1. Complete the analogy below using the same relationship.

8th Grade EOG Reading Practice: Week of January 3-7, 2010: ANALOGIES

1. Complete the analogy below using the same relationship.
legislature : government :: algebra : _______

A. school
B. numbers
C. math
D. equation

2. Read this sentence.

Anxious to have their revenge, the ferocious soldiers stampeded toward their enemy.

Complete the analogy. Ferocious is to fierce as

A. jubilant is to joyful.
B. ambitious is to lazy.
C. cordial is to serious.
D. tragic is to terrific.

3. Read this sentence.

Due to his nervousness, Ned stammered many times while he spoke.

Complete the analogy. Stammer is to speech as

A. food is to taste.
B. limp is to movement.
C. music is to hearing.
D. bruise is to skin.

4. Jordan took a small sip of water from his canteen. His chapped lips and sweat-drenched
body screamed for him to gulp down his entire supply, but he needed to conserve as much
as possible. He still had a day left of trudging through the Sahara Desert, and the blazing sun
seemed to grow more relentless with each passing step.

Which of the following relationships is most similar to the relationship below?
canteen : water

A. desert : ocean
B. tent : campfire
C. jam : jar
D. vase : flowers

5. Read this sentence.

At the border of Mexico, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer checked our
passports.

Complete the analogy. Border is to country as

A. waves is to sea.
B. water is to lake.
C. shore is to ocean.
D. current is to river.

Palace of Versailles: Fit For a King?

King Louis XIV of France wanted a palace that equaled what he considered his glorious rule. He
decreed that a glorious palace be built in Versailles. While many people believe that he succeeded
in his effort, others are saying the palace was a miserable place.

Set in a 250-acre garden with pools, plantings, and fountains laid out in specific geometric
patterns, the palace is a 1,300-room building and is more than a quarter of a mile long. It is filled with
flashy and bold embellishments and paintings and sculptures by major European artists.

Though the palace is a sight to behold, it was made without basic plumbing and bathing facilities.
Also, the design didn't make sense as the kitchen was so far removed from the dining room that
many times meals were served cold.

6. Select the pair of words that best expresses a relationship similar to that
expressed in the pair below.
Palace of Versailles : King Louis XIV

A. Queen Elizabeth II : Windsor Palace
B. Eiffel Tower : Paris, France
C. White House : President Reagan
D. New York : Statue of Liberty

7. Use the relationship expressed in the passage to complete the analogy.
Garden is to fountains as palace is to

A. flashy.
B. facilities.
C. glorious.
D. sculptures.