plane : flies

boat: floats

A terrific way to:

• Sharpen logical thinking skills

• Prepare for standardized tests

• Understand word relationships

• Improve & develop vocabulary

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A terrific way to:

• Sharpen logical thinking skills

• Prepare for standardized tests

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 Table of Contents
Introduction 3 Practice What You Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Fitting Pictures Together 4 Alphabet Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Fitting Pictures Together 2 5 Alphabet Practice 2 35

Fitting Pictures Together 3 6 Writing Out the Link 36

Linking Pictures 7 Writing Out the Link 2 37

Linking Pictures 2 8 Trying Out the Link 38

Linking Pictures 3 9 Trying Out the Link 2 39

The Same Link 10 Writing a Linked Pair 40

The Same Link 2 11 Writing a Linked Pair 2 41

Paying Attention 12 Spelling 42

Paying Attention 2 13 Spelling 2 43

Things that Go Together 14 Verb Link 44

Matching Linking Pairs 15 Verb Link 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Matching Linking Pairs 2 16 What They Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Body Parts 17 What They Do 2 47

Color 18 Purpose Link 48

Math 19 Purpose Link 2 49

Math 2 20 Part to Whole. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Math 3 21 Part to Whole 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Social Studies 22 Use What You Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Social Studies 2 23 Use What You Know 2 53

Time ' 24 Use What You Know 3 54

Time 2 25 Use What You Know 4 55

Science 26 Words that Sound the Same 56

Science 2 27 Link Review 57

The Solar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Link Review 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

The Solar System 2 r 29 Practice Being the Teacher. . . . . . . . . . .. 59

Antonyms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Practice Being the Teacher 2 . . . . . . . 60

Synonyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Answer Sheets 61

Antonym and Synonym Practice . . . . . . . . 32 Answer Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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 Introduction
Think of an analogy as a wonderful puzzle, and one has a great interdisciplinary teaching
exercise.

An analogy is a type of comparison. An analogy is when a likeness is found between two

unlike things. If approached as a puzzle, one solves the analogy by finding out how the
pieces fit together. What links the words to each other? How can they be connected or
tied together? What is the relationship between them?

cat is to meow as dog is to bark

Although the example above may appear to be easy, it is an exercise that involves cognitive
processes and critical-thinking skills. One must comprehend the words read, categorize them,
understand the connection between them, and then find a similar connection between a
different pair of words. In this case, both meow and bark are sounds that a cat and dog make,
respectively.

Analogies written for this series will focus on a variety of word relationships. They will develop,
reinforce, and expand skills in the following areas:

~ visual imagery
~ reading comprehension
~ paying attention to detail (word sequence within word pairs)
~ vocabulary development
~ synonym, antonym, and homophone recognition and recall
~ understanding different shades of word meanings
~ reasoning
~ standardized-test taking

Students will be able to demonstrate mastery by doing the following:

~ working with both multiple-choice and write-out question formats

~ analyzing and fixing incorrect analogies
~ writing their own analogies in both question and sentence format

For interdisciplinary practice, some analogies will be subject-specific (addressing science,

math, or social studies, for example). Others will push students to think outside of the box,
as creative and imaginative connections between words will be asked for. Students may then
explain in writing or verbally (depending on skill level) how they created analogous word pairs
or situations.

Blank answer sheets can be found on page 61. Use these sheets to provide your students
with practice in answering questions in a standardized-test format.

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 Fitting Pictures Together
Directions: Look at the pictures below. One of the pictures does not fit in with the others.
Cross out the one that does not fit in.

1.

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Tell or Write: Pick one of the questions above. Tell or write why the picture didn't fit in.

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 Fitting Pictures Together 2
Directions: Look at the pictures below. One of the pictures does not fit in with the others.
Cross out the one that does not fit in.

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Directions: Draw four pictures, shapes, or letters. One of the pictures should not fit in.

Tell or Write: Which one of your pictures did not fit in? Explain why.

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 Fitting Pictures Together 3
Directions: Look at the pictures below. One of the pictures does not fit in with the others.
Cross out the one that does not fit in.

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Tell or Write: Pick one question. Tell or write why the picture didn't fit in.

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 Linking Pictures
Directions: Look at each row of pictures. Which picture can best be linked with the first
picture? Fill in the correct bubble.

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Tell or Write: Pick one question. Tell or write how the picture you chose can be linked to
the first picture.

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 Linking Pictures 2
Directions: Look at each row of pictures. Which picture can best be linked with the first
picture? Fill in the correct bubble.

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 Linking Pictures 3
Directions: Look at each row of pictures. Which picture can best be linked with the first
picture? Fill in the correct bubble.
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 The Same Link
Directions: Look at these pictures to the right.
Think about how these two things are linked.

Now choose the answer that will link to each first picture in the same way.
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Tell or Write: Why doesn't a tractor have the same link to water as a boat does?

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 The Same Link 2
Directions: Look at these pictures to the right.
Think about how these two things are linked.

Now choose the answer that will link to each first picture in the same way.

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Tell or Write: Which one of your pictures makes the same link as ~ -+ ~? Explain why.

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 Paying Attention
Directions: Look at each row of pictures. Which picture can best be linked with the first
picture? Fill in the correct bubble.

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Tell or Write: Think about your socks and shoes. Do you have to pay attention to which
one you put on first? Tell why.

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 Paying Attention 2
Directions: Look at the pictures in the first pair. Think about how they are linked. Find the
pair that is linked in the same way. Pay attention to what comes first and second!

