How words relate: analogies

Grade 9 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   Luz reads four pairs. Three share one link. Which pair is the odd one out?

   • ambitious : ruthless
   • stubborn : obstinate
   • cautious : timid
   • persistent : stubborn
2. 2.

   The mayor called the new parking rules firm. The editorial called the same rules harsh. Tala reads two reports. Which pair relates its two words the way firm relates to harsh?

   • rules : council
   • pleasant : delightful
   • manipulative : persuasive
   • persuasive : manipulative
3. 3.

   ““irritated : enraged :: uneasy : ____”” Jun wrote nervous in the blank. Which statement explains why nervous is wrong?

   • Nervous is wrong because enraged is aimed at a person, and nervous is a feeling that is not aimed at anyone.
   • Nervous is right, because uneasy and nervous are near-synonyms, just as irritated and enraged are near-synonyms, so the pairs match.
   • Enraged is irritated pushed to the extreme, and nervous is no stronger than uneasy, so the blank needs an extreme fear word such as terrified.
   • Nervous is wrong because irritated and enraged are both about anger, so the blank must be about anger too.
4. 4.

   Pia reads four pairs. Three share one link. Which pair is the odd one out?

   • diver : breathing
   • hinge : pivoting
   • gill : breathing
   • stem : supporting
5. 5.

   The first report said the river rose overnight. The second report said the river surged overnight. Bo reads two reports. Which pair relates its two words the way rose relates to surged?

   • asked : demanded
   • rose : climbed
   • demanded : asked
   • river : flood
6. 6.

   ““filter : purifying :: lens : ____”” Milo wrote camera in the blank. Which statement explains why camera is wrong?

   • Camera is right, because a lens belongs in a camera, just as a filter belongs in a purifier, so each second word names the whole.
   • Camera is wrong because a filter is a part of a purifier, but a lens is not a part of anything.
   • Purifying is what a filter does, so the blank needs what a lens does, focusing; a camera is the whole the lens belongs to.
   • Camera is wrong because a filter is about cleaning, so the blank must be about cleaning too.
7. 7.

   Zee reads four pairs. Three share one link. Which pair is the odd one out?

   • pleased : ecstatic
   • exhausted : drowsy
   • tired : exhausted
   • peeved : irate
8. 8.

   They showed that something upstream was failing. Kira reads the principal's remark. Which pair relates its words the way the long lines relate to the failure upstream?

   • fever : infection
   • infection : fever
   • medicine : infection
   • lines : cafeteria
9. 9.

   ““miser : hoard :: skeptic : ____”” Ren wrote cynic in the blank. Which statement explains why cynic is wrong?

   • Cynic is right, because a cynic is a stronger kind of skeptic, just as a miser is a stronger kind of saver, so both are stronger words.
   • Cynic is wrong because miser and hoard are opposites, so the blank must be the opposite of skeptic.
   • Cynic is wrong because miser and hoard are about money, so the blank must be about money too.
   • A miser is known for the action of hoarding, so the blank needs what a skeptic does, doubt; a cynic is another kind of person.
10. 10.

    Our coach says each drill is only a rehearsal for the game, and never the game itself. Noah reads the coach's remark. Which pair relates its words the way a drill relates to a game?

    • sketch : mural
    • paint : mural
    • coach : team
    • mural : sketch