Tueday, December 4, 2007

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2007

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2007

DICTIONARY : BOOK :: ballet : _____
1. ballerina
2. graceful
3. dance
(ANSWER) DANCE
Word Quiz
careening
If you were in a car that was careening down the highway, you might feel
1. impatient.
2. sleepy.
3. carsick.
(ANSWER) CARSICK

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2007

PICKY : FINICKY :: fabric : _____
1. cotton
2. cloth
3. threadbare
(ANSWER) CLOTH

What does it mean?
fervor
Erika gave her speech with fervor.
1. She showed a passion for her subject.
2. She shuffled her feet and mumbled.
3. She used music, pictures, and props to make her point.
(ANSWER) SHE SHOWED A PASSION FOR HER SUBJECT.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2007

ARM : SLEEVE :: _____ : lunchbox
1. lunch
2. metal
3. school
(ANSWER) LUNCH

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
3. The Magic Mirror
(ANSWER) THE EVIL QUEEN

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2007

BREAD : SANDWICH :: hoof : _____
1. foot
2. hard
3. horse
(ANSWER) HORSE

What does it mean?
designate
One way to designate someone in a game would be to
1. cheat.
2. outsmart them.
3. say "You're It!"
(ANSWER) SAY "YOU'RE IT!"

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2007

GLOSS : SHEEN :: _____ : stagger
lurch
suave
hurry
(ANSWER) LURCH

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.
(ANSWER) HE WATCHED ME FROM BEHIND A TREE.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2007

POMPON : DECORATIVE :: _____ : fragile
1)strong
2)eggshell
3)delicate
(ANSWER) EGGSHELL

Word Quiz
sylvan
Which children's book seems to have a sylvan setting?
1)Little House in the Big Woods
2)Island of the Blue Dolphins
3)Tuck Everlasting
(ANSWER) LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2007

BURP : BELCH :: loyal : _____
1. faithful
2. friend
3. betrayal
(ANSWER) FAITHFUL

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
3. kids dancing barefoot in the halls
(ANSWER) KIDS ACTING WELL-BEHAVED BUT FEARFUL

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2007

TASTY : GROSS :: firm : _____
1. solid
2. loose
3. ground
(ANSWER) 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.
(ANSWER) "ONLY THREE PEOPLE SHOWED UP TO WATCH.''

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2007

ARMHOLES : SHIRT :: pages : _____
1. recycled
2. magazine
3. written
(ANSWER) 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
(ANSWER) A MAN OF FEW WORDS

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2007

GALAXY : HUGE :: _____ : brass
1. trumpet
2. dull
3. steel
(ANSWER) 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.
(ANSWER) AT THE BEGINNING OF AN OPERA

Monday, October 29, 2007

LOUISIANA : STATE :: barn : _____
1. horse
2. building
3. farm
(Answer) 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.
(Answer) Open a window

Friday, Octobe 26, 2007

RULER : MEASURING :: crayon : _____
1. wax
2. supplies
3. coloring
(Answer) Coloring

WORD QUIZ
porcine
Which Looney Tunes animal is truly porcine?
1. Porky Pig
2. Bugs Bunny
3. Tweety Bird
(Answer) Porky pig

Thursday, October 25, 2007

PURSUE : CHASE :: roomy : _____
1. chamber
2. spacious
3. small
(Answer) Spacious

Word Quiz
What does it mean?
inert
Which could be described as inert?
1. a couch potato
2. a jumping bean
3. an ant farm
(Answer) A Couch Potato

Monday, October 22, 2007

BRONTOSAUR : PLANT-EATING :: spinach : _____
1. dining
2. leafy
3. Popeye
(Answer) Leafy

Word Quiz
What does it mean?
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.
3. she plays tricks on anyone and everyone.
(Answer) ICould listen to her stories for hours

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

WATCH : IGNORE :: gather : _____
1. combine
2. scatter
3. rake
(Answer) Scatter

Word Quiz
ennui
Someone who is suffering from ennui feels
1. very itchy.
2. very achy.
3. very bored.
(Answer) very Bored

Friday, october 19, 2007

ADVANCE : RECEDE :: stiff : _____
1. unyielding
2. flexible
3. bone
(Answer) Flexible

What does it mean?
cacophony-harshness in the sound of words or phrases

Which would be most likely to make a cacophony?
1. librarians with newspapers
2. monkeys with cymbals
3. chefs with sauces
(Answer) Monkeys with cymbals


JOURNLIZE- WRITE AFTER WORD QUIZ IN THE SAME POST
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?

