Friday, September 28, 2007

Warmup and WPM

ANALOGY/WORD/WPM
GARBAGE : TRASH :: _____ : glossy

shiny

WORD QUIZ-click on analogy hyperlink, then word quiz for definition.
itinerant
This song by Gilbert and Sullivan tells about an itinerant person:

"Poor Wandering One!"


MY WPM is 33

Thursday, September 27, 2007

ANALOGY
CLIFF : STEEP :: _____ : underground

tunnel

WORD
toxic
Which plant's name suggests that it is toxic?

Poison Ivy



My WPM is 37.

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

JURASSIC : PERIOD :: Chicago : _____


city


Which headline tells about an example of altruism?

Volunteers Nurse Injured Penguins

WPM

My WPM is 32

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Warmup

SPOUT : TEAPOT :: _____ : candle
wick


Word Quiz
Unanimous
If six people make a unanimous decision,

they have made six separate decisions

i type 35wpm

Monday, September 24, 2007

Warmup/vocabulary

ANALOGY OF THE DAY:
ENEMY : PAL :: _____ : tiny

gigantic


WORD OF THE DAY
sentient
Which could be described as sentient?

a hamster


1. I clicked on the Icon.
2. when i log on to the computer I see the Desktop.
3. I use the Cursor so i can see what im clicking on.
4. I use Quick Launch Toolbar to open that file.
5. i open a new window with the Taskbar button.
6. The Menu Bar is useful when saving things.
7. Everything I need is in the Toolbars.
8. You can find the Control Icon on the task bar.
9. The Scroll Box allows you to scroll.
10.The Help toolbar can help you do many things on the computer.

Friday, September 21, 2007

Warmups

ANALOGY
WEED : PLANT :: flu : _____

illness

WORD QUIZ
prohibit
To prohibit people on their beach, the neighbors set up

a "No Trespassing" sign

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Warmups

PETAL : ROSE :: _____ : rabbit

tail


Who might look precarious?

a tightrope walker

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Page 41-42

Page 41-42
1.(a)True
2.(b)False
3.so that when you want to do something to that file it will be there
4.The save will is what you use when you have opened a document and you changed something, and Save as is you are saving it for the first time.
5.(d) All of the above
6. when you click on the button it opens in a new window, and if you go to file and click new it opens in the same window.
7.(d)All of the above.
8.(e) All fo the above.
9.(b)False
10.(b)False

warm up/(wpm)/review

WARM-UP: ANALOGY/VOCAB
SMOOTH : WARTY :: _____ : unknown
famous

WORD QUIZ
persevere
What newspaper headline tells about someone who has the ability to persevere?

♥Woman Builds Castle Stone by Stone♥

my WPM is 31♥


Review pages 25-26
1. (f) only a, b, or d
2.(b)False
3.
a-menu bar
b.tool bar
c.task plane
d.status bar
4.(b)False
5.
-Microsoft Office Online Help
-Users Guide
6.(a)True
7.(a)Ture
8.(d)Any of the above
9.
- You didnt save your file right.
- You are looking in the wrong places.
10.(d)All of the above

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Warmups

ANALOGY
HAIRPIECE : TOUPEE :: spunky : _____

-plucky



WORD QUIZ

obtrusive
While we were hiking, we saw an obtrusive mass of rock. It...

-stuck out into our path.