Common analogy patterns for 6th graders: Illustrated examples

📚 Quick Study Guide

🔍 An analogy compares two things that share a similar relationship. 💡 The basic form of an analogy is A is to B as C is to D. 📝 To solve analogies, figure out the relationship between A and B, then find a similar relationship between C and D. 🧠 Common analogy patterns include: 🍎 Part to Whole: A piece of something compared to the entire thing (e.g., slice : pie :: petal : flower). ⚙️ Cause and Effect: One thing leads to another (e.g., rain : flood :: sun : sunburn). 🌍 Synonyms: Words that have similar meanings (e.g., happy : joyful :: sad : gloomy). antonyms: Words with oppisite meanings (e.g. hot:cold :: big: small) 📏 Degree: Intensity or level of something (e.g., warm : hot :: cool : freezing). 🧪 Type/Category: A specific item compared to its general group (e.g., apple : fruit :: car : vehicle). ➕ Function: What something is used for (e.g., hammer : nail :: broom : sweep).

Practice Quiz

1. Which analogy pattern does this represent: dog : mammal :: rose : flower?
1. Part to Whole
2. Type/Category
3. Cause and Effect
4. Synonyms
2. Which word completes this analogy: happy : sad :: tall : _____?
1. big
2. short
3. glad
4. excited
3. Which analogy pattern does this represent: teacher:school :: chef:restaurant?
1. Synonyms
2. Antonyms
3. Worker to Workplace
4. Part to Whole
4. Which word completes this analogy: fire : burn :: ice : _____?
1. water
2. freeze
3. melt
4. cold
5. Which analogy pattern does this represent: finger : hand :: page : book?
1. Cause and Effect
2. Part to Whole
3. Type/Category
4. Synonyms
6. Which word completes this analogy: whisper : shout :: walk : _____?
1. run
2. crawl
3. sleep
4. dance
7. Which analogy pattern does this represent: hot : scorching :: cold : freezing?
1. Type/Category
2. Synonyms
3. Degree
4. Antonyms