Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Work for the 14th


Analogy for the 14th

PICKY : FINICKY :: fabric : _____
1. cotton
2. cloth -correct answer
3. threadbare

Vocabulary for the 14th

1. I had to use the mouse to select a cell, which became the active cell.
2. I typed 24 in the cell and edited it later.
3. I placed the information of the numbers in column H.
4. I used the find button on the toolbar to get to the word favorite..
5. Ms. Hinojosa told me that I needed to use the formula B1:B30.
6. I labeled the document with the name 45 Days in my Life.
7. I selected the range of cells like the book told me to.
8. I replaced the text in my box from 24 to 74.
9. I selected row 3 to type what wanted to at first.
10. I entered the value 49 in the cell.
11. I gave the workbook the name 45 Days in my Life.
12. The worksheet that I selected became the email that I sent my Aunt Dee.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Work for the 13th


Analogy for 13th

ARM : SLEEVE :: _____ : lunchbox
1. lunch-correct answer
2. metal
3. school

What does it mean?

miscreant

Who in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" could be called a miscreant?
1. Snow White
2. the evil queen-correct answer
3. The Magic Mirror

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Analgy for the 7th

BREAD : SANDWICH :: hoof : _____
1. foot
2. hard
3. horse-correct answer

What does it mean?
designate
One way to designate someone in a game would be to
1. cheat.2. outsmart them.-correct answer
3. say "You're It!"

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Analogy fro the 6th

GLOSS : SHEEN :: _____ : stagger
lurch-correct answer
suave
hurry

WORD QUIZ

circumspect

When I was raking in the yard, my little brother behaved in a circumspect way.
1. He jumped in every pile of leaves I raked.
2. He sang songs to keep me entertained.
3. He watched me from behind a tree.-correct answer

Monday, November 5, 2007

Analogy for the 5th

POMPON : DECORATIVE :: _____ : fragile
1)strong
2)eggshell-correct answer
3)delicate

Word Quiz

sylvan

Which children's book seems to have a sylvan setting?
1)Little House in the Big Woods-correct answer
2)Island of the Blue Dolphins
3)Tuck Everlasting

Friday, November 2, 2007

Analogy for the 2nd

BURP : BELCH :: loyal : _____
1. faithful -correct answer
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 answer
3. kids dancing barefoot in the halls

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Analogy for the 1st of November

TASTY : GROSS :: firm : _____
1. solid
2. loose-correct answer
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 answer
3. "My mom videotaped the whole thing."

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Analogy for the 31st Happy Halloween

ARMHOLES : SHIRT :: pages : _____
1. recycled
2. magazine -correct answer
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 answer

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Analogy for the 30th

ANALOGY
GALAXY : HUGE :: _____ : brass
1. trumpet-correct answer
2. dul
l3. 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 answer

Monday, October 29, 2007

Analogy for the 29th

WARM UP(What is an analogy?)
LOUISIANA : STATE :: barn : _____
1. horse
2. building-correct answer
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 answer
3. share your food.

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Analogy for the 24th

WATCH : IGNORE :: gather : _____
1. combine
2. scatter-correct answer
3. rake

Word Quiz

ennui

Someone who is suffering from ennui feels
1. very itchy.
2. very achy.
3. very bored.-correct answer

Analogy for the 22nd

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

Word Quiz

spelunk

I thought it would be fun to spelunk with my Uncle Bo because
1. he makes great costumes.
2. I love to eat seafood.
3. caves fascinate me.-correct answer

Analogy for the 19th

ADVANCE : RECEDE :: stiff : _____
1. unyielding
2. flexible-correct answer
3. bone

What does it mean?

cacophony

Which would be most likely to make a cacophony?
1. librarians with newspapers
2. monkeys with cymbals-correct answer
3. chefs with sauces

Analogy for the 18th

SHALLOW : DEEP :: _____ : fancy
1. tiara
2. formal
3. drab-correct answer

WORD QUIZ

posthumous

A posthumous book is
1. full of nonsense.
2. organized from A to Z.
3. published after the author has died.-correct answer

