Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION XI- DAVAO REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF DAVAO ORIENTAL
Banaybanay District
Poblacion, Banaybanay, Davao Oriental

Name: _____________________________________________ Score: _________

Learning Center: _____________________________ Level:
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Learning Strand No: 1-ENGLISH

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Analogy

Background Information for Learners:

Analogy is a comparison of two things that may have similar or opposite

characteristics or features. It helps readers and listeners explore
relationships between like and unlike things, help explain a principle or
idea, and used to create a deeper significance of the concept. Examples:
mango: tree
milk: cow

Some common literary devices which uses analogies are the following:
1. Simile is a figure of speech that is used to compare two ideas or objects
using
“as’ or ‘like.”
Examples: as blind as a bat
as quick like a cat
2. Metaphor compares two subjects without any connecting words such as
“like” or “as.”
Example: Her petal-soft smile blossomed in the morning sun. (The
comparison creates an association between the qualities of a woman and
a flower without directly saying it).

Learning Competency with Code:

Identify/ Analyze figures of speech that show:  comparison (simile,

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metaphor, personification, hyperbole) in a given text
LS1CS/EN-R-PSD-AE/JHS-41
Exercise 1:

Direction: Choose the word that completes each sentence.

1. A lion is to animal as rose is to ________.
A. plant B. grass C. roots D. flower
2. Grass is to soil as seaweed is to _____.
A. water B. garden C. air D. pot
3. Elbow is to arm as knee is to _____.
A. walking B. finger C. leg D. nose
4. Heel is to foot as palm is to _______.
A. head B. hand C. leg D. stomach
5. A foot is to walk as hands is to ________.
A. see B. smell C. hear D. touch
6. A banana is to yellow as a grapes is to ________
A. red B. orange C. brown D.
violet
7. Fire is to hot as ice is to ______.
A. cold B. dry C. warm D. lukewarm
8. A mango is to fruit as a squash is to __________
A. toy B. vegetable C. tree D. animal

9. Ring is to finger as shoes is to ________.

A. animal B. feet C. hair D. hands
10. A kitten is to cat as kid is to _______.
A. pig B. dog C. cow D. goat

Exercise 2:
Direction: Encircle the the letter to complete the analogy.
1. doctor : nurse : : midwife : ____________________
Radiologist Barangay Health Worker Therapist
2. clock : time : : thermometer : : _________________
temperature speed energy
3. tonsillitis : _____________ : : cataract : : eye
ear throat lungs
4. cardiology : _____________ : : pathology : diseases
kidney heart skin
5. aquarium : fish ; : ______________ : pupils
aviary school abode

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 Exercise 3:
Direction: Match Column A with Column B to complete the sentence. Write the
correct answer on the space provided.

A B
1. Mariel swims _______________________. a. like a dog
2. He is as tall _________________________. b. like an owl
3. Rica slept __________________________. c. as a giant
4. Richard is as thin ____________________. d. like a log
5. 5. Peter eats __________________________. e. as a stick

f. like a fish

Exercise 4:

Direction: Read each sentence or phrase below. Underline the two subjects being
compared. Label it as either a simile or metaphor.

1. His
mind is as sharp as a samurai’s
sword.

2. His head is as hard as a rock.

3. He swam in the sea of diamonds.
4. The boy runs like a horse.
5. The girl has a heart of gold.

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 ________________________________ _____________________________
Learner’s Signature Learning Facilitator’s
Signature
Date: ______________

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