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Critical Thinking – Analogies

Critical Thinking · Level 2 · Worksheet 4 of 5 · CCSS: L.2.4, SL.2.3 · Practice Set 3

Level 2 ⭐⭐

1 Complete the Analogy

🔗 An analogy shows how two pairs are related the SAME way. Fill in the blank.

Example: Hot is to cold as big is to small. (They are opposites!)

Analogy	Answer
Fast is to slow as loud is to ____
Lamb is to sheep as foal is to ____
Eye is to blink as mouth is to ____
Key is to lock as password is to ____
Fish is to school as wolf is to ____
Shovel is to dig as broom is to ____

2 What's the Relationship?

🤔 Look at the pair. What is the relationship? Choose from the word bank.

Relationships oppositespart to wholetool to use baby to adultplace to person

3 Picture Analogies

🖼️ Complete each picture analogy.

4 Create Your Own Analogies

✍️ Write 3 analogies of your own. Follow the pattern: ___ is to ___ as ___ is to ___.

1. is to as is to

2. is to as is to

3. is to as is to

+ Bonus Thinking Practice

Use this quick challenge for Set 3.

Riddle: I have keys but no locks. What am I?

Explain how you knew.