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Tell or Write: What if you didn't pay attention to what
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 Things that Go Together
Directions: We tend to think of some words in pairs. When we think of one, we think of the
other, too. See if you find the picture that completes the pair.

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Tell or Write: What one thing do these two things make you think of?

• chalk + eraser = ------------------------------------------------------------------

• match + wood = --------- ------------ ---------- ------- ----------------------------

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 Matching Linking Pairs
Directions: Make a copy of this page. Cut out the pictures. Match the pictures to make four
sets of linking pairs. Glue the pairs on another piece of paper.
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 Matching Linking Pairs 2
Directions: Make a copy of this page. Cut out the pictures. Match the pictures to make four
sets of linking pairs. Glue the pairs on another piece of paper.
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 Body Parts
Directions: Look at how the pictures in the first box are linked. Find the answer that links to
the thing in the second box in the same way.

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Directions: Write answers for this question. Only one of your answers should be correct.

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Tell or Write: Which one of your answers for question 5 was correct? Tell why.

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 Color
Directions: Use your crayons to color in the boxes. (You can do this with your teacher or by
yourself.) This will help you remember your color words.

red blue yellow orange black green brown

Look at how the pictures in the first box are linked. Find the answer that links to the thing in
the second box in the same way.

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Directions: Write answers for this question. Make sure only one answer is correct.
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Tell or Write: Which of your answers was correct? Explain why.

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 Math
Directions: Find the answer that links to the first pair in the same way.

1. ® ©

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CD D as is to
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Tell or Write: Many students think question 2 is very hard. Did you? Why or why not?

©Teacher Created Resources 19 #3165 Analogies for Critical Thinking

 Math 2
Directions: Find the answer that links to the first pair in the same way.

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Tell or Write: Which one of your answers for question 5 was correct? Tell or write why.

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 Math 3
Directions: Look at the Set 1 pictures. Think about how they are linked. Choose the
answer that will link to the pictures in the same way.

Set 1

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Directions: Look at the Set 2 pictures. Think about how they are linked. Choose the
answer that will link to the pictures in the same way.

Set 2

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Tell or Write: The pictures in Set 1 do not share the same link as the pictures in Set 2.
What could you do to make them share the same link?

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 Social Studies
Directions: Use the map to help you pick the answer that has the same link as the two
pictures in the first box.

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 Social Studies 2
Directions: Use the compass and the map of the continental United States to help you
answer the questions.

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 Time
Directions: Find the answer that links to the first pair in the same way.

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as [ 1 : 00 ) ~
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Tell or Write: Write down when your school day starts and ends. Add numbers to each
digital clock. Add hands to each round clock.

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Ends
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 Time 2
Directions: Find the answer that links to the first pair in the same way.

Facts to Help
• A.M. or a.m. is the time from midnight to just before noon.
• P.M. or p.m. is the time from noon to just before midnight.

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Tell or Write: If you are meeting someone at 7:00, why is it important to let that person
know if you mean 7:00 a.m. or 7:00 p.m.?

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 Science
Directions: Look at the pictures in the first box. Think about how they are linked. Choose
the answer that will link to the pictures in the same way.

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 Science 2
Directions: Find the answer that links to the first pair in the same way.

Butterfly Frog
Life Cycle Life Cycle

Chrysalis Eggs I"

Frog
 The Solar System
Directions: Use the picture of our solar system to help you find the word that best completes
the pair.

Jupiter

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® Venus © Saturn
@ Mars ® Earth

3. Earth is to 3 as Jupiter is to
® 3 © 7
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4. 4 is to 6 as Mars is to
® Uranus © Venus
@ Neptune ® Saturn

5. biggest is to smallest as Jupiter is to

® Mercury © Earth
@ Venus ® Saturn

Tell or Write: Which planet do you live on?

Keep this page! You will need to use the picture of the solar system again.

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 The Solar System 2
Directions: The moon chart shows how many moons each planet has. Use the moon chart
to help you find the word that best completes the pair. You may want to look at the picture of
the solar system used in the lesson before (page 28).

Moon Chart

Planet Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

,-

Number of
0 0 1 2 62 33 27 13
Moons

1. Saturn is to 33 as Uranus is to

® 0 ® 62 © 13 ® 27

2. 0 is to 1 as Venus is to

® Neptune ® Mercury © Mars ® Earth

3. biggest planet is to 62 as smallest planet is to

® 0 ®1 © 2 ® 13

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4. Sun is to Earth as Earth is to

® Venus ® Jupiter © moon ® planet

5. closest to the sun is to 0 as farthest from the sun is to

®1 ® 13 © 33 ® 62

Tell or Write: Do the biggest planets have the most moons?

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 Antonyms
Directions: Find word pairs that share the same link.

( hot is to cold as . .. )

1. big is to 2. sad is to
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5. awake is to 6. many is to

® silly ® big © asleep ® lots ® few © small

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7. over is to 8. in is to

® top ® young © under II ® out ® asleep © near

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Tell or Write: An antonym is a word that is opposite in meaning to another word. Were
your answers antonyms? Tell why or why not.

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 Synonyms
Directions: Find word pairs that share the same link.

( glad is to happy as ... )

1. small is to 2. big is to

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® catch ® exit © yell ® grin ® shut © fast

5. fast is to f cry is to

® wild ® slow © quick I ® grin ® weep © shout

7. yell is to 8. leave is to

® quick ® shout © wild ® small ® open © exit

9. shut is to 10. silly is to

® close ® grin © quick ® tiny ® leave © funny

Tell or Write: A synonym is a word that is nearly the same in meaning as another word.
Were your answers synonyms? Tell why or why not.

