I created a Scattergory sheet for analogies. The students get two minutes to complete the analogies. They get one point for any valid pair, and an extra point for each WordMasters™ word they use:
Round 1:
Antonyms:____________________________________
Synonyms:____________________________________
Category/Example:_____________________________
Increasing Intensity: ____________________________
Part/Whole:____________________________________
Cause/Effect:__________________________________
Object/User:___________________________________
Round 2:
Verb/Adverb:__________________________________
Noun/Adjective:________________________________
Place/Person:_________________________________
Antonyms:____________________________________
Person/Job:___________________________________
Synonyms:____________________________________
Category/Example:_____________________________
Megan Ruff, Apple Valley, MN
The WordMasters Challenge™ is a vocabulary-based competition that focuses on completing analogies. Over the course of the competition, students will develop verbal reasoning abilities and higher-order thinking skills, improve logic and reading comprehension, and acquire a life-long love for learning!
Prepare your students for the WordMasters Challenge™ with Analogies 101! Each of our eleven sets contains thirty analogies that introduce students to various forms of analogical reasoning. Using basic vocabulary to illustrate different analogy formats, each Analogies 101 set is suitable for use by all grade levels!
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