Let’s go through each analogy one by one. We’ll think about how the first two words are related, then find the word from the box that fits the same relationship with the third word.
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1. Milk is to cereal as bread is to ______.
Milk goes *with* cereal — it’s something you add or pair with it.
What do you often put *on* or *with* bread? Sandwich! (You make a sandwich with bread.)
✔ Answer:
sandwich
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2. Blanket is to soft as floor is to ______.
Blanket feels soft → so we’re matching texture/feeling.
Floor usually feels hard (not soft).
✔ Answer:
hard
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3. Rain is to monsoon as wind is to ______.
Rain is part of a monsoon (a big weather event with lots of rain).
Wind is part of a storm (a big weather event with strong winds).
✔ Answer:
storm
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4. Sweater is to yarn as snowball is to ______.
A sweater is made *from* yarn.
A snowball is made *from* snow.
✔ Answer:
snow
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5. Pizza is to pepperoni as ice cream is to ______.
Pepperoni is a topping on pizza.
What’s a common topping on ice cream? Sprinkles!
✔ Answer:
sprinkles
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6. Darkness is to dark as heaviness is to ______.
Darkness = the state of being dark.
Heaviness = the state of being heavy.
So we need the adjective form: “heavy”
✔ Answer:
heavy
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7. Water is to liquid as ice is to ______.
Water is in liquid form.
Ice is water frozen → solid form.
✔ Answer:
solid
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8. Allow is to permit as find is to ______.
Allow and permit mean the same thing (synonyms).
Find and locate also mean the same thing.
✔ Answer:
locate
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9. Water is to droplet as snow is to ______.
A droplet is a small drop of water.
A flake is a small piece of snow.
✔ Answer:
flake
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10. Bats are to caves as humans are to ______.
Bats live in caves.
Humans live in houses.
✔ Answer:
houses
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Final Answer:
1. sandwich
2. hard
3. storm
4. snow
5. sprinkles
6. heavy
7. solid
8. locate
9. flake
10. houses
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of analogy worksheet middle school.