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 Antonym and Synonym Practice
• Antonyms are words that are opposite in meaning.
• Synonyms are words that mean the same.

Directions: Think about the link between the first pair of words. Choose the answer for the
pair of words that are linked in the same way.
• Write A on the line if the words are antonyms.
• Write S on the line if the words are synonyms.

1. off: on

® jump: rope © swing: bat

® old: new ® go: leave

2. night: day

® watch: TV © rest: nap

® listen : radio ® early: late

3. look: watch

® silly: good © work: job

® neat: messy ® soup: bowl

4. help: hurt

® sink: rise © many: lots

® sun: heat ® play: ground

5. touch: feel

® water: drink © house: roof

® close: near ® rainy: sunny

6. loud: noisy

® rich: poor © black: white

® ugly: pretty ® fright: scare

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 Words that Sound the Same
A word that sounds the same as another word but means something different is called a
homophone.
Example: The words rain and rein are homophones.
• Rain is water that falls from the sky.
• A rein is used to guide a horse.

Directions: Find the word that best completes the pair.

1. be is to bee as too is to

® toe ® two © tan @ tow

Now circle the words above that match these pictures: ~ ~

2. night is to knight as tail is to

® tail ® nail © kale @ tale

Now circle the words above that match these pictures:

3. eight is to ate as hare is to

a~
® hair ® halt © hard @ hear

Now circle the words above that match these pictures:

~

4. flour is to flower as rode is to

® four ® rower © road

Now circle the words above that match these pictures:

Tell or Write: Were all of your answers homophones? Tell why or why not.

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 Alphabet Practice
Directions: Find the answer that links to the first pair in the same way.

Facts to Help
• There are 26 letters in the alphabet.
• Each letter has an uppercase and a lowercase form.

1. A -+ a

® C-+c ® a-+A © b -+ b @ x-+ X

2. 5 -+ E (Hint: Cross out answers where the number isn't first!)

® 10 -+ j ® 0 -+ 15 © 20-+T @ Y -+ 25

3. 0 -+ N

® Y-+Z ®f-+E © b -+ a @ U-+T

_n' _ •• _,,,,_. __ ••_. __ • _'.___ .,_,_,_,_,_,_ ••_ •__ ._ •• • _,_ •__ , • .• ._ . __ •

4. G -+ I

® J -+ K ® L-+ N © q -+ s @ W-+U

5. c -+ 0

® e-+ 0 ® G-+ h © D-+e @ x-+Y

6. 13 -+ m

® 4 -+ c ® n -+ 14 © 14 -+ n @ 7 -+ f

Tell or Write: Which one of these letter groups would you most likely start a sentence
with? Circle your answer.

C the The eht ehT )

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 Alphabet Practice 2
Directions: Find the answer that links to the first pair in the same way.

Facts to Help
• Letters in the alphabet are either vowels or consonants.
• The vowels are B, e, i, 0, and u.
• Sometimes y is a vowel.
• The rest of the letters are consonants.

1. A .....•E

® o
i .....• ® E .....•u © O .....•U ® y .....•
y

._._. __ ._-------_._ _-_. __ ._-------

..

2. e .....•
s

® r .....•a ® i .....•
t ©I .....•
m ® o .....•u

3. w .....•K

® a .....•F ® p .....•
j ©i .....•
E ® d .....•H

4. Z .....•U

® G .....•E ®i .....•
o © S .....•T ® A .....•C

5. b .....•
v

® a .....•c ® o .....•u © m .....•n ® R .....•S

6. E .....•b

® U .....•c ® X .....•t © a .....•E ® M .....•y

-:::..::=._ .. =
=._.=. ._
...
=._-=_=._.._= _= =-.. -=::..:::.::...=. -= =
._=_
. .. =
.__
...-.-
..-..
-..
-.-
---.-.-
----._._
____
..
___ __
..__-_
- _ _...............
_ __
.._- ..
Tell or Write: To answer the questions, was it important to ...

• pay attention to vowels? yes no

• pay attention to upper and lower case? yes no

• pay attention to order? yes no

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 Writing Out the Link
Directions: Think about the link between the words. Write out how the words are tied together.

1. cat: meow
-M-eow---is---th-e---sou-nd-----
-a----cat---m -a-ke s-~-----------------------
2. chair: sit

3. ride: bike

4. bike: wheels

5. tame: wild

6. tire: rubber

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 Writing Out the Link 2
Look at this word pair ~ I owl : hoot I

If you wrote how the words are linked, you might come up with
• An owl hoots.
• The sound an owl makes is a hoot.

Directions: Write down simple sentences or phrases to describe how the pairs are linked.

1. foot: toes 2. fish: trout

3. go: stay 4. cook: stove

5. sister: brother 6. ruler: measure

7. cut: saw 8. yell: shout

Keep this page! You will need your answers to use again.

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 Trying Out the Link
Directions: You will need your answers from the "Writing Out the Link 2" worksheet for this
page.
10WI : hootl ~ An owl hoots.
The sound an owl makes.

When you are trying to find a matching pair of words, tryout the same link you used on the
first pair. Does the phrase or sentence make sense?
Example: owl: hoot ~ An owl hoots.
® roar: lion ~ A roar lions.
® seal : bark ~ A seal barks.
Fill in the circle next to the answer above that has the same link as owl: hoot.
Directions: Write out your link sentences with the words in these pairs. Mark the answer
that fits.
Write Out

1. foot: toes

® hand: fingers

® ring: fingers

2. fish: trout

® shark: gill

® flower: rose

3. go: stay

® win: lose

® leave: exit

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 Trying Out the Link 2
Directions: You will need your answers from the "Writing Out the Link 2" worksheet for this
page. Write out your link sentences with the words in these pairs. Mark the answer that fits.

