Analogy and Classification

Meanings can be identified and understood in various ways. Two of these ways include analogy and classification. These help in understanding meanings and texts through word association. The relationships of texts and/or images are examined to establish clear links to arrive at proper meanings of words. You are expected to differentiate analogy from classification; and determine the meaning of words/build vocabulary through analogy and/or classification. 

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is a comparison of two things that may have similar or opposite characteristics or features. A relationship may be noted when one word is a part and the other is a whole. 

Example:  horse: pony :: goat: kid (animals and offspring) 

It is a skill of grouping related words together. Words can be classified, or grouped together, according to ways in which they are similar. Words can be classified or grouped together according to kind or use.  

Example:  cup-spoon-fork-plate (kitchen utensils) 

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