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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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."

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.

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

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.

Song List

Tech Talk

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

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