English Name:__________________________

S.A.T. Prep

Analogies Class:__________

You will see 19 analogy questions on the SAT test. One of your 30-minute Verbal sections will contain a group of six analogies; the other will contain a group of thirteen. Each group will be arranged from easy to very hard. The instructions are:

Each question below consists of a related pair of words or phrases, followed by five pairs of words or phrases labeled A through E. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

Example:

CRUMB:BREAD::

(A) ounce:unit

(B) splinter:wood

(C) water:bucket

(D) twine:rope

(E) cream:butter

The sample question’s answer is B. A crumb is a small piece of bread, just like a splinter is a small piece of wood.

When you see an analogy, make a sentence out of the stem words:

APPLE:FRUIT:: An apple ________________________________________ fruit.

Your sentence should use one word to somehow define the other, be short and simple, and start with one word and end with another.

ARCHITECT:BUILDING ____________________________________________________________

EDUCATION:IGNORANCE__________________________________________________________

LETTERS:ALPHABET_______________________________________________________________

JUICE:BEVERAGE__________________________________________________________________

POUR:DRIP________________________________________________________________________

RANDOM:PATTERN________________________________________________________________

DISHONESTY:LIAR________________________________________________________________

JOKE:AMUSE______________________________________________________________________

COMPANY:PRESIDENT:: (A) team:athlete (B) hospital:patient (C) airline:passenger (D) library:reader (E) army:general (Circle your correct answer)

Stem words sentence, combined with answer words sentence: like a _________________________________________________________

STOP HERE NOW, and wait to review this part before continuing.

More Practice:

Make five possible choices for each analogy stem word set. Be sure ONE and ONLY ONE answer choice is correct. Circle your correct answer.

1. TIGER:ANIMAL:: 2. APPLE:FRUIT:: 3. CLASSROOM:CAMPUS::

(A) (A) (A)

(B) (B) (B)

(C) (C) (C)

(D) (D) (D)

(E) (E) (E)

More Practice:

Make some analogy questions for a classmate to complete, using vocabulary words from your vocabulary lists in the stem words and/or the answer choices. Make the relationships between the words sensible! Make sure a good test sentence can be constructed, and that the sentence fits the stem words and ONE of your answer choices.

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