1. wash yours hands frequently
2. don't touch other people

i didn't know abou this bacteria

i think taht this is a bad bacteria and it could kill you and also i will wash my hands frequently so i don't get that bacteria

Thursday, October 18, 2007

SHALLOW : DEEP :: _____ : fancy
1. tiara
2. formal
3. drab
(Answer) Drab

WORD QUIZ
posthumous
A posthumous book is
1. full of nonsense.
2. organized from A to Z.
3. published after the author has died.
(Answer)Published after the author has died

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

HAMSTER : RODENT :: stealing : _____
1. crime
2. thief
3. giving
(Answer) Crime

WORD QUIZ
verdant
Which song sounds like it is about something verdant?
1. The Green, Green Grass of Home
2. Red Sky in the Morning
3. Yellow Rose of Texas
(Answer) Red sky in the morning

Tuesday, october 16, 2007

LEMON : YELLOW :: sweatpants : _____
1. exercise
2. legs
3. comfy
(Answer)Comfy

WORD QUIZ
augur
An ancient Roman might have gone to an augur to
1. have his portrait painted.
2. learn what his future held.
3. buy and sell goods.
(Answer) Learn what his future held.

Monday, Octobe 15, 2007

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

(Answer) Fuzzy

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.
3. she plays tricks on anyone and everyone

(Answer) I could listen to her stories for hours.

Friday, October 12, 2007

What word completes the analogy?
STITCHING : QUILT :: beak : _____
1. bill
2. mouth
3. songbird
(Answer) Songbird

Word Quiz
meritocracy
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.
3. We draw straws to select the lifeguard.
(Answer) The stongest swimmer is lifeguard

Thursday, October 11,2007

IMAGINATIVE : CREATIVE :: stair : _____
1. feet
2. hallway
3. step

(Answer) Step

WORD QUIZ
gossamer
Which looks most like gossamer?
a spider's web
a turtle's shell
a fish's scales

(Answer) A Spider's web

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

(What is an analogy?)
CAR : AUTOMOBILE :: _____ : swamp
1. wet
2. low
3. marsh
(Answer) Marsh

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."
2. "They have a slimy feel."
3. "They hide all day long."
(Answer)"They have a slimy feel."

October 4, 2007, Friday

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.

(Aaswer) Became a movie and television star.

Thursday, October 4

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

October 3, 2007 Wednesday

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.

Calculations-bytes

TEXT
1 GIG= 1000 MB =395 000 PAGES OF TEXT
395,000 X 4.7= 1, 856,500

MUSIC
1 GIG= 1000 MB
1000/3=333.3 = 1 GIG
333.33 * 4.7 =1565 MUSIC FILES

Movies

October 1, 2007-Monday

HAIRBRUSH : BRISTLED :: _____ : mythical
1. real
2. dragon
3. ancient

(Answer) Dragon

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.

September 26, 2007

JURASSIC : PERIOD :: Chicago : _____

1. Illinois
2. tourist
3. city

(ANSWER) city
WORD
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

ANSWER- Volunteers nurse injured penguins

September 28, 2007

CLIFF : STEEP :: _____ : underground
1. subterranean
2. tunnel
3. secret

(Answer) Tunnel

WORD QUIZ-click on analogy hyperlink, then word quiz for definition.
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"

(Answer) "Poor Wandering One!"

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

SPOUT : TEAPOT :: _____ : candle
1. wick
2. match
3. darkness

(answer) Wick

Word Quiz
Unanimous
If six people make a unanimous decision,
1. all six agree.
2. they are split three to three.
3. they have made six separate decisions.

