Context Clues, Roots, and Affixes

Question 1

What is the best explanation of the relationship between the words "furry” and "kitten”?

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C: One describes a characteristic of the other.

Question 2

Choose the word that best completes the blank in the analogy.Spanish is to language as ______ is to sport.

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D: baseball

Question 3

Complete each analogy by identifying the relationship shown in the first comparison.

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motorcycle : street ::: plane : air; window : house ::: page : book; colorful : vibrant ::: pleasant : cheerful

Question 4

Choose a synonym or antonym to complete each relationship:

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A: ✔ aromatic

Question 5

Choose the type of relationship shared by each pair of words.

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A: ✔ synonyms/antonyms

Question 6

Which analogies contain a pair where one word describes the function of the other? Check all that apply.pen : writecastle : moatquestion : answertool : fixmilk: cookies

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A: pen : write; D: tool : fix

Question 7

Complete each analogy by identifying the relationship shown in the first comparison.

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B: ✔ plane : air

Question 8

Create an analogy of your own. Then, write a few sentences to explain the type of comparison you used and how the words relate to one another.

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Analogy: Compass : Direction :: Clock : Time

Explanation: This is a tool-to-function analogy. A compass is an instrument used specifically to determine direction, just as a clock is an instrument used specifically to measure time. The relationship between the words is based on a device and the specific information it provides to the user.

Question 9

✔ failbusinesstry

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A: ✔ fail

Question 10

synonyms/antonyms✔ parts/wholecharacteristic

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B: ✔ parts/whole

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