Friday, September 28, 2007

ANALOGY

ANALOGY/WORD/WPM
GARBAGE : TRASH :: _____ : glossy

3. shiny

WORD QUIZ-click on analogy hyperlink, then word quiz for definition.
itinerant
This song by Gilbert and Sullivan tells about an itinerant person:
1. "Poor Wandering One!"
2. "I'm Called Little Buttercup"
3. "The Woman of the Wisest Wit"

Thursday, September 27, 2007

ANALOGY

ANALOGY
CLIFF : STEEP :: _____ : underground

2. tunnel

WORD
toxic
Which plant's name suggests that it is toxic?

2. Poison Ivy

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

ANALOGY/WORD/WPM-10 MINUTES ONLY! :0)
JURASSIC : PERIOD :: Chicago : _____

3. city

WORD
Which headline tells about an example of altruism?

3. Volunteers Nurse Injured Penguins

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

SPOUT : TEAPOT :: _____ : candle
1. wick
2. match
3. darkness
Word Quiz
Unanimous
If six people make a unanimous decision,
1. all six agree.
2. they are split three to three.
3. they have made six separate decisions.

Monday, September 24, 2007

ANALOGY

ANALOGY OF THE DAY:
ENEMY : PAL :: _____ : tiny
1. gigantic

WORD OF THE DAY
sentient

Which could be described as sentient?
1. a hamster

Friday, September 21, 2007

ANALOGY

ANALOGY
WEED : PLANT :: flu : _____

3. illness

WORD QUIZ
prohibit
To prohibit people on their beach, the neighbors set up

3. a "No Trespassing" sign

Thursday, September 20, 2007

PETAL : ROSE :: _____ : rabbit

hare

What does it mean ?
precarious

Who might look precarious?

2. a tightrope walker

STUDENT EXPECTATION: Students today we will
review for quiz with "Who wants to
be a millionaire?

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

WARM-UP: ANALOGY/VOCAB

WARM-UP: ANALOGY/VOCAB
SMOOTH : WARTY :: _____ : unknown
1. famous
WORD QUIZ
persevere
What newspaper headline tells about someone who has the ability to persevere?
1. Woman Builds Castle Stone by Stone

1.-f. Only a, b or d
2.-b.false