11/7/07

What word completes the analogy?
(What is an analogy?)
BREAD : SANDWICH :: hoof :horse
1. foot
2. hard
3. horse
What does it mean?
designate
One way to designate someone in a game would be to
1. cheat.
2. outsmart them.
3. say "You're It!"

11/6/07

WARM UP
(What is an analogy?)
GLOSS : SHEEN :: hurry : stagger
lurch
suave
hurry

WORD QUIZ
circumspect
When I was raking in the yard, my little brother behaved in a circumspect way.
1. He jumped in every pile of leaves I raked.
2. He sang songs to keep me entertained.
3. He watched me from behind a tree.

11/5/07

WARM UP
(What is an analogy?)
POMPON : DECORATIVE :eggshell : fragile
1)strong
2)eggshell
3)delicate
Word Quiz
sylvan
Which children's book seems to have a sylvan setting?
1)Little House in the Big Woods
2)Island of the Blue Dolphins
3)Tuck Everlasting

11/2/07

(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

11/1/07

What word completes the analogy?
(What is an analogy?)
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.