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Analogies: find the link

Strategy card

Two things can go together in a special way.

  1. Step 1: Look at the first two pictures.
  2. Step 2: Say how they go together: "It got bigger!"
  3. Step 3: Do the same thing to the third picture.
  4. Step 4: Pick the picture that matches.

Tip: Use your hands: show small, then big.

Worked example

The first two pictures go together. Which picture goes with the third one in the same way?

blue cupyellow cup
blue flowerquestion mark, the missing picture?
  • A: yellow flower (the answer)
  • B: blue flower
  • C: red flower

Why: In the first pair, blue changes to yellow. So blue flower becomes yellow flower.

Your turn

Your turn 1 of 2

The first two pictures go together. Which picture goes with the third one in the same way?

blue houseorange house
blue birdquestion mark, the missing picture?

Your turn 2 of 2

The first two pictures go together. Which picture goes with the third one in the same way?

big purple cupsmall purple cup
big orange boatquestion mark, the missing picture?

Keep practicing

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