Analogies Quick Check
Language Arts 8 Q1 / Reading Information Text
Which term describes the comparison of two things that are not alike in an obvious way?(1 point)
Responses
analogy
descriptive
similarity
figurative
Use the analogy to answer the question.
Watching from my room, I saw that my little brother was a ball of energy after his nap.
Which two things are being compared?
(1 point)
Responses
room and brother
brother and nap
brother and ball of energy
room and ball of energy
Which strategy could be used to determine the meaning of an analogy? (1 point)
Responses
Determine whether another comparison could be added.
Rewrite the analogy in literal terms.
Find language that is literal.
Analyze the connection between what is being compared.
what is the correct answer to each of the questions
The correct answer to the first question is "analogy."
The correct answer to the second question is "brother and ball of energy."
The correct answer to the third question is "Analyze the connection between what is being compared."
The term that describes the comparison of two things that are not alike in an obvious way is analogy.
In the analogy provided, the two things being compared are the brother and the ball of energy.
The strategy that could be used to determine the meaning of an analogy is to analyze the connection between what is being compared.
The correct answers to each of the questions are:
1. The term that describes the comparison of two things that are not alike in an obvious way is "analogy."
2. In the given analogy, the two things being compared are "brother and ball of energy."
3. The strategy that could be used to determine the meaning of an analogy is to "analyze the connection between what is being compared."