2. hen chicks cat kittens
4. Complete the exercise by selecting the two words in each remaining group that are related in meaning in the same way that the given words are related in meaning. When finished, wait quietly for the others.
1. carpenter, saw (farmer, sky, plough, trees, field).
2. hen, chicks (corn, feed, cat, milk, kittens).
3. automobile, garage (wheel, horse, owner, stable, door).
4. cow, milk (sheep, pasture, grass, fence, wool).
5. aeroplane, air (sail, pilot, ship, sea, wind).
6. rail, steel (locomotive, window, house, door, glass).
7. spool, thread (shelf, librarian, books, picture, print).
8. poet, poem (verse, rhyme, brush, artist, picture).
9. wool, sweater (knit, silk, dress, seamstress, scissors).
10. summer, rain (winter, sled, December, snow, overcoat).
[CHARADES]
Did you ever play charades? Here is a brief statement about charades taken from a cyclopedia. See if you can read it through in a half-minute so as to give the substance of it.
A charade is a popular form of riddle, the answer to which is a word of several syllables, each of which alone is in itself a word. Each syllable, taken as a word, is described, and finally a puzzling definition of the whole word is given. The following is an example: "Some one threw my first and second at me, and it hit my third. It did not hurt me, for it was only a branch of my whole." The answer is Mistletoe. A girl, sitting under a high table, would suggest the word misunderstand.
A pleasing charade requiring more thought is in the form of a rhyme, as—
"My first is a circle, my second a cross;
If you meet with my whole, look out for a toss."
The answer is Ox. Then, too, charades are often presented in the form of little plays, each syllable representing a scene. They are then called acting charades. This form of amusement is much in vogue on social occasions. It is thought the name was derived from a French word meaning idle talk, which in its turn was derived from Spanish words meaning speech and actions of a clown.