Question

lesson 3.5 analogies
complete it
circle the letter of the word that best completes each analogy.

1. skin : ______ :: crust : earth.

a. wheat b. apple c. nose d. moon

1. bean : legume :: ______ : crustacean.

a. chili b. shark c. peanut d. shrimp

1. beef : cow :: ______ : pig.

a. pork b. calf c. barnyard d. pen

1. ______ : yarn :: pulp : paper.

a. knit b. draw c. wool d. cotton

1. was : were :: ______ : dreamed.

a. dream b. dreaming c. is d. am

1. apple : mcintosh :: tree : ______.

a. orange b. sycamore c. seed d. climb

1. sandals : summer :: ______ : winter.

a. flip - flops b. mittens c. sundress d. high heels

1. ______ : amazing :: acknowledge : respond.

a. expect b. unusual c. respectful d. extraordinary

1. mad : ______ :: happy : overjoyed.

a. furious b. exhausted c. confused d. suspect

1. sixty - three : thirty - six :: ______ : eighty - two.

a. twenty - six b. fifteen c. twenty - eight d. eighty - eight

Explanation:

1. Skin : apple :: crust : Earth

• The skin is the outer layer of an apple, and the crust is the outer layer of the Earth.

1. Bean : legume :: shrimp : crustacean

• A bean is a type of legume, and a shrimp is a type of crustacean.

1. Beef : cow :: pork : pig

• Beef comes from a cow, and pork comes from a pig.

1. Wool : yarn :: pulp : paper

• Wool is used to make yarn, and pulp is used to make paper.

1. Was : were :: dream : dreamed

• “Was” and “were” are forms of the verb “to be” (past tense), and “dream” and “dreamed” are forms of the verb “to dream” (base form and past - tense).

1. Apple : McIntosh :: tree : sycamore

• McIntosh is a type of apple, and sycamore is a type of tree.

1. Sandals : summer :: mittens : winter

• Sandals are typically worn in summer, and mittens are typically worn in winter.

1. Extraordinary : amazing :: acknowledge : respond

• “Extraordinary” and “amazing” are synonyms, and “acknowledge” and “respond” are related in meaning (acknowledge can be a form of responding).

1. Mad : furious :: happy : overjoyed

• “Furious” is a more intense form of “mad,” and “overjoyed” is a more intense form of “happy”.

1. Sixty - three : thirty - six :: twenty - eight : eighty - two

• The relationship is reversing the digits. For 63 (sixty - three) and 36 (thirty - six), and for 28 (twenty - eight) and 82 (eighty - two).

Answer:

1. b. apple
2. d. shrimp
3. a. pork
4. c. wool
5. a. dream
6. b. sycamore
7. b. mittens
8. d. extraordinary
9. a. furious
10. c. twenty - eight