Reading Literary Text Unit Test

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Question
Which sentence contains an analogy?(1 point)
Responses

Sam is the new Babe Ruth.
Sam is the new Babe Ruth.

Sam is a human spell-checker.
Sam is a human spell-checker.

The spelling bee is to Sam as the World Series is to a baseball player.
The spelling bee is to Sam as the World Series is to a baseball player.

The spelling bee is Sam's favorite event of the year.
The spelling bee is Sam's favorite event of the year.

1 answer

The sentence that contains an analogy is:

The spelling bee is to Sam as the World Series is to a baseball player.

This sentence draws a comparison between two relationships: how important the spelling bee is to Sam is likened to how important the World Series is to a baseball player.