Write Out

4. cook: stove

® oven: hot

® sleep: bed

5. sister: brother

® mother: girl

® aunt: uncle
_ ...._ .._._. .__ ._._._._._ ..__ .__ ._._._._._. __ .__ ._, .._. __ .. ._ ...._ ..__ ..._. __ ..__ .__ .__ . .____ - ._._ '_'n .._._., __ ._. . .,__ .__ ..,__ "_, __

6. ruler: measure

® pen: write

® weigh: scale

7. cut: saw

® tear: rip

® sew: needle

8. yell: shout

® nap: sleep

® scream: sing
- •• • __ •• _. __ •• _._. ••• _._ •••• _._. __ ._ ' __ 0 __ ._. _, ._ ._ •• __ • ._._. •• _._ ••• _._ •• _._. __ ._ •• _._ •••• _ •• _ •• _ •• _._ •• _._._._. __ • __ • _ •••• _._ •• _._._ ,_,,_",_,,_,,"_, __

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 Writing a Linked Pair
Directions: Read the sentences below.

How do people stay cool? They sweat. People have sweat glands all over their bodies.
How do dogs and cats stay cool? Dogs and cats pant. Dogs and cats only have sweat
glands on their feet.
How do birds stay cool? Birds pant. Birds do not have any sweat glands.

Directions: Use the information above to make your own linked pairs. Use the words from
each word box.

(cats pant sweat)

1. people: ------------------------ as ------------------------

Write out the link sentence you used.

( glands birds people )

2. no sweat glands: ---------------------- as ----------------------

Write out the link sentence you used.

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 Writing a Linked Pair 2
Directions: Read the sentences below.

The Fennec fox lives in Africa. It lives in the desert. The Fennec fox has large ears. It
eats insects. The fox's large ears help it hear insects walking on the sand. Its ears help
it stay cool, too.
The African elephant lives in Africa. It is the largest land animal. It lives in grasslands.
It eats grass and other plants. The African elephant has large ears. When it is hot, the
elephant flaps it ears. It flaps it ears to cool down.

Directions: Use the information above to make your own linked pairs. Use the words from
each word box.
_._----------_. __ ..__..__:=. =- =======================
( grasslands desert elePhant)

1. fox: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - as

Write out the link sentence you used.

C~ e_le_p_h_a_n_t f_OX p_la_n_t_s )

2. insects: ---------------------- as ----------------------

Write out the link sentence you used.

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 Spelling
A noun is the name of a person, place, or thing. Here are some examples:

Person Place Thing

Tom home desk

mother city cup

Directions: Write down some other examples of nouns:

Person Place Thing

1.

2.

When we make nouns plural (more than one), we have spelling rules.

Spelling Rule: If the word ends in s, x, ch, or sh, add es to the end.
~ J

Directions: Use the spelling rule to help you write in the correct answer.

1. class: classes as grass:

__ _-_ __ __ __ _ __ _ ,--_ _ _ _._ _ _-, _._ _-_ __ _
- -_. .. .. .. .,_ .._._.,_ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. _, __ _._ ..,.__
., .. __ _._ __ ._ _ _. __ ._._ ..__ .._ .._._ .._ .._._._._-----,-_._ _._-_. __ _ _ -.--.---. __ .._.-_.-
.. .. .. .. ,--- ._._.,-._ ..•-- ,._. __ _._. -- _ ..- _ .

2. box: boxes as fox:

3. bench: benches as stitch :

4. bush: bushes as wish :

5. bus: buses as lens:

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 Spelling 2
Directions: Use this rule to help you find word pairs with the same link.
r
I\.
Spelling Rule: To make a noun that ends in s, x, ch, or sh plural, add es to the end.

1. arch : arches 2. dress: dresses

® dish: dishs ® ax: axs
® seat : seates ® itch : itches
© pass: passs © moss : mossess
® touch : touches ® wrench : wrenchs

3. marsh : marshes 4. lunches : lunch

® touch : touchs ® fax: faxes
® kiss: kisss ® crash : crashes
© sketch: sketches .© dresses: dress
® dog: doges ® patch : patches
- .- - -.---- -, - - -- .--- .. -.-

5. What was the link for Number 4?

6. Write your own. Use a noun and its plural. Give one right answer and two wrong ones.

® -----------------

® ----------------- © -----------------

What was the correct answer to your question and why?

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 Verb Link
A verb is an action word. A verb tells what you are doing.
Examples: run, talk, think, sing
Directions: Write down two other examples of verbs.

A verb has tenses. It has a present tense. It has a past tense. Some word pairs are linked by
verb tenses.

Directions: Find a word in the Word Bank to put in the empty box so the word pairs have
the same link.

Word Bank
won wins caught catching

ran running drew drawn

1.
..
..
eat I: I ate
I I
win
I I
_
. . ... _" ... -,,'_ ... -. -
2.
buy
I: I bought catch ·
I I
3.
sleep
I: I slept run ·
I · I
4.
grow
I: I grew draw ·
I I

5. Write out the word link between the pairs.

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 Verb Link 2
Directions: Choose the answer that shares the same link. (Hint: Watch for verb tenses!)

1. sit: sat

® drink: drank © bitten: bite

® taught: teach ® broken: break

Choose one of the wrong answers and explain why it is wrong.