(answer) All six agree

ENEMY : PAL :: _____ : tiny
1. gigantic
2. small
3. iota

(answer) Gigantic

Vocabulary
1. BPM-"beats per minute"
2. loop- region in garage band where parts of sound are played
3. Track-place where you record Real and Software instruments, give you a way to organize your music and control the sounds of instruments in a project
4. i button-
5. Mixer-part in project where you balance all the parts and blend them into a cohesive whole.
6. Panning-You can change the pan position of a track over time using pan curves. You can add a pan curve to any track except the master track.
7. Add Traçk Button-
8. Loops Browser-helps you find loops with the instrument, genre and feel you want preview them and add them to your project.
9, Time Display-
10. Master Volume-lets you control what the volume will be when a project is exported
11. Shuttle Buttons-

Friday, September 21, 2007

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

(Answer) 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

(Answer) A no Trespassing sign

september 20, 2007

ANALOGY/WORD-WARM UP
PETAL : ROSE :: _____ : rabbit

tail
hare
mammal
(answer) Tail

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

(answer) A tightrope Walker

Warm Up

WARM-UP
LETTUCE : LEAFY :: river : _____
ocean
flowing
navigation
(answer) Flowing


WORD-QUIZ
persevere
What newspaper headline tells about someone who has the ability to persevere?
Woman Builds Castle Stone by Stone
Boy Finds Diamond Ring on Beach
Farmer Shares Crops with the Poor
(answer) Women Builds Castle Stone by Stone

Video History Timeline

Friday, September 14, 2007

PICTURE : POSTCARD :: leg : _____
1. arm
2. sturdy
3. table

(Answer)-Table

Word Quiz
Innocuous DEFINED- not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive; an innocuous remark.
1. An innocuous bug ? CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER
1. damages crops.
2. is harmless.
3. has four stages: egg, larva, pupa, adult.

(Answer)-2. is harmless.

Video Timeline Questions-

1.When was the first camera invented?
the first camera was invented in 1878


2.When was the first cinema presentation
The first cinema presentation was in 1888



3.When did the first camera projector first come out?
The first camera projector came out in 1895

warm up

ANALOGY
HAIRPIECE : TOUPEE :: spunky : _____
1. plucky
2. dull
3. trouble
(Answer) Trouble


Word Quiz: obstrusive
While we were hiking, we saw an obstrusive mass of rock it
(answer)Stuck out into our path

warm up

Analogy-Oil:energy:: library : _____
(Answer) Information


Word Wiz
misanthropic
Who in the story A Christmas Carol seems misanthropic?
1. Scrooge, who doesn't like people much
2. Bob Cratchit, who worries a lot
3. Tiny Tim, who is very ill

(answer) Scrooge

Ethics Quiz

1. use the internet only for school work.

2.do not copyright music during school.

3. dont lead the hackers use the computer.

4. log on to the internet as soon you get to the computer lab.

5. only use music with no copyrights.

6. display good behavior by using ethnics.

7. make ethical hoices.

8. do not be a hacker.

9. do not steal anything.

10. always use the html to the assigments you do

Word wall day 8

Word:copyright
P.O.S:Noun, Adjective,Verb
Definition:The exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literacy, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.
Synonyms:monopoly
Antonyms:

Word:Internet
P.O.S:Noun
Definition:A vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide.
Sentence using the word:i like to use the internet
Syninyms:access provider
Antonyms:

Word wall day 6&7

Word:Ethics
P.O.S:Plural Noun
Definition-The rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession.
sentence using word: i display good ethics everywhere i go
Synonyms:Conduct
Antonyms:corruption

Word:Hacker
P.O.S:Noun, Verb
Definition:One who uses programming skills to gain illegal access to a computer network or file
Sentence using word:
Synonyms:slave
antonyms:none

Word:Hypertex markup language (HTML)
P.O.S:Noun
Definition:language use to create web pages by adding formatting tags to test.
Synonyms: home page
Antonyms;

Word:Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
P.O.S:Adverb
Definition:The address of a web page, that defines for the browser the route to take to find the page.
Synonyms:Uniform Resource Locator
Antonyms: