Thinking Through Analogies

Grades 3-6

Bonnie L. Risby

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2021
• eBook ISBN: 9781000489941
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

An analogy is a comparison between two things. It points out the similarities between two things that might be different in all other respects. Analogies cause us to think analytically about forms, uses, structures, and relationships.

This all-time favorite resource not only gives students a chance to practice solving analogies, but also invites them to open their minds to a completely new way of analyzing the elements of analogies. Each page introduces several categories of analogies. Each category expands students' way of viewing the world and contrasting and comparing elements. Thinking Through Analogies also instills the tools whereby students can create relationships to enhance their creative and formal writing, as well as to heighten their critical thinking in test taking.

Other books that teach analogies are Analogies for Beginners and Analogies for the 21st Century.

Grades 3-6

Lesson 1

Introducing:

1. Synonyms
   • example - yell is to shout as twelve is to dozen
   • or
   • yell: shout:: twelve: dozen
2. Antonyms
   • example - wealth is to poverty as dense is to sparse
   • or
   • wealth: poverty:: dense: sparse

1. catch: capture:: docile:
   1. mean
   2. wild
   3. obedient
   4. ugly
2. system: method:: faith:
   1. trust
   2. mistrust
   3. manner
   4. courtesy
3. sympathy: pity:: awkward:_
   1. mourn
   2. die
   3. clumsy
   4. puppy
4. yell: whisper:: tame:
   1. docile
   2. wild
   3. animal
   4. scream
5. +: - x: _____
   1. #
   2. % C. -T~
   3. ?
6. empty: full:: awkward: ______
   1. graceful
   2. clumsy
   3. helpful
   4. hollow
7. main: primary:: labor: _______
   1. play
   2. first
   3. hard
   4. work
8. delay: stall:: allow: _______
   1. restrict
   2. strict
   3. late
   4. permit
9. prey: quarry:: strike: ______
   1. animal
   2. hunt
   3. hit
   4. stripe
10. first: last:: most: _____
    1. least
    2. more
    3. biggest
    4. late
11. polite: courteous:: _____ style:_
    1. nice
    2. pretty
    3. ugly
    4. fashion
12. marsh: swamp:: _____ postpone:_____
    1. bog
    2. prone
    3. delay
    4. cancel
13. narrow: thin:: boulder: _____
    1. big
    2. hard
    3. shoulder
    4. rock
14. cheap: expensive:: high:_____
    1. tall
    2. building
    3. costly
    4. low

© 2005 Taylor & Francis - Thinking Through Analogies

Lesson 2

Introducing:

1. Whole: part
   example - violin: string:: apple: core
2. Part: whole
   example - string: violin:: core: apple
3. General: specific
   example - noble: baron:: royalty: king
4. Specific: general
   example - baron: noble:: king: royalty

1. ar:tire:: tree: __
   1. rubber
   2. limb
   3. wheel
   4. grow
2. book: chapter:: tractor: ___
   1. plowed
   2. read
   3. track
   4. motor
3. pie: dessert:: maple: __
   1. tree
   2. eat
   3. sweet
   4. cut
4. bird: meadowlark:: flower:_
   1. smell
   2. bright
   3. sing
   4. poppy
5. state: Nevada:: evergreen:_
   1. pine
   2. needles
   3. Christmas
   4. cougar
6. plant: dandelion:: city: __
   1. town
   2. country
   3. state
   4. Chicago
7. bicycle; pedal:: fireplace: __
   1. burn
   2. mantel
   3. ride
   4. warm
8. piano: key:: typewriter:_
   1. ribbon
   2. music
   3. write
   4. electric
9. foot: toe:: face: ___
   1. finger
   2. toenail
   3. nose
   4. arm
10. minuet: dance:: fox: ___
    1. trot
11. fish:trout:: insect: ___
    1. fox
    2. buzz
    3. katydid
    4. crawl
12. 1000: number:: football: ___
    1. kick
    2. sport
    3. player
    4. 2000
13. roof: house:: wall: __
    1. room
    2. straight
    3. square
    4. cracked
14. petal: flower:: eye: __
    1. cry
    2. see
    3. blink
    4. potato
    5. fur
    6. animal
    7. trap

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Lesson 1
• Lesson 2
• Lesson 3
• Lesson 4
• Review Lesson 1
• Pot Pourri Lesson 1
• Do-It-Yourself Lesson 1
• Lesson 5
• Lesson 6
• Lesson 7
• Lesson 8
• Review Lesson 2
• Review Lesson 3
• Pot Pourri Lesson 2
• Do-It-Yourself Lesson 2
• Lesson 9
• Lesson 10
• Lesson 11
• Lesson 12
• Lesson 13
• Review Lesson 4
• Review Lesson 5
• Review Lesson 6
• Do-It-Yourself Lesson 3
• Review Lesson 7
• Review Lesson 8
• Review Lesson 9
• Review Lesson 10
• Do-It-Yourself Lesson 4
• Review Lesson 11
• Review Lesson 12
• Review Lesson 13
• Review Lesson 14
• Review lesson 15
• Review Lesson 16
• Review Lesson 17
• Answers