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"

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

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?

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

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

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

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