Friday, November 2, 2007

Analogy/Word Quiz 11-2

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

Thursday, November 1, 2007

WarmUp/Analogy/Word Quiz 11-1

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."
"Only three people showed up to watch."

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

ANALOGY/WORDQUIZ/WPM 10-31

ANALOGY/WORDQUIZ/WPM
ARMHOLES : SHIRT :: pages : magzine
1. recycled
2. magazine
3. written

reticent
Who is likely to be described as reticent?
a man of few words.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

ANALOGY/WORD QUIZ/WPM 10-30

ANALOGY
GALAXY : HUGE :: trumpet : brass
1. trumpet
2. dull
3. steel

WORD QUIZ
overture
You would most likely find an overture
at the beginning of an opera.

WPM is 28

Monday, October 29, 2007

ANALOGY/WORD QUIZ/WPM 10-29

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
open a window.

WPM is 28 WPM.