Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Week #3 Analogies

The analogies below will have many one of the following relationships: synonyms, antonyms, object/function, and  category/example. First, you will see an complete analogy which will determine the relationship for the next analogy. Then, read the three options and choose the analogy that has the same relationship as the first one presented. The activity is worth 3 bonus points, making each worth .3. 
1. DURABLE IS TO FRAGILE as ... A. agreement is to accord  B. truthful is to deceptive  C. clever is to bright
2. SEASON IS TO SPRING as ... A. fall is to autumn  B. weather is to climate   C. planet is to Mars
3. BASKETBALL IS TO DRIBBLE as ... A. tennis is to squash   B. volleyball is to net    C. football is to pass
4. PLAIN IS TO ORDINARY as ... A. simple is to complicated   B. decorated is to adorned   C. remarkable is to common
5. FANTASY IS TO REALITY as ... A. novel is to fiction   B. falsehood is to truth    C. incorrect is to wrong
6. PREDICT IS TO FORETELL as ... A.amuse is to entertain   B. excite is to calm   C. accept is to protest
7. FEATHER IS TO LIGHT as ... A. mouse is to quiet   B. fluffy is to heavy    C. enormous is to huge
8. SURRENDER IS TO RESIST as  ... A. accept is to reject    B. informal is to relaxed    C. argue is to disagree
9. VIBRANT IS TO BRILLIANT as ... A. moving is to still   B. sensible is to silly    C. sluggish is to slow
10. COLOR IS TO PURPLE as ...  A. apple is to red   B. food is to carrot    C. hue is to shade

Week #2 Answers

This past week was very difficult for you. Congratulations to Braden for being the only student to earn all 3 bonus points.
Simple subjects are usually just a word. They do not include adjectives or prepositional phrases. I bet if you went back and looked at your errors, you would notice you included these two items as part of the simple subject. Here are the answers for last week's activity.
1. man
2. Kelli and Phil
3. place
4. book
5. you 
6. mailman
7. he
8. Some
9. game
10. Sammy and dogs

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Week #2: Simple Subjects


SIMPLE SUBJECTS
Read each sentence and identify the simple subject(s) of each sentence. Each sentence is worth .3, making this activity worth 3 bonus points.
1. Although he forgot about the appointment, the young man was able to reschedule for a different time.
2. Since their car broke down, Kelli and Phil had to walk to school.
3. The best place for pizza is that little place on Fifth Street.
4.This book about World War II is overdue at the library.
5. Did you see Inside Out yet?
6. In the morning, the mailman delivered my brand new shoes that I had been waiting for since last month.
7. Because Ben is trying to eat more healthy, he is buying all organic fruits and vegetables.
8. Some of the macaroni and cheese burned and had to be thrown away.
9. If it lightnings, the soccer game will have to be canceled.
10. Without air conditioning, Sammy and her dogs are overheated.

Week #1 Answers

1. 1938
2. Africa
3. Fishing nets
4. A young lady
5. 50 million years
6. 14 years
7. A telegram
8. A missing link
9. Various answers were accepted
10. Various answers were accepted

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Week #1 2015 Summer

Sorry for the late Wednesday post. I was having trouble with Blogger yesterday. Here is the first installment
of this year's summer blog. There is an article to read and 10 questions to answer. Each question is worth .3, making this week's blog worth 3 bonus points. Please e-mail me your answers by next Tuesday, 11:00P.M., to summerblog1@gmail.com. Thank you, and I look forward to keeping in touch with you these next weeks of summer. This is my first time trying to embed a PDF, so let me know if it is not working.

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