what do you call this game or puzzle?..."a boy is to father:a girl is to mother?"?

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what do you call this game or puzzle?..."a boy is to father:a girl is to mother?"?

2006-09-13 03:05:04 · 4 answers · asked by clair i 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Standards & Testing

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I think it's called an analogy. The idea is to finish the thought by determining the relationship of the words to each other. For example, a bird is to flight as a fish is to _________. The answer would be swimming.

2006-09-13 03:13:38 · answer #1 · answered by sarge927 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Similes?

2006-09-13 03:12:49 · answer #2 · answered by pumpkin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Relation ??

2006-09-13 03:07:42 · answer #3 · answered by puneetinder92 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

IT IS CALLED AN ANALOGY

2006-09-13 03:12:43 · answer #4 · answered by CHERYL 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