write
2. Christmas: December : : Valentines : _________
3. Geologist: rock :: botanist : _________
4. Melt: liquid : : freeze: ___________
5. Thermometer: temperature : : clock: _________

16. 6. Nose: smell : : __________ : taste
7. Arm: man : : branch : ___________
8. Petal: ________ : : hair: head
9.Governor: govern : : teacher: _________
10.Cavity: toothache::_________: earthquake

17. TEST II- DETERMINE THE TYPES OF ANALOGY IN THE
FOLLOWING NUMBERS. WRITE THE LETTER OF THE CORRECT
ANSWER.
1.Exhausted: tired :: friend: comrade
a. synonyms b. part to whole c. antonyms
d. item to category
2. love: hate :: wide : narrow
a. synonyms b. part to whole c. antonyms
d. item to category
3. success: happiness :: failure : sadness
a. cause and effect b. synonyms c. antonyms
d. part to whole

18. 4. pen: write : : scissors : cut
a. object to function b. part to whole
c. antonyms d. item to category
5. house: roof :: car : wheel
a. synonyms b. part to whole c. antonyms
d. item to category
6. brush: painter :: teacher: chalk
a. cause and effect b. tool to user c. object to use
d. part to whole

19. 7. absenteeism: failure :: hard work : success
a. object to function b. part to whole c.
antonyms d. cause and effect
8. glass: drink :: pen : write
a. synonyms b. part to whole c. object to use
d. item to category
9. petal: flower :: hair: head
a. cause and effect b. tool to user
c. object to use d. part to whole

20. 10. earthquake: tsunami :: cavity : toothache
a. object to function b. part to whole c. synonyms
d. cause and effect
Test III- Complete each analogy by selecting the correct
word from the box.
1. Milk is to cereal as bread is to ________
2. Blanket is to soft as floor is to ________
EGG SANDWICH MEAT CAKE
WET HOT WARM HARD

21. 3. Pizza is to pepperoni as ice cream is to ______
4. Darkness is to dark as heaviness is to ________
5. Rain is to monsoon as wind is to _________
6. Sweater is to yarn as snowball is to ________
QUART STRAW SPRINKLES SUMMER
HEAVY LIGHT HEAVE LIGHTNESS
STORM SUN DAY NIGHT
RAIN PETAL SNOW SKY

22. 7. Water is to liquid as ice is to ________
8. Allow is to permit as find is to ________
9. Water is to droplet as snow is to _________
10. Bats are to caves as humans are to ________
SLIPPERY FREEZING SOLID SNOW
LOCATE LOVE LOSE DROP
FLAKE DRIFT FLOAT BLIZZARD
STORES FORESTS BEDS HOUSES