Analogies are comparisons. The comparison states that in certain ways the two ideas are similar. You say that something is like something else because. The because provides us with a reason why the comparison works. You are being asked to provide the similarity.

Possible answers for the above analogies

• Objectives are like legs, they allow us to move forward so that we can plan to do more with our teaching.
• Objectives are like bags of fertilizer, they provides the incentive to grow in our teaching.
• Objectives are like staircases, they allow us to plan at different levels so that we can improve our planning and teaching.