Friday, October 12, 2007

Go Online Activity 3.2

Analogy17/Vocabulary

Analogy
STITCHING:QUIT:: beak:songbird

What does it mean?
meritocracy-an elite group of people whose progress is based on ablilty and talent rather than on class privilege or weatlh.

Word Quiz
My swim camp uses a system of meritocracy to decide who will be lifeguard.

2. The strongest swimmer is lifeguard.

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Analogy16/Vocabulary

Analogy:

IMAGINATIVE: CREATIVE:: STAIR:STEP

WORD QUIZ:

Which looks most like gossamer?
1.a spider's web

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Analogy15/Vocabulary

Analogy:

Car: Automobile::Marsh: Swamp

Word Quiz

-viscous-
" I was going to get one of those lizards," said Wilma," but they are too viscous.

2. They have a slimy feel.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Analogy14/ Vocabulary

Analogy:

Exclude: Invite:: Chatty :Quiet


Vocabulary:

Which would be a plausible reason for being late to school?
The bus came late.