6. A knife is used to cut and a copy machine is used to duplicate.
7. Synonyms are words that mean the same thing. "Monarchs" and "royals" both mean "leaders"
8. Slaves were considered property by their slave owners just as houses are considered property to homeowners.
9. An actor works onstage just as a surgeon works in an operating room.
10. Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. "Positive" is the opposite of "negative"
11. A necklace can be made of beads just as a basket can be made of pine needles.
12. A person can catch a cold just as a computer can catch a virus.
13. A peace activist works to end war just as an abolitionist works to end slavery.
14. Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. "Normal" is the opposite of "unusual"
15. Synonyms are words that mean the same thing. "Hide" and "camouflage" both mean "to conceal or to cloak"
16. At the time when
the Grimke sisters were alive, women were expected to care for the home and children. Men were expected to make decisions about laws and government.
17. Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. "Fresh" is the opposite of "old"
18. Synonyms are words that mean the same thing. "Enemies" and "foes" both mean "someone who opposes you"
19. Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. "Weak" is the opposite of "strong"
20. Five is half of 10, just as 15 is half of 30.
21. You can go to a grocery store to buy milk just as you can go to a flea market to buy baskets.
22. Synonyms are words that mean the same thing. "Stature" and "importance" both mean "significance"
23. A player is part of a team just as an inch is part of afoot. Synonyms are words that mean the same thing.
In the passage, the beluga whale's calf was the first captive birth because it was born in a zoo instead of in the wild. Therefore, the best synonym for "captive" would be "caged" "Captive" and "caged" both mean "to be locked up"
25. Email is delivered to your computer just as mail is delivered to your mailbox.
26. Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. "Youngest" is the opposite of "oldest"
27. A mechanic works to fix a car just as a doctor works to fix a body.
28. Native Americans and machines both make baskets Native Americans
made baskets long ago, and later, machines were invented to make baskets.
29. Baskets were first used to carry food. Later,
basket-making improved, allowing people to make baskets strong enough to carry water.
30. Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. "Friends" is the opposite of "enemies"
31. You mow the grass just as you shear a sheep.
32. Back is another word for rear just as pit is another word for hole.
33. An artist uses paint just as a potter uses clay.
34. Synonyms are words that mean the same thing. "Disturbed" and "bothered" both mean "troubled or worried"
35. A hound is a type of dog just as Siamese is a type of cat.
36. A letter is part of a word just as a note is part of a song.
37. Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. "Warm" is the opposite of "icy"
38. Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. "Weakness" is the opposite of "strength"
39. A yolk is part of an egg just as a jacket is part of a suit.
40. From
the context of the passage, you can guess that the word "calf" means a baby whale since the passage states that the whale gave birth. Synonyms are words that mean the same thing. Baby" and "calf" both mean "a baby" in the animal kingdom.
41. Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. "Lacked" is the opposite of "had"