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Monday, November 19, 2007

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Thursday, November 15, 2007

WARMUP 11-15, XXX-MALL EMPLOYEES



WPM:39
ANALOGY
(What is an analogy?)
DICTIONARY : BOOK :: ballet : _____
1. ballerina
2. graceful
3. dance - correct answer
Word Quiz
careening
If you were in a car that was careening down the highway, you might feel
1. impatient.
2. sleepy.
3. carsick. - correct answer

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

WARMUP 11-14, XXX-FINAL FACTS, 12 VOCAB.


(What is an analogy?)
PICKY : FINICKY :: fabric : _____
1. cotton
2. cloth - correct answer
3. threadbare


fervor
Erika gave her speech with fervor.

She showed a passion for her subject. - correct answer
She shuffled her feet and mumbled.
She used music, pictures, and props to make her point.

(1). You can edit cells, whenever the cell is active.
(2). There were 24 different intersections, which are also known as cells.
(3). When you click on the top of a column, you can scroll down and select/highlight the entire column.
(4). The Find command is useful if your looking for one word through a long set of text.
(5). If you select a set of cells, and click a specific formula, it will automatically calculate it for you.
(6). Labels identify specific things within the worksheet.
(7). You can select a range of cells by highlighting one cell and scrolling down.
(8). The Replace command is used when you change a word to a different word.
(9). You can select an entire row, by clicking the first cell, and dragging it horizontally.
(10). The worsheet was filled with numbers, therefore it had many values.
(11). The workbook was completely full, therefore all 256 worksheets were used.
(12). There were 256 worksheets completed making an entire workbook.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

WARMUP 11-13, XXX-FACTS




What word completes the analogy?
(What is an analogy?)
ARM : SLEEVE :: _____ : lunchbox

1. lunch - correct answer
2. metal
3. school
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 - correct answer
3. The Magic Mirror

Thursday, November 8, 2007

WARMUP 11-08/ WPM

WPM: 40

(What is an analogy?)

DOOR : REFRIGERATOR :: _____ : cupcake

frosting - correct answer
dessert
baked

What does it mean?
lyceum

Which would you be most likely to find in a lyceum?
people listening - correct answer
people swimming
people with rashes

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

WARMUP 11-07

What word completes the analogy?
(What is an analogy?)
BREAD : SANDWICH :: hoof : _____
1. foot
2. hard
3. horse - correct answer
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!" - correct answer

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

WARMUP 11-06

WARM UP
(What is an analogy?)
GLOSS : SHEEN :: _____ : stagger
lurch - correct answer
suave
hurry

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. - correct answer

Monday, November 5, 2007

WARMUP 11-05 & WPM

wpm: 40

WARM UP
(What is an analogy?)
POMPON : DECORATIVE :: _____ : fragile
1)strong
2)eggshell - correct answer
3)delicate
Word Quiz
sylvan
Which children's book seems to have a sylvan setting?
1)Little House in the Big Woods - correct answer
2)Island of the Blue Dolphins
3)Tuck Everlasting

Friday, November 2, 2007

WARMUP 11-02

(What is an analogy?)
BURP : BELCH :: loyal : _____
1. faithful - correct answer
2. friend
3. betrayal

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 - correct answer
3. kids dancing barefoot in the halls

Thursday, November 1, 2007

WARMUPS 11-01

What word completes the analogy?
(What is an analogy?)
TASTY : GROSS :: firm : _____
1. solid
2. loose - correct answer
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." - correct answer
3. "My mom videotaped the whole thing."

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

WARMUPS for 10-30 & 10-31

10-30-2007
ANALOGY
GALAXY : HUGE :: _____ : brass
1. trumpet - correct answer
2. dull
3. 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

10-31-2007
ANALOGY/WORDQUIZ
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

Monday, October 29, 2007

Warm-up, wpm

wpm: 40

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.

Friday, October 26, 2007

ANALOGY/ WORD QUIZ, and intro quiz, wpm



wpm: 41

ANALOGY/WORD QUIZ
RULER : MEASURING :: crayon : _____
1. wax
2. supplies
3. coloring - correct answer
WORD QUIZ
porcine
Which Looney Tunes animal is truly porcine?
1. Porky Pig - correct answer
2. Bugs Bunny
3. Tweety Bird

Thursday, October 25, 2007

analogy/word quiz

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

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Analogy/Word Quiz

What word completes the analogy?
WATCH : IGNORE :: gather : _____
1. combine
2. scatter - correct
3. rake

Word Quiz
ennui
Someone who is suffering from ennui feels
1. very itchy.
2. very achy.
3. very bored. - correct answer

Monday, October 22, 2007

wpm, analogy/word quiz, itenary test



wpm: 39

analogy/word quiz:
BRONTOSAUR : PLANT-EATING :: spinach : _____
1. dining
2. leafy - correct answer
3. Popeye
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. - correct answer
3. she plays tricks on anyone and everyone.

Thursday, October 18, 2007

wpm, analogy/word quiz, pg. 38 cover letter



wpm:41

analogy/word quiz:
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

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

wpm, analogy/word quiz, pg. 37 vacation memo, pg. 37 introduction memo




wpm:40

(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

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

wpm, analogy/word quiz, resume, mayorletter, promotion letter





wpm: 43

(What is an analogy?)
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.

Monday, October 15, 2007

wpm, analogy/word quiz

wpm: 39

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 answer
3. she plays tricks on anyone and everyone

Friday, October 12, 2007

wpm, analogy/word quiz, office letter




wpm: 40

WARM UP
What word completes the analogy?
(What is an analogy?)
STITCHING : QUILT :: beak : _____
1. bill
2. mouth
3. songbird - correct answer

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.

Thursday, October 11, 2007

wpm, analogy/word quiz, tech talk 3.3, Job Description



wpm: 41

WARM UP
What word completes the analogy?
IMAGINATIVE : CREATIVE :: stair : _____
1. feet
2. hallway
3. step - correct answer
WORD QUIZ
gossamer
Which looks most like gossamer?
1. a spider's web - correct answer
2. a turtle's shell
3. a fish's scales

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Analogy/ Word Quiz, wpm, tech talk 3.2, Manager's Memo, and Fax Cover Sheet





wpm: 40
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."
2. "They have a slimy feel." - correct answer
3. "They hide all day long."