2. pay: paid

® got: get © write: wrote

® had: have ® 1 drank: drink

Which answer for question 2 could be a correct answer for question 1?

3. fed: feed

® catch: caught © bend: bent

® fly: flown ® built: build

Which answers for question 3 could be a correct answer for question 2?

4. brought: bring

® flee: fled © freeze : frozen

® met: meet ® make: made

Which answer for question 4 could be a correct answer for question 3?

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 What They Do
Directions: Find a word in the Word Bank to put in the empty box so the word pairs have
the same link.
Word Bank
acts dances eats

flies heals hops

plays races sweeps

-_. ,_ ..._-"_._. ,_. -. -. _ -_ __ __ __

.... .. ... . _ _-_ .._._ ...__ ._--_ .._ ... _ .._.,._ .._ .... _._ ..... _ .._ .... _ .._ .... _._ .... _ ..__ ..._ ..__ ..-.-.----- .. -..-,-..--..-.-..--...--.-.-- ...~- ..--..-------------. -.--- ----- ----------
.._. __ ._ .. .. ----- --_ .. -----_ .._-.-----
-

1.
doctor I: 1 _

2.

3.

4.
_s_tu_d_e_nt_1: 1 studies I I pilot I: 1 _

5.
race car 1
_fis_h_e_rm_a_n_: fishes driver '--- _
1 1 1

_I :
6.
__ s_in_9_e_r __ s 1 ::
1__ s_in_9_ 1 dancer 1 : 1
'-------------
7. Write out the word link between the pairs.

8. Think of two words of your own that have the same link as above. Write them down.

__ 1:1_-
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 What They Do 2
Directions: Choose the answer that shares the same link.
1. whale: spouts
® frog: flies © snake: runs
® penguin: swims ® worm: hops
Now fill in the words to complete the link sentences for question #1.
yes or no

• A w s yes
• A f f
• A -P s
• A s r

• A w h
- ~- .... _ _.
.. .... ~-
... ..
,
-""-"--"-" ._.

Directions: Choose the answer that shares the same link.

2. storekeeper: sells
® farmer: plants © bakes: baker
® sprays: firefighter ® plays: musician
Now complete the link sentences for question #2. Pay attention to what comes first!
yes or no

• A
s s yes

• A
f -P
• A
s f
• A
b b
• A -P m

Directions: Choose the answer that shares the same link

3. sails: sailor
® pencil: writer © explorer: explores
® paints: doctor ® races: racer
Which wrong answer for question 3 would be correct if the words were in a different order?

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 Purpose Link
Directions: Find a word in the Word Bank to put in the empty box so the word pairs have
the same link.

Word Bank
ball sweep paint ink

drive burn swing read

page inch cool write

.. _ ... - ... _ ..

1.
.
scissors
I: I cut book
I I

This can be read as scissors is to cut as book is to ------------------------------------

. -.... ~-~....
- ..

2.

shovel dig pen

I: I I I
3.

knife cut bat

I: I I I
-
. ~-.-- -_ .

4.

ruler measure car

I I I I
5.

scale
I: I weigh broom
I I
6.

heater warm ..
..
I: I I I
fan
I I
7. Think of two words of your own that have the same link as above. Write them down.

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 Purpose Link 2
Directions: Fill in the words to complete the sentence for this link: I ax : chop I

1. You use an ------------------------ to ------------------------

Now choose the answer that shares the same link.

I ax : chop I
® knife: sharp © brush: paint

® color: red ® table: plate

Directions: Fill in the words to complete two sentences for this link: I bed: sleep I.
2. You ------------ in a ------------ . You use a ---------- to -----------
Now choose the answer that shares the same link.

I bed : sleep I
® eat: fork © wall: window

® oven: kitchen ® chair: sit

Directions: Choose the answer that shares the same link.

3. Ax is to chop as saw is to

® tree ® cut © teeth ® sharp

4. Bed is to sleep as tub is to

® bathe ® water © sink ® hot

Directions: Use this fun fact to answer the question: A snake uses its tongue to smell.

5. snake tongue: smell

® see: person eye © person nose: feel

® taste: person tongue ® person ear: hear

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 Part to Whole
Directions: Find a word in the Word Bank to put in the empty box so the word pairs have
the same link.

Word Bank
alphabet door forest minute

book wall hand year

city foot letter

1.

_da_y I: 1 week 1 month 1 : 1 1

------
_-_ ..._----_ ..
.... -.-_ ..

2.
_roo_m I: 1 house 1 brick I: 1 1

3.

4.

5.

6.
_ho_ur I: 1 day I:: 1 letter I: 1 1

7. Write out the word link between the pairs.

8. Think of two words of your own that have the same link. Write them down.

--. _ __
..
'------_I: 1__
._-----_._._--_.

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.._-----_._ .. ... _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __
.. ...

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.. .. .... .... .... .._.
 Part to Whole 2
Directions: Look at the pictures. Choose the answer that makes the best link.
----
- -- -,,--==-=----=---==-=-=-- --=--=--="=-.:=
1.
® good to bad © bad to good

@ all to part ® part to all

Directions: Look at the word and picture pairs below. Choose the pair that has the same
link as the pictures in question 1. If no pairs have the same link, fill in answer choice "c."
"-"----------------_ _ __ _-_._._ _-_._._- .._ __ _ __ __ -_.__ _ .... .. .... .. .... ... ... . .. ._ .. ....

