Friday, September 21, 2007

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

Thursday, September 20, 2007

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

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

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

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

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

Monday, September 17, 2007

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