Complete SAT-style verbal analogies across 8 relationship types (CCSS L.8.5.b — SAT-introduction stretch)
Exercise
Difficulty 3
~8 min
eng.g8.s.ex_32
Sat Analogy Practice
Prompt
Complete 5 SAT-style verbal analogies across the 8-relationship taxonomy. Name the relationship for each. (1) NEEDLE : SEW :: HAMMER : ___? (2) SONNET : POEM :: HAIKU : ___? (3) DROUGHT : FAMINE :: WAR : ___? (4) WARM : SCORCHING :: COOL : ___? (5) PROLIFIC : SPARSE :: GENEROUS : ___?
M-8-S-EX-32-A
Interactive
Physical / non-image
SAT analogy practice worksheet with 5 analogies + relationship-naming slot per analogy. Print-ready 8.5x11.
Answer criteria
type
classification
rubric
5 correct answers + 5 relationships named = mastery; 3-4 = practicing
correct
- BUILD/POUND (FUNCTION or TOOL-USE)
- POEM (MEMBER-OF)
- DESTRUCTION/DISPLACEMENT (CAUSE-EFFECT)
- FREEZING (DEGREE-OF — extreme)
- STINGY/MISERLY (ANTONYM)
Hints
- Name the A:B relationship FIRST.
- Then find the C:D parallel.
Misconceptions to watch
- Names answer without identifying relationship.
- Confuses DEGREE-OF (extreme version) with ANTONYM (opposite).
Used in lessons