Analogy for the 17th

(What is an analogy?)HAMSTER : RODENT :: stealing : _____
1. crime-correct answer
2. thief
3. giving

WORD QUIZ

verdant

Which song sounds like it is about something verdant?
1. The Green, Green Grass of Home-correct answer
2. Red Sky in the Morning
3. Yellow Rose of Texas

Analogy for the 25th

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

Word Quiz

What does it mean?

inert

Which could be described as inert?
1. a couch potato-correct answer
2. a jumping bean
3. an ant farm

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Analogy for the 16th

LEMON : YELLOW :: sweatpants : _____
1. exercise
2. legs
3. comfy-correct answer

WORD QUIZ

augur

An ancient Roman might have gone to an augur to
1. have his portrait painted.
2. learn what his future held.-correct answer
3. buy and sell goods.

Analogy for the 15th

ANALOGIES/WORDQUIZ/WPM

MINK : SOFT :: mold : _____
1. fuzzy-correct answer
2. shape
3. illness

WORD QUIZ

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 anwser
3. she plays tricks on anyone and everyone

Friday, October 19, 2007

The Journal for Staph infection

JOURNLIZE-
TOP STORY-WHAT 2 THINGS CAN WE DO TO HELP PREVENT THE "KILLER MRSR" INFECTION?
Did you know about this top story before watching the video? After watching
this video what are you going to do differently? What to do you think about
the "KILLER MRSR" infection?

The two things that we can do to prevent further infection is to wash our hands before every class and be able to use hand sanitizer while in each and every class. I for one did not know about the story before today. Just as a precaution I am going ttto wqash my hands evry day at least 6 times and carry a bottle of hand sanitizer on me at all times. I think the disease is just horrible and I hope that noone at this school will get it.

Monday, October 15, 2007

Analogy for the 15th

MINK : SOFT :: mold : _____
1. fuzzy-correct answer
2. shape
3. illness

WORD QUIZ

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 answer
3. she plays tricks on anyone and everyone

Friday, October 12, 2007

Analogy for the 12th

STITCHING : QUILT :: beak : _____
1. bill
2. mouth
3. songbird-correct answer

What does it mean?

meritocracy

Word Quiz

My swim camp uses a system of meritocracy to decide who will be lifeguard.
1. The oldest person is lifeguard.
2. The strongest swimmer is lifeguard.-correct answer
3. We draw straws to select the lifeguard.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Tech Talk for Wednesday


Tech Talk for Tuesday


My Fax


Analogy for the tenth

WARM UP
(What is an analogy?)CAR : AUTOMOBILE :: _____ : swamp
1. wet
2. low
3. marsh-correct answer

WORD QUIZ

viscous

"I was going to get one of those lizards," said Willa, "but they are too viscous.
1. "They can bite for no reason.-correct answer
"2. "They have a slimy feel.
"3. "They hide all day long."

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Warmup fro the 9th

WARM UP
(What is an analogy?)
EXCLUDE : INVITE :: _____ : quiet
1. chatty-correct answer
2. church-mouse
3. silent

WORD QUIZ

plausible
Which would be a plausible reason for being late to school?
1. You were abducted by aliens.
2. The bus came late.-correct answer
3. Your mother suggested you stay home and watch T.V. a little longer.

Friday, October 5, 2007

Analogy for the 5

WARM UPANALOGY/WORD QUIZ/

PARACHEESI:GAME :: jazz : _____
1. musicians
2. harmonious
3. music- correct answer

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 answer

Letter to Ms. Hinojosa


Thursday, October 4, 2007

Analogy for the 3rd

ANALOGY

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

Word Quiz

What does it mean?

perfunctory-an everyday thing

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 answer

Analogy For Thursday

ANALOGYWORD

TOE : FOOT :: roof : _____
1. cover
2. house- correct answer
3. sky

feral

Because our little Puss-Puss is a feral cat, she can seem

1. wild as a tiger- correct answer
2. smart as a whip.
3. timid as a mouse.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Song List


