Question

bellwork: unit 4 roots / harper johnston - unit 4 roots.pdf
4c: analogies
directions: circle the analogy that best matches the bold words.

1. electricity: circuit

a) wheels : bicycle
b) light - bulb : wires
c) electric : current
d) car : hood

1. central: outer

a) middle : center
b) energetic : tired
c) location : area
d) town : street

1. cyclone : destroy

a) fire : spark
b) storm : flood
c) spin : twist
d) wave : tsunami

1. cycle : repeats

a) patterns : random
b) grows : child
c) predator : preys
d) friend : teases

1. circumference : circle

a) area : rectangle
b) circle : square
c) center : middle
d) perimeter : square

1. cyclical : recurring

a) random : unpredictable
b) relaxing : stressful
c) created : artificial
d) patterned : unexpected

1. circumstance : cause

a) round : circle
b) outcome : effect
c) problem : excuse
d) defend : reason

1. circumvent : verb

a) storm : noun
b) cheat : honesty
c) deceive : adjective
d) approach : adverb

1. eccentric : likeness

a) illness : well
b) same : alike
c) generous : greed
d) strange : odd

1. concentric : center

a) circle : size
b) area : rectangles
c) pattern : unpredictable
d) siblings : parents

Explanation:

1. In "ELECTRICITY: CIRCUIT", electricity flows through a circuit, similar to how wires are part of a light - bulb setup which is related to electricity.
2. "CENTRAL: OUTER" is an antonym pair, like "middle : center" is a synonym pair in the wrong context, "energetic : tired" is an antonym pair but not related to the central - outer concept, and "location : area" is a related but not antonym pair.
3. "CYCLONE: DESTROY" shows the action a cyclone can do. A tsunami is a type of wave that can cause destruction similar to a cyclone.
4. "CYCLE: REPEATS" indicates the nature of a cycle. Patterns are often cyclic and repeat, just as a cycle repeats.
5. "CIRCUMFERENCE: CIRCLE" is a characteristic measurement of a circle. Perimeter is a similar characteristic measurement of a square.
6. "CYCLICAL: RECURRING" are synonyms. Random is the opposite of predictable which is related to the idea of cyclical (predictable recurrence), relaxing is an unrelated state, artificial is about origin and not related to recurrence, and unpredicted is not a good match as it's an adjective in a different sense.
7. "CIRCUMSTANCE: CAUSE" has a relationship where a cause can be a part of a circumstance. A reason can be part of defending an excuse, similar to the cause - circumstance relationship.
8. "CIRCUMVENT: VERB" shows the part - of - speech. "Storm" is a noun, "cheat" is a verb like "circumvent", "honesty" is a noun, and "deceive" is a verb but the relationship is about part - of - speech identification.
9. "ECCENTRIC: LIKENESS" implies a lack of similarity. "Illness : well" shows a contrast, "same : alike" is a similarity pair, "generous : greed" is a moral contrast not related to the eccentricity - likeness concept, and "strange : odd" is a similarity pair.
10. "CONCENTRIC: CENTER" is related to the idea of a center in a concentric structure. Size can be related to a circle in terms of being a characteristic, area is related to rectangles as a characteristic, but the pattern - unrelated concept is the best contrast to the concentric - center concept.

Answer:

1. b. light bulb : wires
2. a. middle : center
3. d. wave : Tsunami
4. a. patterns : random
5. d. perimeter : square
6. a. random : unpredictable
7. d. reason : defend
8. b. cheat : verb
9. a. illness : well
10. c. pattern : unpredictable