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Thursday, November 1, 2007

ANALOGY 26/ VOCABULARY/word quiz

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

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

ANALOGY 25/ VOCABULARY/word quiz

ARMHOLES : SHIRT :: pages : _____
1. recycled
2. magazine
3. written
the answer is 2. magazine

reticent
Who is likely to be described as reticent?
1. a penny pincher
2. a bundle of nerves
3. a man of few words
the answer is 3. a man of few words

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

ANALOGY 24/ VOCABULARY/word quiz

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

Monday, October 29, 2007

ANALOGY 23/ VOCABULARY/word quiz

(What is an analogy?)
LOUISIANA : STATE :: barn : _____
1. horse
2. building
3. farm
the answer is 3. farm

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.
the funny answer is 2. open the window. =D

Friday, October 26, 2007

ANALOGY 22/ VOCABULARY/word quiz


RULER : MEASURING :: crayon : _____
1. wax
2. supplies
3. coloring
the answer is 3. coloring

WORD QUIZ
porcine
Which Looney Tunes animal is truly porcine?
1. Porky Pig
2. Bugs Bunny
3. Tweety Bird
Theanswer is 1. Porky Pig

Thursday, October 25, 2007

WARM -UP-ANALOGY/WORD/WPM
PURSUE : CHASE :: roomy : _____
1. chamber
2. spacious
3. small
The answer is 2. spacious

Word Quiz
What does it mean?
inert
Which could be described as inert?

1. a couch potato
2. a jumping bean
3. an ant farm
the answer is 1. a couch potato

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

ANALOGY 21/ VOCABULARY/word quiz

What word completes the analogy?
WATCH : IGNORE :: gather : _____
1. combine
2. scatter
3. rake
The answer is 2. scatter

Word Quiz
ennui
Someone who is suffering from ennui feels
1. very itchy.
2. very achy.
3. very bored.
the answer is 3. very bored.