What is an analogy?)
BURP : BELCH :: loyal : faithful
1. faithful
2. friend
3. betrayal
WORD QUIZ
draconian
Which might you see at a school with draconian rules?
1. kids voting on how the school should be run
2. kids acting well-behaved but fearful
3. kids dancing barefoot in the halls
Friday, November 2, 2007
Thursday, November 1, 2007
nov 1
TASTY : GROSS :: firm : loose
1. solid
2. loose
3. ground
WORD QUIZ
anticlimax
"After practicing my role for weeks," said Marva, "the show was an anticlimax."
1. "I got two standing ovations and a bouquet of roses."
2. "Only three people showed up to watch."
3. "My mom videotaped the whole thing.
1. solid
2. loose
3. ground
WORD QUIZ
anticlimax
"After practicing my role for weeks," said Marva, "the show was an anticlimax."
1. "I got two standing ovations and a bouquet of roses."
2. "Only three people showed up to watch."
3. "My mom videotaped the whole thing.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
day 31
ANALOGY/WORDQUIZ/WPM
ARMHOLES : SHIRT :: pages : magazine
1. recycled
2. magazine
3. written
reticent
Who is likely to be described as reticent?
1. a penny pincher
2. a bundle of nerves
3. a man of few words
ARMHOLES : SHIRT :: pages : magazine
1. recycled
2. magazine
3. written
reticent
Who is likely to be described as reticent?
1. a penny pincher
2. a bundle of nerves
3. a man of few words
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
day 30
ANALOGY
GALAXY : HUGE :: steel: brass
1. trumpet
2. dull
3. steel
WORD QUIZ
overture
You would most likely find an overture
1. at a French bakery.
2. at the top of a tall building.
3. at the beginning of an opera
GALAXY : HUGE :: steel: brass
1. trumpet
2. dull
3. steel
WORD QUIZ
overture
You would most likely find an overture
1. at a French bakery.
2. at the top of a tall building.
3. at the beginning of an opera
Monday, October 29, 2007
day 29
WARM UP
(What is an analogy?)
LOUISIANA : STATE :: barn : farm
1. horse
2. building
3. farm
WORD QUIZ
fusty
If you visited friends who lived in a fusty house, you might decide to
1. wear your best clothes.
2. open a window.
3. share your food.
(What is an analogy?)
LOUISIANA : STATE :: barn : farm
1. horse
2. building
3. farm
WORD QUIZ
fusty
If you visited friends who lived in a fusty house, you might decide to
1. wear your best clothes.
2. open a window.
3. share your food.
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