Friday, November 2, 2007

Friday November, 2

(What is an analogy?)
BURP : BELCH :: loyal : _____
1. faithful
2. friend
3. betrayal
Answer: 1. faithful
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
Answer: 2. kids acting well-behaved but fearful

Thursday November, 1

(What is an analogy?)
TASTY : GROSS :: firm : _____
1. solid
2. loose
3. ground
Answer 2. loose
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."
Answer 2. ''Only three people showed up to watch.''

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Wednesday 31 Happy Halloween

ANALOGY/WORDQUIZ/WPM
ARMHOLES : SHIRT :: pages : _____
1. recycled
2. magazine
3. written reticent
Answer: 2. magazine
Who is likely to be described as reticent?
1. a penny pincher
2. a bundle of nerves
3. a man of few words
Answer: 3. a man of few words

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Tuesday October, 30

ANALOGY
GALAXY : HUGE :: _____ : brass
1. trumpet
2. dull
3. steel
Answer: 1. trumpet
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.
Answer: 3. at the beginning of an opera

Monday October, 29

WARM UP(What is an analogy?)
LOUISIANA : STATE :: barn : _____
1. horse
2. building
3. farm
Answer:2. building
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.
Answer: 2. open a window

Friday October 26

ANALOGY/WORD QUIZ
RULER : MEASURING :: crayon : _____
1. wax
2. supplies
3. coloring
Answer: 3. Coloring
WORD QUIZ
porcine
Which Looney Tunes animal is truly porcine?
1. Porky Pig
2. Bugs Bunny
3. Tweety Bird
Answer: 1. Porky Pig