The warmup questions

1.
What type of storage device is ideal to transfer data from one computer system to another?
A flash drive

2.
What is one three-letter extension for a graphics file?
.bmp

3.
What is a method of safeguarding data in the event of a virus or computer crash?
Saving the file to a storage device.

4.
What is the primary storage for most personal computers?
A hard Drive

Monday, October 1, 2007

Music list


1.
How many bytes in a Terabyte (TB)?
1,000,000,000,000 bytes are in a terabyte

2.
How many Kilobytes (KBs) in a 100MB file?
100,000

3.
How many bits are used in the word “computer”?
64

4.
Write your first name in binary.
M-01001101
A-01000001
T-01010100
T-01010100
H-01001000
E-01000101
W-01010111

Friday, September 28, 2007

Analogy for the 28

ANALOGY

GARBAGE : TRASH :: _____ : glossy
1. drab
2. oil
3. shiny

WORD QUIZ-

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 for the 26

ANALOGY

JURASSIC : PERIOD :: Chicago : _____
1. Illinois
2. tourist
3. city

WORD

altruism

Which headline tells about an example of altruism?
1. Partygoers Enjoy 1,000-Pound Cake
2. Clever Cats Howl National Anthem
3. Volunteers Nurse Injured Penguins

Analogy for 9/27/07

ANALOGY
CLIFF : STEEP :: _____ : underground

1. subterranean
2. tunnel
3. secret

WORD

toxic

Which plant's name suggests that it is toxic?
1. Creeping Charlie
2. Poison Ivy
3. Lace Plant

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Analogy for the 25th

Analogy/Word-Post with (WPM)
SPOUT : TEAPOT :: _____ : candle
1. wick-correct answer
2. match
3. darkness

Word Quiz

Unanimous

If six people make a unanimous decision,
1. all six agree.-correct answer
2. they are split three to three.
3. they have made six separate decisions.

I typed 34 words a minute. I think it was the chair I was sitting in. Can I have it?

Monday, September 24, 2007

Sentences

1. I clicked on the Microsoft Word icon
to type my formal essay.
2. I closed all of my documents, went to to my desktop, and opened the interneet icon.
3. With careful precision, I moved the cursor to the enter button on the computer.
4. I clicked off of the internet with the quick launch toolbar.
5. Absent mindedly, I clicked the taskbar button.
6. My mother kept clicking on the menu bar to print her document.
7. Martha shut down the bottom tool bars before she went off of Windows.
8. The control icon was closed.
9. Absent mindedly I used the scrolll box to go down instead of up.
10. The help toolbars usually come up when my dad does something wrong.

Analogy for 9/24/07

ANALOGY OF THE DAY:

ENEMY : PAL :: _____ : tiny
1. gigantic-correct answer
2. small
3. iota
WORD OF THE DAY

sentient

Which could be described as sentient?
1. a hamster-correct answer
2. a cupcake
3. an ocean

Friday, September 21, 2007

Analogy Warmup

ANALOGY
WEED : PLANT :: flu : _____
1. sneezing
2. health
3. illness

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

1. a party for the whole neighborhood.
2. an admission booth.
3. a "No Trespassing" sign

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Analogy

WARM-UP: ANALOGY/VOCAB
SMOOTH : WARTY :: _____ : unknown
1. famous
2. mysterious
3. anonymous

WORD QUIZ
persevere

What newspaper headline tells about someone who has the ability to persevere?
1. Woman Builds Castle Stone by Stone
2. Boy Finds Diamond Ring on Beach
3. Farmer Shares Crops with the Poor

Analogy

ANALOGY/WORD-WARM UP
PETAL : ROSE :: _____ : rabbittail
hare
mammal
What does it mean ?

precarious

Who might look precarious?
1. a king on a golden throne
2. a tightrope walker
3. a sleeping baby

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

WARM-UP: ANALOGY/VOCAB
TARANTULA : SPIDER :: _____ : award
1. recognize
2. Emmy
3. with hold

obliterate

What might you use to obliterate graffiti?
1. spray paint
2. a strong cleanser
3. photography