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Animal Analogies: Young, Home & Sound
Today's big idea
Name the link between A and B out loud, then run that same link on C.
Young, home and sound are the three animal links Class 3 papers keep using.
How it works
👀 What's going on?
Ask anyone what a baby cow is called and they will say calf without pausing. Ask how they knew and they will struggle. There is a rule underneath, and these questions are built on making that rule say itself out loud.
💡 Here's the trick
Look at the pair above. Cat goes with Kitten because a kitten is a young cat, and the same link carries across to Dog and Puppy. An analogy is written A : B :: C : ?. The job is to name the link between A and B, then apply it to C. In this chapter the animal links are young, home and sound.
🪄 How to do it
- 1.Look at the pair above and ask what links A to B.
- 2.Say the link out loud as a sentence, such as B is the young of A.
- 3.Ask that same sentence about C, and the answer fills the gap.
✍️ Try it
Work out Sheep : Lamb :: Goat : ? Then try Lion : Roar :: Snake : ?
A lamb is a young sheep, so the link is young of, and a young goat is a Kid. In the second pair the link is the sound it makes, and a snake makes a Hiss.
⚠️ Watch out
You might be thinking any true fact about the pair will do. It will not. Cow : Calf :: Dog : Kennel looks fine until you say the link out loud. A calf is the young of a cow, but a kennel is a home, not a young. The link has to be the same on both sides.
🌟 Why this matters
Knowing that a baby goat is a kid, that bees live in a hive, and that a snake hisses is ordinary nature knowledge. Naming the link is what turns scattered facts into something you can reason with.
Exam tip: Say the link aloud before you read the options, or the options will talk you into the wrong one.
Watch me solve one
Quanta solves it
“Watch how I think through one of these — then you try.”
THE PROBLEM
“Cat : Kitten :: Dog : ?”
- 1
Find the link between A and B
Cat → Kitten: a kitten is the young of a cat.
- 2
Name the rule out loud
The rule is: B is the YOUNG of A.
- 3
Apply the SAME rule to C
Young of Dog = ?
- 4
Answer ✓
= Puppy
Now you try one — same steps, different story 👇
See it in action
⚡ Time to play!
Tap an animal on the left, then tap its match on the right!
ROUND 1 OF 2 · MATCH ALL 5 PAIRS
ANIMAL
YOUNG / HOME
Quick check
✅ VERIFICATION
In Duck : Duckling :: Cow : Calf, what is the link?
⚡ Finish the activity above first to answer.
Keep going!
Up next: Worker & Tool
Name the link as 'worker-tool' or 'object-use', then apply it.