Friday, November 2, 2007

BURP : BELCH :: loyal : _____

1. faithful CORRECT
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
2. kids acting well-behaved but fearful CORRECT
3. kids dancing barefoot in the halls

Thursday, November 1, 2007

TASTY : GROSS :: firm : _____

1. solid
2. loose CORRECT
3. ground

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." CORRECT
3. "My mom videotaped the whole thing.

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

ANALOGY/WORDQUIZ/WPM


ARMHOLES : SHIRT :: pages : _____

1. recycled
2. magazine CORRECT
3. written

reticent

Who is likely to be described as reticent?

1. a penny pincher
2. a bundle of nerves
3. a man of few words correct

23 wpm

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

ANALOGY and WORD QUIZ

ANALOGY

GALAXY : HUGE :: _____ : brass
1. trumpet correct
2. dull
3. steel

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. correct

Monday, October 29, 2007

LOUISIANA : STATE :: barn : _____

1. horse
2. building CORRECT
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. CORRECT
3. share your food.