This is to that.(Understanding Analogies)

From: Know Your World Extra | Date: April 27, 2007 | Copyright information

An analogy is the relationship between one pair of words and a second pair of words. Here is an example of an analogy: Cat is to kitten as dog is to --. Figure out the relationship between the first two words. A kitten is a baby cat. The second pair of words must have the same relationship. A puppy is a baby dog. So the analogy should read cat is to kitten as dog is to puppy. Read each sentence below. Choose the word that best completes the analogy.

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