2.
® @ ©

c -+ cat cat -+ c no same link

3.
® @ ©

no same link
~~~ ~~~

._._ .... _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _-_ _ _ _-_ _ __ __ _ _ _._ __ _ __ _ _--_._ _ _ __ _ __ __ _._ _--_._----_._. __ __ __ .--_._-_._._,

..._. __ ._._ .. ... .. ... ... ... .. ... .. .. .. .. . .. ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .... .. .. ... ... ... ... .. . .. ..._._. __ ._-_ __ _
.. .. ..
,-" _ __
.. .. ..._._, ..-._ ... _--

4.
® @ ©

~~[IJ [IJ~~ no same link

5.
©

no same link

-- ------- --------- ----- ..-..----..-.--.~---.-.-.---.---.-.--.--

6.
® @ ©

-+
LrJ -+ no same link

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 Use What You Know
Sometimes you may not know a word. Don't give up! Sometimes you can figure out the
answer by using what you know.

Directions: Read all of the answer choices. Cross out the ones that you know are wrong.
You will know they are not correct because they do not have the same link. Choose the
answer that is left.
(Hint: In your head, read question #1 as "Dog is to puppy as is to .")

1. dog: puppy 2. small: tiny

® rat: tail ® old: young

® cow: milk ® sweet: sour

© cat: meow © big: immense

@

3. strong:
kangaroo: joey
"--- =-=--====-==-=--=-
weak
-=- =-="-=-=--=--
=-=--=---=---=-
J
=--=-=-=-I~==:
I
@

4. lion:
wrong: right

mammal

® super: great II ® sloth: mammal

® glad: miserable ® frog: mammal

© sleepy: tired I © snake: mammal

===@==c=h=e=e=rf=ul
: happ_=y=~===,--,,----=~----,Il @dinosaur : m-,-a-,--m-,--,-"~,---_~-=-==::==:_
Directions: Use what you know to complete the following sentences.

5. Most likely, a joey is a

6. Most likely, when something is immense, it is very

7. Most likely, if someone is miserable, he or she is not

---------------

8. Most likely, a is a type of mammal.

---------------------
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 Use What You Know 2
Directions: Read all of the answer choices. Cross out the ones that you know are wrong.
You will know they are not correct because they do not have the same link. Choose the
answer that is left.

1/
1. deer: fawn 2. hot: cold
:1
® cow: milk i
i
® vast: tiny
@ swan : cygnet @ wrong : incorrect

© chick: rooster © happy: cheerful

® kitten : purr ® sleepy: tired

3. big: large 4. robin: bird

® soft: hard ® flower: lizard

@ small : giant .@ blue whale: lizard

© happy: sad © komodo dragon: lizard

® silly: ridiculous ® snake : lizard

Directions: Now use what you know to complete the following sentences.

5. Most likely, a cygnet is a

6. Most likely, when something is silly, it is

7. Most likely, if something is vast, it is not

8. Most likely, a is a type of lizard.

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 Use What You Know 3
Directions: Read the answer choices. Think about how the words are linked. Choose the
pair of words that is not linked in the same way as the others. If the words are linked in the
same way, they cannot be the answer! There is only one correct answer.

1. ® open: shut © big: large ;1 2. ® ears: hear © eyes: see

!

® in: out ® go: stop ® leg: knee ® nose: smell

Wrong choices: _ Wrong choices: _

===A=n=sw=e=r :::::=---===11
t=h=a=t=m=u:::cs,,=t=b=e=r=ig=h=t=: Answer that must be right ---

3. boomer: kangaroo I~ broccoli: vegetable

® buck: deer © cat: kitten ® apple: green © strawberry: red

® dog: puppy ® duck: duckling i ® banana: yellow ® peach: fruit

Wrong choices: _ Wrong choices: _

Answer that must be right: _ Answer that must be right: _

Directions: Now use what you know to complete the following sentences.

5. Most likely, a male kangaroo is called a

6. Most likely, broccoli is a kind of -----------------------------------------

Tell or Write: Write down four pairs of answer choices. Make three of them the same link.
See if a classmate can tell you which one is not linked in the same way.

® ------------------
------------------
© ------------------.------------------

® ------------------ ® ------------------
------------------ ------------

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 Use What You Know 4
Directions: Read the answer choices. Think about how the words are linked. Choose the
pair of words that is not linked in the same way as the others. If the words are linked in the
same way, they cannot be the answer! There is only one correct answer.

1. ® hurry: rush © nap: sleep 2. ® nail: hammer © sew: needle

® run: crawl ® buy: shop ® screw: screwdriver ® branch: tree

Wrong choices: Wrong choices: _

Answer that must be right: _

i!

3. xenopus: frog Ii 4. massive: big

II
li
® oak: tree © exit: enter 11 ® bunny: hops © little: small
il
ll
u
® up: down ® start: end Ii ® bird: flies ® whale: swims
II
ii Wrong choices: _
Wrong choices: --- --- ---II
II

____ ~~_~~e~~~~~_~_~=~_~:_~~~~t~_-_._-_-
__-.__
- __ jL _
~:r~ rT1us~~g~t: ---

Directions: Now use what you know to complete the following sentences.

5. Most likely, a xenopus is a kind of

6. Most likely, something massive is

Tell or Write: Write down four pairs of answer choices. Make three of them the same link.
See if a classmate can tell you which one is not linked in the same way.

® ------------------
------------------
© ------------------
-------------

