Analogy/Word Quiz

(What is an analogy?)An analogy is a type of word problem that often appears on standardized tests. It is made up of two word pairs, like this:
GRACEFUL : CLUMSY :: late : _______

What word completes the analogy?
WARM UP
(What is an analogy?)
STITCHING : QUILT :: beak : _____
1. bill
2. mouth
3. songbird
Answer 3. Songbird

What does it mean?
meritocracy
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Word Quiz
My swim camp uses a system of meritocracy to decide who will be lifeguard.
1. The oldest person is lifeguard.
2. The strongest swimmer is lifeguard.
3. We draw straws to select the lifeguard.
Answer 2. The strongest swimmer is the lifeguard

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Tech talk 3.1

Name two types of telephone networks.
Your Answer: Standard uses physical connections (wires, cables or fiber optics). Cellular uses air waves (analog or digital).
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Why are telephone and Internet networks able to function across countries?
Your Answer: Internet, like the telephone network, is actually a collection of smaller networks that can communicate because of universal standards, guidelines, and procedures. A computer gets on to the Internet via an “onramp” of a smaller network, such as a LAN (local area network) or a home user's ISP (Internet service provider). The information then travels over an Internet backbone until it reaches the desired destination. Internet backbones are made of fiber optic lines which provide very fast transmission of data.
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Name four different types of Internet connections.
Your Answer: Dial-up modem,Cable modem,Wireless
4

What are the three types of information transmitted on the telephone network?
Your Answer: Sound (voice) Images (fax documents) Data (modem)

October 9 ,2007

WARM UP
(What is an analogy?)
EXCLUDE : INVITE :: _____ : quiet
1. chatty
2. church-mouse
3. silent
Answer 1. chatty
WORD QUIZ
plausible
Which would be a plausible reason for being late to school?
1. You were abducted by aliens.
2. The bus came late.
3. Your mother suggested you stay home and watch T.V. a little longer.
Answer 2.The bus came late