Constitution Challenge

Analogies

Name____________________________________

Directions
An analogy uses words to make comparisons. Your task is to look at the words below and determine if the missing word needs to be a synonym or antonym. Then choose the word that best completes the analogy. Circle the letter of the best answer.

Example: up : down :: big : _________. Read the analogy as “Up is to down as big is to ______.” The answer, “small,” is the antonym for the word “big.”

1. union : coming together :: school : __________
     a. place with teachers
     b. place for learning
     c. place to eat school lunch
     d. place to sleep

2. insure : to be uncertain :: bargain : __________
     a. haggle
     b. negotiate
     c. pay asked price
     d. steal

3. domestic : public :: unknown : __________
     a. known
     b. likable
     c. colorful
     d. beautiful

4. tranquility : placidity :: polite : __________
     a. rude
     b. discourteous
     c. well-mannered
     d. calm

5. defense : protection :: knowledge : __________
     a. power
     b. ability
     c. lack of learning
     d. learned information

6. welfare : loss :: obnoxious : __________
     a. well-behaved
     b. toxic
     c. sick
     d. television

7. liberty : slavery :: famine : __________
     a. drought
     b. well-fed
     c. undernourished
     d. hunger

8. posterity : descendants :: stealthily : __________
     a. all-knowing
     b. opinion
     c. public
     d. secretively

9. ordain : __________ :: promote : endorse
     a. dismiss
     b. ordinary
     c. impose
     d. reject

10. __________ : create :: radiate : beam
     a. establish
     b. to create
     c. tear down
     d. evolve

Analogies Worksheet (PDF File)