® ------------------ ® ------------------.._----------------
------------------

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 Practice What You Know
Directions: Choose the answer that has the same link as the word pair. Pay attention to
spelling and word order.

1. box: boxes 2. few: many

® crashes : crash ® quick: fast

® tax: taxs ® cold: hot

© match : matches © smart: wise

® marsh : marshs ® pretty: beautiful

3. buy: bought 4. tail: wag

® swam: swim ® eye: see

® grew: grow ® smell: nose

© caught: catch © hear: ear

® write: wrote ® teeth: lip

5. boat : floats 6. stop: halt

® rabbit: flies ® far: near

® fish: swims ® top: bottom

© jumps: frog © high: low

® plane: twirls ® shut: close

7. fingers : ten 8. fast: slow

® ten: toes ® young: old

® one: nose ® cold: freezing

© eyes: two © walk: fast

® fingers: toes ® slow: jog

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 Link Review
Directions: Draw lines to match the word pairs on the left with the type of link on the right.

1. kitten to cat A. antonym (opposite meaning)

2. petal to flower B. synonym (same meaning)

3. pen to write c. homophone (same sound)

4. large to big D. part to whole

~ bench to benches E. whole to part

6. ocean to pond F. one to more (plural)

7. hot to cold c. more (plural) to one

t
I

8. house to room H. big to small

9. geese to goose 1. small to big

10. ate to eight ]. purpose

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 Link Review 2
Directions: Draw lines to match the word pairs on the left with the type of link on the right.

1. mountain to hill A. antonym (opposite meaning)

2. tell to told B. synonym (same meaning)

3. ~ to book c. homophone (same sound)

4. flour to flower D. part to whole

5. shirt to sleeve E. whole to part

6. gill to woman F. past tense to present tense

7. quiet to loud G. present tense to past tense

8. rope to tie H. big to small

9. fast to quick L small to big

10. shook to shake J purpose

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 Practice Being the Teacher
Directions: It is your turn to teach. Look at the word pair in the box. Show how to find the
answer by completing the questions that follow.

I fox: animal

® fi rst : last © dandelion: plant

® empty: full ® bird: woodpecker

1. First, make your link sentence.

__________ is a kind of _
•A
Next, tryout the link by writing in the word pairs:

• A f is a kind of I
• An e is a kind of f
• A
d is a kind of ------P
• A
b is a kind of w

2. Answers and cannot be right because they have the same

link. They are both _

3. Answer cannot be right because it is in the wrong order.

4. Choose what the answer would be if the question was 1 foxes: animal I.

® dandelion: plant © dandelions: plant

® dandelion: plants ® dandelions: plants

5. Answers and are wrong because there should be more

than one dandelion.

6. Answer is wrong because there should be only one plant.

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 Practice Being the Teacher 2
Directions: It is your turn to teach. Look at the word pair below. Show how to find the
answer by completing the questions that follow.

blink: eye 1

@ hand: wave © wag: tail

® shoe: foot ® hat: head

1. First, make your link sentence.

• You an _

Next, tryout the link by writing in the word pairs:

• You h a W

• You a

• You a

• You a

2. Answers and cannot be right because they have the

same link.

3. Answers cannot be right because it is in the wrong order.

4. Choose what the answer would be if the question was 1 arms: starfish I·

@ petal: flower © petals: flower

® petal: flowers ® petals: flowers

5. Answers and are wrong because there should be more

than one petal.

6. Answer is wrong because there should be only one flower.

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 Answer Sheets
These sheets may be used to provide practice in answering questions in a standardized-test
format.

Student's Name: Student's Name:

Activity Page: _ Activity Page: _

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3. ® ® © ® 3. ® ® © ®

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6. ® ® © ® 6. ® ® © ®

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 Answer Key
Fitting Pictures Together The Same Link (page 10) Math (page 19)
(page 4) 1. C 3. D 1. B 4. A
1. dog (not cat) 2. A 4. B 2. C 5. B
2. little dog (not big) The Same Link 2 (page 11) 3. C 6. A
3. sandal (not covered) 1. B Math 2 (page 20)
4. soft chair (has cushion) 2. C 1. C
5. snake (doesn't fly) 3. C 2. C
6. tennis racquet (not ball) 4. A 3. B
Fitting Pictures Together 2 5. Answers will vary. 4. C
(page 5)
Paying Attention (page 12) 5. The number "3" should be
1. carrot (not fruit) 1. A 3. C one of the answers.
2. T (not lowercase)
2. C 4. A Math 3 (page 21)
3. rectangle (not square) 1.A
Paying Attention 2 (page 13)
4. brush (not instrument)
1. A 3. C 2. C
5. butterfly (not bird)
2. C 4. B 3. B
Fitting Pictures Together 3
Things that Go Together 4. A
(page 6)
(page 14) 5. reverse order of one
1. apple (only fruit, no bread)
1. B 4. C Social Studies (page 22)
2. kitten (not dinosaur)
2. D 5. D 1. C 4. B
3. kite (doesn't have to do
with space) 3. A 6. A 2. A 5. A
4. refrigerator (can't carry) Matching Linking Pairs 3. B
