Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IV- A CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BATANGAS
EMILIA L. MALABANAN INTEGRATED SCHOOL
SITIO SAMPALOCAN, MALABANAN, BALETE BATANGAS

SECOND QUARTER
SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVITIES (ENGLISH 7)
WEEK 6
NAME: _____________________________________________ SCORE: _____________
You are expected to :
1. define analogy.
2. identify analogy used in the sentence or paragraph.
3. tell the meaning of the analogy used.
4. use analogy to describe or make a point.

ACTIVITY 1: Complete each analogy by selecting the correct letter of the answer. Encircle the correct answer.
1. Milk is to cereal as bread is to ____________________. 6. Darkness is to dark as heaviness is to ________________.
a. meat b. cake c. egg a. lightness b. heavy c. light
2. Blanket is to soft as floor is to ____________________. 7. Water is to liquid as ice is to ____________________.
a. hard b. wet c. hot a. freezing b. solid c. snow
3. Rain is to monsoon as wind is to ____________________. 8. Allow is to permit as find is to ____________________.
a. storm b. day c. night a. search b. lose c. drop
4. Sweater is to yarn as snowball is to ____________________. 9. Water is to droplet as snow is to ____________________.
a. sugar b. snow c. sky a. flake b. drift c. float
5. Pizza is to pepperoni as ice cream is to______________. 10. Bats are to caves as humans are to _________________.
a. quart b. summer c. sprinkles a. forest b. house c. store

ACTIVITY 2: Read the sentences carefully, then encircle the analogy used to describe or make a point in each item.
1. That baby is as good as gold. 6. She is as light as a feather.
2. Her voice was music to his ears. 7. He saw the problem as a speed bump, not a roadblock.
3. America is a melting pot. 8. That’s as useful as rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
4. It’s hot as an oven in here. 9. That movie was a roller coaster ride of emotions.
5. He is as strong as an ox. 10. Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get.

ACTIVITY 3: Writers often use analogies to bring their piece to life, so let's look at some classic analogy examples in literature and
poetry. The analogy used is underlined. Tell whether the meaning stated is correct or incorrect. Right CORRECT if it is the meaning the
WRONG if it is not.

________1. Mary had a little lamb; her fleece was white as snow.
Meaning: The lamb’s fleece is compared to the color of snow.
________2. She was as quiet as a church mouse.
Meaning: She is a mouse living in a church.
________3. That couple is sweet as sugar.
Meaning: The couple tastes like sugar.
________4. "As cold waters to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a far country. - Proverbs 25:25
Meaning: This analogy is comparing good news you've been waiting for, to the sensation of cool water
finally slipping down a parched throat.
________5. She felt like a raft floating in the middle of a dark, endless ocean. Like her, the raft was floating along, alone, worn out, and
unable to reach a steady place in which to settle.
Meaning: She feels really happy.
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION IV- A CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BATANGAS
EMILIA L. MALABANAN INTEGRATED SCHOOL
SITIO SAMPALOCAN, MALABANAN, BALETE BATANGAS

Key to Correction:

1. c 6. b
2. b 7. b
3. a 8. a
4. b 9. a
5. c 10. B

1. good as gold 6. Light as feather

2. music to ears 7. Speed bump
3. melting pot chair 8.rearranging the deck
4. hot as an oven 9. Roller coaster of emotion
5. strong as an ox 10. Box of chocolate

1. CORRECT
2. WRONG
3. WRONG
4. CORRECT
5. WRONG