Friday, October 5, 2007

ANALOGY/WORD QUIZ/WPM

ANALOGY/WORD QUIZ/WPM


PARCHEESI : GAME :: jazz : _____

1. musicians
2. harmonious
3. music correct


WORD
acme
You would probably say that the acme of Benji's career was when he
1. was rescued from an animal shelter.
2. retired and let his pups take over acting
3. became a movie and television star. correct


25 wpm

Thursday, October 4, 2007

ANALOGY/WORD
TOE : FOOT :: roof : _____
1. cover
2. house correct
3. sky

feral
Because our little Puss-Puss is a feral cat, she can seem
1. wild as a tiger. correct
2. smart as a whip.
3. timid as a mouse.

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Analogy/Word/WPM

Analogy/Word/WPM to blog-LAST

WHAT WORD COMPLETES THE ANALOGY?

CAKE : BATTER :: window : _____
1. home
2. glass correct
3. view

Word Quiz

What does it mean?
perfunctory
Before leaving the house Sandy gave the dog a perfunctory hug—
1. it was a really hard squeeze.
2. it was a long-lasting squeeze.
3. it was just a quick squeeze. correct

26 wpm

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

calaculation - bytes

VIDEO
1GB = 1000 MB

1 video = 500 MB
or
1 video = 0.5 MB

means

2 videos in 1 GB

and

for 4.7 = 2 * 4.7 = 9.4

means 9.4 videos in 1 gb

MOVIE

1 movie = 700 mb = .7 gb

so...
1.428 movie for 1 gb
and for 4.7 gb
4.7 * 1.428 = 5.712 movies

Analogy/Word/WPM

WARM UP

Analogy/Word/WPM

WHAT WORD COMPLETES THE ANALOGY
SNEAKY : FORTHRIGHT :: generous : _____
1. giving correct
2. stingy
3. surplus


What does it mean?

skulk
If you decided to skulk through the school, you might look like
1. a spy.
2. a snob.
3. a kangaroo. correct

27 wpm

Monday, October 1, 2007

WARM UP-Post Analogy/Word/wpm

WARM UP-Post Analogy/Word/WPM


ANALOGY/WORD/WPM

What word completes the analogy?
HAIRBRUSH : BRISTLED :: _____ : mythical
1. real
2. dragon correct
3. ancient

Word Quiz

deface
Someone might deface a wall by
1. using spray paint to mess it up. correct
2. hanging some nice pictures on it.
3. patching it, then applying fresh paint

20 wpm