5. spider (has eight legs) (page 15) Social Studies 2 (page 23)
6. dog (doesn't lay eggs) Accept appropriate pairings. 1. A 3. C
Linking Pictures (page 7) Matching Linking Pairs 2 2. B 4. B
1. A 4. A (page 16)
Time (page 24)
2. C 5. A Accept appropriate pairings. 1. B 3. B
3. B 6. C Body Parts (page 17) 2. B 4. C
Linking Pictures 2 (page 8) 1.A
Time 2 (page 25)
1.B 2. C 1. C 3. A
2. A 3. B 2. B 4. A
3. C 4. B
Science (page 26)
4. C 5. The number "8" should be 1. B
5. B one of the answers.
2. C
6. Answers will vary. Color (page 18)
3. A
Linking Pictures 3 (page 9) 1.B
4. A bird should be one of
1. C 4. A 2. C the answers.
2. B 5. B 3. C
Science 2 (page 27)
3. C 6. A 4. A
1. C 3. B
5. The color "red" should be
2. A 4. C
one of the answers.

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 Answer Key (cant.)

The Solar System (page 28) Alphabet Practice (page 34) Writing a Linked Pair
1. C 4. D 1. A 4. B (page 40)
2. B 5. A 2. C 5. D 1. people: sweat as cats:
3. B 3. D 6. C pant: People sweat to stay
cool, as cats pant to stay
The Solar System 2 (page 29) Alphabet Practice 2 (page 35) cool.
1. D 4. C 1. C 4. A
2. no sweat glands: birds as
2. D 5. B 2. B 5. C glands: people; number of
3. A 3. D 6. A sweat glands in animal
Antonyms (page 30) Writing Out the Link Writing a Linked Pair 2
1. C, small (page 36) (page 41)
2. B, happy 2. You sit on a chair; a chair 1. fox: desert as
3. A, short is to sit on. elephant: grasslands;
4. A, young 3. You ride a bike; a bike is to or, fox: elephant
5. C, asleep ride. as desert: grasslands.
6. B, few 4. A bike has wheels. The link is "where the
7. C, under 5. If it's tame, it's not wild. animal lives."
8. A, out (opposites or antonyms) 2. insects: fox as
6. A tire is made of rubber. plants : elephant; or
9. C, fast
insects : plants as
10. B, far Writing Out the Link 2 fox: elephant.
Synonyms (page 31) (page 37) The link is "what the
1. B, tiny Answers will vary. animal eats."
2. C, large 1. five toes on a foot Spelling (page 42)
3. A, catch 2. trout is a type of fish 1. grasses
4. A, grin 3. opposites (antonyms) 2. foxes
5. C, quick 4. use a stove to cook 3. stitches
6. B, weep 5. girl and boy
4. wishes
7. B, shout 6. use a ruler to measure
5. lenses
8. C, exit 7. cut with a saw
9. A, close Spelling 2 (page 43)
8. synonyms 1.D
10. C, funny
Trying Out the Link
Antonym and Synonym 2. B
(page 38)
Practice (page 32) 3. C
LA
1. B,A 4. A,A 4. C
2. B
2. D,A 5. B, S 3. A 5. plural to singular
3. C, S 6. D, S Verb Link (page 44)
Trying Out the Link 2
Words that Sound the Same (page 39) 1. won
(page 33) 4. B 2. caught
1. B (bee, two) 5. B 3. ran
2. D (knight, tail) 6. A 4. drew
3. A (hare, eight) 7. B
5. present to past verb tense
4. C (flower, road) 8. A
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 Answer Key (cant.)

Verb Link 2 (page 45) Part to Whole 2 (page 51) Practice What You Know
1. A; Answers will vary. l. D 4. B (page 56)
2. C;C 1. C 5. B
2. A 5. C
3. D;A,B,C 3. C 6. A 2. B 6. D
4. B;B 3. D 7. C
Use What You Know (page 52)
What They Do (page 46) l.D 4. A 8. A
1. heals Link Review (page 57)
2. C
2. acts 1. I
3. B
3. hops 2. D
4. A
4. flies 3. J
5. baby kangaroo
5. races 4. B
6. dances 6. big
5. F
7. name of something to 7. glad
6. H
what it does 8. sloth
7. A
What They Do 2 (page 47) Use What You Know 2 8. E
l. B (page 53)
9. G
2. A l. B
10. C
3. D;C 2. A
Link Review 2 (page 58)
Purpose Link (page 48) 3. D l. H 6. I
1. read 4. C 2. G 7. A
2. write 5. baby swan 3. D 8. J
3. swing 6. ridiculous 4. C 9. B
4. drive 7. tiny 5. E 10. F
5. sweep 8. komodo dragon Practice Being the Teacher
6. cool (page 59)
Use What You Know 3
Purpose Link 2 (page 49) (page 54) 1. A fox is a kind of animal.
l. C l. wrong: A, B, D; right: C 2. A and B; opposites
2. D 2. wrong: A, C, D; right: B 3. D
3. B 4. C
3. wrong: B, C, D; right: A
4. A 5. A and B
4. wrong: A, B, C; right: D
5. D 6. D
5. boomer
Part to Whole (page 50) Practice Being the Teacher 2
6. vegetable
1. year (page 60)
Use What You Know 4
2. wall 1. You blink an eye.
(page 55)
3. book 2. B andD
l. wrong: A, C, D; right: B
4. foot 3. A
2. wrong: A, B, C; right: D
5. forest 4. C
3. wrong: B, C, D; right: A
6. alphabet 5. A and B
4. wrong: A, B, D; right: C
7. link is "part to whole" 6. D
5. frog
6. big

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 Approach analogies as puzzles. To solve them, students need to use cognitive
processes and critical-thinking skills. The activities in this book:
• Help students develop skills in visual imagery; reading comprehension; paying
attention to detail; vocabulary development; synonym, antonym and homophone
recognition; reasoning; and standardized test-taking.
• Give students practice in working with both multiple-choice and write-out question
formats; analyzing and fixing incorrect analogies; and writing their own analogies
in both question and sentence formats.
• Present some analogies within curriculum areas (such as science, math, or
social studies) and present others that push students to think creatively, making
imaginative connections between words.
The goal is to develop a variety of skills, ranging from vocabulary development to
reasoning and test-taking.

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