Report Assessment Analogy

Analogy Test

Analogy• - this type is made of items consisting of

pair of words which are related to each other.

• - it is designed to measured the ability of students to observed the pair relationship of the first group to second group.

Rules and Regulation

• With analogies, you are looking for similar relationships, not similar meanings.

• Analogy questions do not ask you to look for words that have the same meaning as the word in CAPITAL LETTERS.

For Example• SCISSORS : CUT ::• SLUGGISH : ENERGY ::

• A good "test sentence" would be: 

• Scissors are used to cut.____ are used to ____.

• Sluggish means without energy.____ means without ____.

Another Example• Plug in the five choices and ask yourself which of the following

sentences makes the most sense:

• (A) window : close(B) spice : season(C) cloth : weave(D) mask : frighten(E) country : vote

• (A) The window is used to close.(B) The spice is used to season.(C) The cloth is used to weave.(D) The mask is used to frighten.(E) The country is used to vote.

Another Example• (A) sheer : cliff

(B) reticent : tact(C) inebriated : memory(D) trite : speech(E) satiated : hunger

• (A) Sheer means without cliff.(B) reticent means without tact.(C) inebriated means without memory.(D) trite means without speech.(E) satiated means without hunger.

• When you make a "test sentence", remember the following tips:

Try to make a definitional sentence because a definitional sentence can best express the relationship between the two words. 

Keep the definitional sentence as short as possible while maintaining a proper relationship.

Make sure you know what parts of speech are being tested. Make your "test sentence" as specific as possible. Be flexible.

Advantage• The following are some advantages of analogies:

1. They are valuable tools in conceptual change learning.2. They provide visualization and understanding of the

abstract by pointing to similarities in the real world.3. They may incite pupils' interest and hence have a

motivational effect.4. They force the teacher to take into consideration pupils'

prior knowledge and may reveal misconceptions in previously taught topics.

Suggestion for the construction of Analogy type of test

1. The relationship of the first pair of word must be equal to the relationship of the second

2. Distractor must be plausible, with correct options to attract students while the process of obtaining a correct answer is by logical elimination.

3. All option must be constructed in parallel language.

4. Four more options must be included in each item to minimize the chances of guessing.

5. Only homogeneous relationship must be included in each item.

Tips in getting the right answer in Analogy and

Logic: • Determine the thought and

relationship between the first set of words

• Apply the same thought and relationship among the choices for the next set of words

Examples• SYNONYM – pretty: beautiful: big: huge• ANTONYM – big: small: fast: slow• GROUP – wolf: pack: tree: forest• CAUSE and EFFECT – rain: flood: quake: sink-hole• SEQUENCE – study: graduate: plant: harvest• CLASSIFICATION – blue: color: pants: clothing• DEGREE – warm: hot: cold: freezing• EFFORT and RESULT – paint: painting: write: letter• PROBLEM and SOLUTION – tired: sleep: itch: scratch• FUNCTION – keyboard: to type: phone: to call

Analogy and Logic Question and Answer

1. Iron: metal: granite: ______ marblerocksandsolid

2. Decibel: sound: volt: ______wattsFireelectricityLightning

3. Coward: brave: philanthropist: _______selfishkindpessimistoptimist

4. Logic: reasoning: ethics: _______characterbehavioursubjecttraits

5. Antenna: signal: net: ______webcatchgrossfish

Answer• Rock• Electricity• Selfish• Behaviour• Fish