Daily Edit
Week 21
January 23-27
Monday January 23rd
1st period
Synonym— a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the language, for example: joyful and glad are
synonyms.
Antonym— a word opposite in meaning to another. Fast is an antonym of slow.
Homonym— a word the same as another in sound and spelling but different in meaning, for example: chase “to pursue” and chase “to
ornament metal.”
Homophone-- a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, for example:
heir and air.
What is the relationship between the following words: impulsive, spontaneous
a. Synonym
b. antonym
c. homonym
d. homophone
c. homonym
d. homophone
2nd period
What is the relationship between the following words: sea, see
a. Synonym
b. antonym
3rd period
What is the relationship between the following words: higher, hire
a. Synonym
b. antonym
c. homonym
d. homophone
4th period
What is the relationship between the following words: accidentally, deliberately
a. Synonym
b. antonym
c. homonym
d. homophone
5th period
What is the relationship between the following words: terse, loquacious
a. Synonym
b. antonym
c. homonym
d. homophone
6th period
What is the relationship between the following words: gorilla, guerilla
a. Synonym
b. antonym
c. homonym
d. homophone
7th period
What is the relationship between the following words: elated, happy
a. Synonym
b. antonym
c. homonym
d. homophone
Answers for Mon. Jan 23
1st
synonyms---both mean to do something on impulse, unplanned
2nd
homophone/homonym—sound the same, but have different meanings
3rd
homonym/homophone—pronounced the same, have different meanings: higher—farther up; hire—to employ
4th
antonym—accidentally means it wasn’t supposed to happen; deliberately means you planned it on purpose
5th
antonym—terse means short and abrupt; loquacious means long-winded
6th
homophone—gorilla is large ape; guerilla is a militant rebel fighter
7th
synonyms—both words mean joyful and happy
Tues Jan 24
MLA format Works Cited pages show the listings of sources you use in your research papers. The format for MLA entries is:
Author(s) names with commas in between then a period. The year of publication in parenthesis (2000) followed bay period. The title of
the book with a period at the end. The city it was published in followed by a colon New York: and the publisher’s name.
1st period
Who is the publisher of this book?
Hilton, J., Dahll, R.K., & Lombardo, C.W. (2001). The Elements of Mystery Fiction. San Francisco: Riverbrook
a. C.W. Lombardo
b. The elements of Mystery Fiction
c. Riverbrook
d. J. Hilton
2nd period
How are the place of publication and the publishing company written in the following citation?
Martin, V. (1998). Watching from Afar. Philadelphia: Common Place Inc.
a. They are separated by a period
c. They are separated by a comma
b. They are separated by a colon
d. They are separated by a semicolon
3rd period
Who is the author of book in the following citation?
Dale, Lee. (2007). Keeping Children Safe. New York: Simon and Schuster.
a. Simon and Schuster
b. New York
c. Safe Children
d. Lee Dale
4th period
How is the date of publication distinguished in the following citation?
Sessions, G. Daniel. (1992). Impetus to Learn. San Francisco: Guymon Bros. Press.
a. It is separated by a semicolon
c. It is separated by a colon
b. It is separated by parentheses and a period
d. It is separated by parentheses only
5th period
Which website would be MOST helpful if your research topic is about heart cell structure and function?
a. www.heartissues.com
b. www.chemistrybasic.com
c. www.howdnaworks.com d. www.biology/basic.com
6th period
Which of the following article titles would probably NOT be a useful reference source if your research topic is about children who are
forced to work for a living?
a. Children For Hire
b. Living in Slums
c. Child Workers
d. Child Labor
7th period
Which of the following resource would NOT be a useful reference source if your research topic is about George Washington?
a. A website article titled, “The American Presidents”
c. A magazine article “Heroes of the American Revolution”
b. A book titled American Leaders of the 20th century
d. An encyclopedia entry titled, “George Washington”
Answers for Tuesday Jan 24
1st
C—Riverbrook is the publisher; the publisher is always listed last in the citations.
2nd
B—they are separated by a colon :
3rd
D—Lee Dale is the author; authors are always listed first in citations
4th
B---the date or year the book was published is separated by both parentheses and a period from the other information
5th
A is MOST helpful—if topic is heart cell structure and function, it is most specific to your keyword topic
6th
your topic key words are child and labor----a, c, and d all have information on ‘child’ workers; B—living in slums, is not specific
to children or forced labor, so B would NOT be useful
7th
a would have info on him, he’s an American president; c would have information on him—he was a hero in the revolution; d
would have information on him, since that’s the title of the article; B—would NOT work---he was not alive during the 20th century
Wed Jan 25
ANALOGIES
An analogy is a comparison---it takes different elements and compares them to others; it is important, when determining correct
analogies, to think about the RELATIONSHIP between the elements and also to CLEARLY DEFINE what each element is.
