Question

directions: use a word from the word bank to complete each analogy.
word bank
abdomen acrobat agony altitude
astronaut canada canopy evaporate
gratitude latitude spatula stamina

1. east/west is to longitude as north/south is to ______
2. 100 meter dash is to speed as marathon is to ______
3. eat pancakes is to fork as flip pancakes is to ______
4. airplane is to pilot as space shuttle is to ______
5. ice is to freeze as water vapor is to ______
6. person is to umbrella as picnic table is to ______
7. how deep is to depth as how high is to ______
8. uneven bars is to gymnast as trapeze is to ______
9. joy is to ecstasy as pain is to ______
10. fourth of july is to patriotism as thanksgiving is to ______
11. southern neighbor is to mexico as northern neighbor is to ______
12. heart is to chest as stomach is to ______

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Explanation:

1. Longitude measures east/west; latitude measures north/south.
2. A 100m dash relies on speed; a marathon relies on stamina.
3. A fork is used to eat pancakes; a spatula is used to flip pancakes.
4. A pilot operates an airplane; an astronaut operates a space shuttle.
5. Ice forms via freezing; water vapor forms via evaporating.
6. An umbrella shelters a person; a canopy shelters a picnic table.
7. "How deep" refers to depth; "how high" refers to altitude.
8. A gymnast uses uneven bars; an acrobat uses a trapeze.
9. Ecstasy is intense joy; agony is intense pain.
10. Fourth of July is linked to patriotism; Thanksgiving is linked to gratitude.
11. Mexico is the US's southern neighbor; Canada is its northern neighbor.
12. The heart is in the chest; the stomach is in the abdomen.

Answer:

1. latitude
2. stamina
3. spatula
4. astronaut
5. evaporate
6. canopy
7. altitude
8. acrobat
9. agony
10. gratitude
11. Canada
12. abdomen