warm up october 5

ANALOGY/WORD QUIZ/WPM
PARCHEESI : GAME :: jazz : _____
1. musicians
2. harmonious
3. music

(Answer) music

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.

(answer) became a movie and television star

warm up october 4

ANALOGY/WORD
TOE : FOOT :: roof : _____
1. cover
2. house
3. sky
(answer) house
feral
Because our little Puss-Puss is a feral cat, she can seem
1. wild as a tiger.
2. smart as a whip.
3. timid as a mouse.
(answer) wild as a tiger

warm up october 3

WHAT WORD COMPLETES THE ANALOGY?
CAKE : BATTER :: window : _____
1. home
2. glass
3. view
Answer- glass

Word Quiz
What does it mean?
perfunctory
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.

(answer) It was just a quick squeeze

warm up october 2

WARM UP
Analogy/Word/WPM to blog-LAST-(10 minutes)
WHAT WORD COMPLETES THE ANALOGY
SNEAKY : FORTHRIGHT :: generous : _____
1. giving
2. stingy
3. surplus
(answer) stingy

What does it mean?
skulk
If you decided to skulk through the school, you might look like
1. a spy.
2. a snob.
3. a kangaroo.
(answer) a spy

warm up september 28

WARM UP-Post Analogy/Word/WPM to blog
ANALOGY/WORD/WPM

What word completes the analogy?
HAIRBRUSH : BRISTLED :: _____ : mythical
1. real
2. dragon
3. ancient

(answer) ancient


Word Quiz
deface

Someone might deface a wall by

1. using spray paint to mess it up.

2. hanging some nice pictures on it.

3. patching it, then applying fresh paint

(answer)using spray paint to mess it up.