Parts & Wholes
Some analogies compare PART of something to its WHOLE (or they might compare something WHOLE to its PART). Here's an example of a PART to WHOLE analogy:
L E G : C H A I R : : S H A D E : L A M P
You would read this analogy "leg is to chair as shade is to lamp". In your mind, you should be thinking "a leg is a part of a chair, just like a shade is part of a lamp." This same analogy could have been set up as a WHOLE to PART analogy:
C H A I R : L E G : : L A M P : S H A D E
If that's all making sense to you, then try your hand at the analogies below. The answers are at the bottom. Try not to peek!
L E G : C H A I R : : S H A D E : L A M P
You would read this analogy "leg is to chair as shade is to lamp". In your mind, you should be thinking "a leg is a part of a chair, just like a shade is part of a lamp." This same analogy could have been set up as a WHOLE to PART analogy:
C H A I R : L E G : : L A M P : S H A D E
If that's all making sense to you, then try your hand at the analogies below. The answers are at the bottom. Try not to peek!
1. car : tire : : tree : _____
a. rubber b. limb c. wheel d. grow 2. roof : house : : wall : _____ a. room b. straight c. square d. cracked 3. day : hour : : week : _____ a. minute b. second c. month d. day 4. cactus : spines : : pig : _____ a. piglet b. sow c. bacon d. bristles |
5. book : chapter : : tractor : _____
a. plowed b. read c. track d. motor 6. bicycle : pedal : : fireplace : _____ a. burn b. mantel c. ride d. warm 7. month : week : : year : _____ a. time b. month c. decade d. century 8. hide : cow : : wrapper : _____ a. gum b. unwrap c. fresh d. paper |
9. foot : toe : : face : _____
a. finger b. toenail c. nose d. arm 10. petal : flower : : eye : _____ a. cry b. see c. blink d. potato 11. pride : lion : : band : _____ a. musician b. music c. rubber d. brave 12. egg : shell : : onion : _____ a. tears b. herb c. scallion d. skin |
ANSWERS1. (b) limb
2. (a) room 3. (d) day 4. (d) bristles |
5. (d) motor 6. (b) mantel 7. (b) month 8. (a) gum |
9. (c) nose 10. (d) potato 11. (a) musician 12. (d) skin |