Warm Up 10/19

(What is an analogy?)
ADVANCE : RECEDE :: stiff : _____
1. unyielding
2. flexible
3. bone
The answer is #2.

What does it mean?
cacophony
Which would be most likely to make a cacophony?
1. librarians with newspapers
2. monkeys with cymbals
3. chefs with sauces
The answer is #2.

Professional Memo

Warm Up 10/18

SHALLOW : DEEP :: _____ : fancy
1. tiara
2. formal
3. drab
the answer is #3.

WORD QUIZ
posthumous
A posthumous book is
1. full of nonsense.
2. organized from A to Z.
3. published after the author has died.
The answer is #3.

Promotion Letter

Mayor Letter

Warm Up 10/17

(What is an analogy?)
HAMSTER : RODENT :: stealing : _____
1. crime
2. thief
3. giving
The answer is #1.

WORD QUIZ
verdant
Which song sounds like it is about something verdant?
1. The Green, Green Grass of Home
2. Red Sky in the Morning
3. Yellow Rose of Texas
The answer is #1.

Resume

Warm Up 10/16

(What is an analogy?)
LEMON : YELLOW :: sweatpants : _____
1. exercise
2. legs
3. comfy
The answer is #3.

WORD QUIZ
augur
An ancient Roman might have gone to an augur to
1. have his portrait painted.
2. learn what his future held.
3. buy and sell goods.
The answer is #2.

WarM UP 10/15

ANALOGIES/WORDQUIZ/WPM
MINK : SOFT :: mold : _____
1. fuzzy
2. shape
3. illness
The anwer is #1.

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.
3. she plays tricks on anyone and everyone
The answer is #2.

Job Offer Letter