"Kitten is to cat as puppy is to ___?" Easy. But the harder analogies trip up many children. The fix is to name the relationship before guessing.
Name the relationship
"Kitten" is the young of "cat". So we need the young of "the next animal" — which is the question. Dog → puppy fits. The instinct to name the relationship is the entire skill.
Common analogy types
Whole-to-part (tree → leaf). Cause-to-effect (rain → flood). Synonyms or antonyms (happy → joyful). Tool-to-user (brush → painter). Practice now on analogies to see the patterns repeat.
The trap to avoid
The wrong answer is often a word from the same topic, designed to feel right. "Cat → fur"? "Cat → meow"? Both relate to cats, but neither matches the relationship "young of".