Let’s go through each analogy one by one. We’re looking for the word that makes the relationship on the left match the relationship on the right.
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1. Purchase is to keep as borrow is to ______.
When you purchase something, you get to keep it. When you borrow something, you have to give it back — so the opposite of “keep” in this case is
return.
→ Answer:
return
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2. Red is to stop as green is to ______.
Red light means stop. Green light means go.
→ Answer:
go
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3. Plenty is to enough as shortage is to ______.
“Plenty” means more than enough. “Shortage” means not enough — which is called
scarcity.
→ Answer:
scarcity
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4. Present is to here as late is to ______.
“Present” means being here now. “Late” means arriving after the time — which is being
tardy.
→ Answer:
tardy
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5. Author is to write as artist is to ______.
An author writes books. An artist creates art — often by drawing or painting. From the word bank,
draw fits best (since “paint” isn’t an option, but “draw” is).
→ Answer:
draw
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6. Rock is to heavy as feather is to ______.
A rock is heavy. A feather is the opposite — very
light.
→ Answer:
light
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7. Dull is to vibrant as bored is to ______.
Dull and vibrant are opposites. Bored and enthusiastic are opposites. So if someone is bored, the opposite feeling is
enthusiastic.
→ Answer:
enthusiastic
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8. Heat is to summer as cold is to ______.
Summer is hot. Winter is cold. So cold goes with
winter.
→ Answer:
winter
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9. Pencil is to paper as paint is to ______.
You use a pencil on paper. You use paint on a
canvas.
→ Answer:
canvas
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10. Sunrise is to dawn as sunset is to ______.
Sunrise happens at dawn. Sunset happens at
dusk.
→ Answer:
dusk
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Final Answer:
1. return
2. go
3. scarcity
4. tardy
5. draw
6. light
7. enthusiastic
8. winter
9. canvas
10. dusk
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of analogies practice worksheet.
