Friday, November 2, 2007

day 29

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

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.

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

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

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.