🧩

Critical Thinking – Analogies

Critical Thinking · Level 2 · Worksheet 4 of 5 · CCSS: L.2.4, SL.2.3 · Practice Set 8

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
High is to low as near is to ____
Kitten is to cat as chick is to ____
Hand is to clap as foot is to ____
Saw is to cut as drill is to ____
Goose is to gaggle as fish is to ____
Sponge is to soak up as towel 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 8.

Riddle: What can you catch but not throw?

Explain how you knew.