Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Capital Region
Schools Division of Quezon City
Camp Crame High School
Camp Crame Compound, Quezon City

HANDOUT 001 – MODULE 1

Analogy is a pair of terms that has common relationship. In most cases, you will not only
determine the common relationship between each pair but you will also have to identify which term
makes up each pair. Usually, you are given two terms in the format A : B, which could be read as A
related to B (Barbacena, et. al., 2010).
Example:
(A) : (B)
kitchen : house - Kitchen and House are related since kitchen is part of the house.

Writers use analogy to connect unfamiliar words or new ideas with common and familiar objects.
It functions as description or explanation of one thing by examining its similarities and differences and
forces the reader to understand the connection between them. Using this technique, vocabulary skills as
well as speed in reading comprehension are enhanced.

School: Camp Crame High School

Address : Camp Crame Compound, Quezon City
Telephone No.: 8654-6292
 Types of Analogy

There are seven common types of relationships in analogy.

1. Part to Whole
A relationship in analogy in which one term is part of the other term.
Example:
eyes : face (The eyes are part of the face.)

2. Cause and Effect

A relationship in analogy in which one term is the result of the other term.
Example:
she wanted to buy a dress : she went to the mall
(She wanted to buy a dress so she went to the mall.)

School: Camp Crame High School

Address : Camp Crame Compound, Quezon City
Telephone No.: 8654-6292