Thursday, November 1, 2007

warm up wednsday

TASTY : GROSS :: firm : _____
1. solid
2. loose
3. ground

loose

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

Only three people showed up to watch

warm up wednsday

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

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

wednsday

ANALOGY/WORDQUIZ/WPM
ARMHOLES : SHIRT :: pages : _____
1. recycled
2. magazine
3. written

magazine

reticent
Who is likely to be described as reticent?
1. a penny pincher
2. a bundle of nerves
3. a man of few words

a man of few words

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

TUESDAY WARM UP

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

trumpet


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.

at the beginning of an opera

Monday, October 29, 2007

warm up monday

WARM UP
(What is an analogy?)
LOUISIANA : STATE :: barn : _____
1. horse
2. building
3. farm

building

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.
3. share your food.

open a window