Word Planner

Analogy

My WPM was 36 it went up.

Analogy

DICTIONARY : BOOK :: ballet : _____

1. ballerina

2. graceful

3. dance

Word Quiz

careening-to tip to one side while in motion.

If you were in a car that was careening down the highway, you might feel

1. impatient.

2. sleepy.

3. carsick.

Analogy

PICKY : FINICKY :: fabric : _____

1. cotton

2. cloth

3. threadbare

Vocabulary Review

1. Active Cell-In Excel, the cell that is currently selected is called the active cell.

*I type the information I need in the active cell.

2. Cell-A cell is the intersection of a row and a column in a table or worksheet. It contains information such as text, numbers, or graphics.

*To get to cell A1, I need to press Ctrl + Home.

3. Column-A column is the vertical line of cells identified by an alphabetic label in the first cell on the top.

*The word categories is on is on column A row 4.

4. Find-The Find command allows you to search for specified text and/or formatting in a document.

*I used the find key to find the word SF.

5. Formula-In Excel, a cell entry that performs a calculations and begins with an equal sign in the cell [i.e. =SUM(A1:A20)] is called a formula.

* I still need to figure out how to use the formulas in excel.

6. Label-A label is a text entry in an Excel worksheet.

*Labels are helpful when you are looking for a grid.

7. Range-A cell or group of cells that can be selected in an Excel worksheet is called a range.

*The range I used was from A1 to A7.

8. Replace-The Replace command allows you to search for specified text and/or formatting in a document and replace it with new text and/or formatting that you specify.

*I replaced some of the words in the Final Facts.

9. Row-A row is the horizontal line of cells identified by a number in the first cell on the left.

*There was 18 rows in the workbook that I made.

10. Value-A numeric entry in Excel is called a value.

*I made a value in B4.

11. Workbook-A workbook is an Excel file that can contain up to 256 worksheets.

*I made a workbook today and it was pretty cool.

12 Worksheet-A worksheet is a page—or one spreadsheet—in an Excel workbook.

*I think there was only 1 worksheet in my workbook.

Analogy

ARM : SLEEVE :: _____ : lunchbox

1. lunch

2. metal

3. school

What does it mean?

miscreant- villain

Who in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" could be called a miscreant?

1. Snow White

2. the evil queen

3. The Magic Mirror

Analogy

BREAD : SANDWICH :: hoof : _____

1. foot
2. hard
3. horse

What does it mean?

designate- to point out

One way to designate someone in a game would be to

1. cheat.
2. outsmart them.
3. say "You're It!"

Analogy

Pompon: Decorative:: ___: Fragile

1. Strong
2. Eggshell
3. Delicate

Word Quiz

Sylvan- inhabiting in the trees.

Which children's book seems to have a Sylvan setting?

1. Little house in the Big Woods.
2. Island of the Blues Dolphins
3. Tuck Everlasting

Analogy

Gloss: Sheen:: ____: Stagger

1. Lurch
2. Suave
3. Hurry

Word Quiz

Circumspect- watchful

When I was raking in the yard, my little brother behaved in a circumspect
way.

1. He jumped in every pile of leaves I raked
2. He sang songs to keep me entertained.
3. He watched me from behind a tree.

Analogy

BURP : BELCH :: loyal : _____

1. faithful
2. friend
3. betrayal

WORD QUIZ

draconian- unusually cruel.

Which might you see at a school with draconian rules?

1. kids voting on how the school should be run
2. kids acting well-behaved but fearful
3. kids dancing barefoot in the halls

Analogy

TASTY : GROSS :: firm : _____

1. solid
2. loose
3. ground

WORD QUIZ

anticlimax- an event less powerful than expected.

"After practicing my role for weeks," said Marva, "the show was an anticlimax."

1. "I got two standing ovations and a bouquet of roses."
2. "Only three people showed up to watch."
3. "My mom videotaped the whole thing."