10WordsQStudy guides › Level 9 · College Prep
Analogies
💡 The idea
An analogy compares two pairs that are linked in the same way. Make a short bridge sentence for the first pair, then use the same sentence for the second.
🪜 The steps
- Link the first pair: “A drought is a lack of rain.”
- Use the same sentence: “A famine is a lack of ___.”
- Fill it in: food.
Common links
| Link | Example |
|---|---|
| lack of | drought : rain |
| part of a whole | petal : flower |
| young → adult | cub : bear |
| tool → what it measures | thermometer : temperature |
| group of | flock : birds |
| worker → workplace | doctor : hospital |
| maker → what they make | sculptor : statue |
| same meaning | timid : shy |
| opposite | frugal : wasteful |
| mild → strong | whisper : shout |
⚠️ Watch out
- Make the bridge exact. “A glove is clothing” fits too many answers; “a glove covers a hand” points to foot for sock.
- Keep the order. If the first pair goes small → big, the second must too.
🎯 Try these
- Caterpillar is to butterfly as tadpole is to ___.
- Chapter is to novel as scene is to ___.
Answers: 1) frog 2) play
This guide is also in the 10WordsQ app: tap “📖 Study guide” after a question.