Friday, October 26, 2007

ANALOGY and WORD QUIZ

ANALOGY/WORD QUIZ


RULER : MEASURING :: crayon : _____

1. wax
2. supplies
3. coloring CORRECT

WORD QUIZ

porcine
Which Looney Tunes animal is truly porcine?

1. Porky Pig CORRECT
2. Bugs Bunny
3. Tweety Bird

Thursday, October 25, 2007

wARM UP-Post Analogy/Word/wpm

WARM -UP-ANALOGY/WORD/WPM

PURSUE : CHASE :: roomy : _____
1. chamber
2. spacious correct
3. small

Word Quiz

What does it mean?
inert

Which could be described as inert?

1. a couch potato CORRECT
2. a jumping bean
3. an ant farm


24 wpm

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

WARM UP-Post Analogy/Word/wpm

WARM -UP-ANALOGY/WORD/WPM

What word completes the analogy?

WATCH : IGNORE :: gather : _____
1. combine
2. scatter CORRECT
3. rake

Word Quiz

ennui
Someone who is suffering from ennui feels
1. very itchy.
2. very achy.
3. very bored. CORRECT

24wpm

Monday, October 22, 2007

ANALOGIES/WORDQUIZ/WPM

WARM -UP-ANALOGY/WORD/WPM

BRONTOSAUR : PLANT-EATING :: spinach : _____
1. dining
2. leafy Correct
3. Popeye


Word Quiz

What does it mean?
raconteur
My Aunt Vesta is a great raconteur—
1. no one can beat her at tennis.
2. I could listen to her stories for hours. Correct
3. she plays tricks on anyone and everyone.

28 wpm