Thursday, November 15, 2007

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

11-14-07

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

Friday, November 2, 2007

11-2-07

(What is an analogy?)
BURP : BELCH :: loyal : _____
1. faithful-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-answer
3. kids dancing barefoot in the halls

Thursday, November 1, 2007

11-1-07

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