For example:
writer: novel as ______________: ____________
first—define the elements; writer is a noun/person and novel is
a noun; second—the relationship between the two; a writer creates a novel
a. Artist: painting
artist is a noun; painting is a noun; an artist CREATES a painting
b. Musician: orchestra
musician is a noun; orchestra is a noun;
a musician plays in an orchestra
c. Poetry: stanza
poetry is a noun, stanza is a noun; poetry is made up of stanzas
d. Chapter: book
chapter is a noun, book is a noun; chapters make up a book
A would be the correct analogy:
1st period
Select the BEST answer to complete the analogy:
a. oven: heat
2nd period
d. diameter: radius
Laws: Congress: _______________: ______________
c. strings: guitar
d. symphony: composer
Battery: watch: ____________ : ______________
c. bashful: shy
d. cod: case
b. cat: kitten
c. tadpole: frog
d. mountain: tunnel
Select the BEST answer to complete the analogy: Miles: distance: _______________: _______________
a. pulley: incline
7th period
circumference: circle: __________________ : ____________
Select the BEST answer to complete the analogy: Dog: puppy: ______________: ___________________
a. man: woman
6th period
b. songs: chord
b. week: calendar
d. thermometer: temperature
c. perimeter: rectangle
Select the BEST answer to complete the analogy:
a. pedal : bicycle
5th period
b. length: square
Odometer: mileage: _______________ : ______________
c. thermometer: fever
Select the BEST answer to complete the analogy:
a. musician: orchestra
4th period
b. clock: timer
Select the BEST answer to complete the analogy:
a. area: triangle
3rd period
writer is to novel as artist is to painting
b. flame: fire
c. generator: energy
d. watts: power
Select the BEST answer to complete the analogy: Grievance: complaint: ______________: _____________
a. superficial: genuine
b. devastating: proud
c. compliment: praise
d. brooding: cheerful
Answers to Wed Jan 25
1st
D----the relationship between odometer: mileage is that element 1, the odometer, MEASURES element 2, mileage
The thermometer measures temperature; an oven produces heat; a clock and timer are the same objects; a thermometer indicates a
fever
2nd
C---the circle’s circumference is the distance around it; C, the perimeter is the distance around the rectangle; the area of a
triangle is all of its inside measure, not distance around it; the length of a square is just one side; the diameter of a radius is distance of
one angle
3rd
D—laws are what Congress creates; symphony is what the composer creates; the musician/orchestra comparison is a person
inside the orchestra, not a creation of music; songs/chord and strings/guitar reflect parts of an object
4th
A---battery is part of watch that makes it work; pedal is part of bicycle that makes it work; the others are simply parts of the
second element—week is part of a calendar; cd goes inside of a case; bashful and shy are the same quality, synonyms
5th
B—dog, first element, is what grows from puppy, second element---so cat, is what grows from kitten; C does NOT work
because of the order---tadpole grows into frog; mountain and tunnel is a relationship—tunnels cut through a mountain; and man/woman
is an opposite or antonym comparison
6th
D—miles is what distance is measured in; so power is what watts is measured in; the generator/energy—energy is created in
a generator; flames and fire are synonymous or the same; and pulley is to incline shows how pulley creates an incline or lifts something
7th
C—a grievance is a complaint—they’re the same; so compliment is to praise, they’re the same; superficial and genuine are
opposites/antonyms; devastating is being upset or disappointed, proud is happy at accomplishing something—they’re
opposites/antonyms; and brooding and cheerful are opposites—to brood is to sulk; cheerful is happy
Thursday Jan 26
1st period
ANALOGIES
Select the BEST answer to complete the analogy: Audio: hearing: __________________ : __________________
a. taste: texture
2nd period
d. overturn: invert
b. invisible: visible
c. obvious: imperceptible
d. elevate: raise
b. ordinary:uncommon
c. multiply: divide
d. replicate: duplicate
b. exceptional: ordinary
c. obstacle: hindrance
d. receptacle: receive
Select the BEST answer to complete the analogy: Software: programmer: _________________ :______________
a. groom: bride
7th period
c. accelerate: decelerate
Select the BEST answer to complete the analogy: Pinnacle: base: _______________ : _______________
a. apex: summit
6th period
b. vanquish: foe
Select the BEST answer to complete the analogy: Exceed: surpass: ______________ : _________________
a. eliminate: create
5th period
d. visual: view
Select the BEST answer to complete the analogy: Amplify: increase: ______________ : ___________________
a. explicit: obscure
4th period
c. respiratory: lungs
Select the BEST answer to complete the analogy: Conquer: prevail: ______________ : ___________________
a. affirm: deny
3rd period
b. tactile: touch
b. cast: sitcom
c. lecture: professor
d. lecture: podium
Select the BEST answer to complete the analogy: Recognize: know: _______________ : ___________________
a. excellent: poor
b. verbalize: say
c. express: slow
d. finance: cash
Answers to Thursday Jan 26
1st period
B—audio is what hearing does or utilizes; tactile is what touch does; texture is just one aspect of taste; view and
visual are synonyms; respiratory is a function or category of what the lungs are described as
2nd period
D---to conquer is to prevail; to overturn something is to invert it; affirm/deny is an opposite comparison;
accelerate/decelerate is also an opposite comparison; and vanquish: foe—to vanquish is to destroy or defeat, but foe is the
person/thing you overcome
3rd period
D---to amplify is to increase—they’re synonymous; so elevate is to raise, they’re synonymous; the others---explicit is
something very detailed, while obscure means it’s hard to understand, so they’re opposite or antonyms; invisible and visible are direct
antonyms or opposite; and obvious is right in front of you as imperceptible means hard to determine, so they’re also opposite in
comparisons
4th period
D—exceed means to go beyond, and surpass also means the same—so they’re synonyms; so replicate and
duplicate, which both mean creating something again, are synonyms; ordinary/uncommon are antonyms or opposites; multiply and
divide are different functions; and eliminate means to get rid of while create means to make new, so they’re antonyms or opposites
5th period
B---pinnacle and base are a high/low or top/bottom relationship comparison---the same as exceptional and ordinary,
where exceptional is the top comparison and ordinary is at the bottom or low in a comparison;
Apex/summit is a synonym-=---they both mean the same thing, the top; obstacle/hindrance is the same—an obstacle is something you
put in someone’s way to hinder them; and receptacle is what is used to receive something;
6th
C—software is used by the programmer; a lecture is used by the professor; the groom/bride don’t have a comparable
relationship to anything; the lecture/podium—the podium is the object where a lecture takes place; the cast is what creates a sitcom
7th
B—recognize/know is seeing and then identifying; where verbalizing is how you talk and say---so they are the analogy;
excellent/poor is an opposite comparison or antonym; express/slow is an opposite comparison, with express being fast and slow not;
and finance/cash is a verb/noun comparison that doesn’t have a relationship that is the same, like recognize/know
Friday Jan 27
1st period
analogy
Which analogy BEST defines the underlined word? The scientists cannot predict when the dormant volcano will erupt.
a. A sleeping baby
2nd period
b. a rocky mountain
d. a shallow lake
analogy
Which answer best completes the analogy:
a. Mother: daughter
3rd period
c. an angry parent
man: boy: _______________ : __________________
b. father: son
c. salmon: fish
d. tree: sapling
MLA citation identification
In the following citation, who is the publisher of the book?
James, Devon, Mason, Mark, & Lee, David. (1986) The Rights of A Free Nation. Santa Barbara: Simpson & Simpson.
a. Devon James
4th period
d. David Lee
b. antonyms
c. homophones
What is the relationship between the following words: snide, complimentary
a. Synonyms
6th period
c. Simpson & Simpson
What is the relationship between the following words: smart, brilliant
a. Synonyms
5th period
b. Santa Barbara
b. antonyms
c. homonyms
Which would be the best reference/source if you were trying to find information about battles in World War II?
a. A magazine article entitled “Pearl Harbor 70 Years Later”
b. A newspaper article entitled, “Why We Fought” published in the 1950s
c. A book entitled “The Pacific Fleet: How the U.S. Outmaneuvered the Japanese”
d. A website entitled “The Great Battle at Iwo Jima”
7th period
Which is the correct spelling for the underlined word: We should get the preliminarie results soon from the doctor.
a. Preliminaree
b. preliminary
c. priliminari
d. prelimanary
Answers to Friday January 27
1st
A---dormant means sleeping, unmoving; so the correct comparison to match its meaning would be a sleeping baby;
2nd
D—a sapling is a small tree that becomes a full grown tree, just as a boy is a small child that becomes a man; a daughter may
not end up becoming a mother; a son may not become a father; and salmon is just a type or division of fish
3rd
C—Simpson and Simpson is the publisher of the book
4th
A—synonyms; both words mean someone who is knowledgeable
5th
B—antonyms or opposite; snide means someone who is rude or insulting and complimentary means someone is nice, kind
6th
C—a book entitled the Pacific Fleet would list numerous battles that the US fought in WWII against the Japanese: a is a
reflective look back at just one attack, on Pearl Harbor; b is also a retrospective look back, and about the war in general; and d the
website of Iwo Jima would be specific only to that one battle, not any others
7th
b---preliminary is the correct spelling