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Manual Navigation Activities are divided into Word Games, Math Games, Trivia Games and Homework Lab. You can choose the activity you want to play. Important! The default setting is Auto-Navigation.To change the default mode, go to the Options screen, then select the Auto/Manual option. Word Games Spelling An animation of a word and a clue letter will appear on screen. Guess the word, type the word correctly, and then press ENTER. Analogies A sentence will be displayed with one word missing. Two words will scroll across the screen. Select the word that fits the meaning of the sentence. When the correct answer appears on screen, press ENTER. Idioms An idiom is an accepted phrase that does not have a literal meaning. Idioms are a fun part of the English language. An idiom will be displayed. Two multiple choice answers will appear. Choose the most appropriate word or phrase that fits the meaning of the idiom. When the correct answer appears on screen, press ENTER. Sentence Shuffle A sentence will be shown with its words in random order. You will be asked to reconstruct the sentence by selecting and moving words. There are two ways to select a word: 1. To select a word with the mouse, move the pointer to the desired word and press the left mouse button. 2. To select a word using the keyboard, move the cursor to the desired word and press ENTER. There are two ways to move a word: First, select a word, then use one of the steps below. 1. To move a word with the mouse, move the pointer to the desired location (space between two words) and press the left mouse button. 2. To move a word with the keyboard, press the left or right arrow keys to move the selected word to the desired location and press ENTER. Once you have completed the sentence, click the Confirm icon. 15

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Manual Navigation
Activities are divided into Word Games, Math Games, Trivia Games and Homework
Lab. You can choose the activity you want to play.
Important!
The default setting is Auto-Navigation.To change the default mode, go to the
Options screen, then select the Auto/Manual option.
Word Games
Spelling
An animation of a word and a clue letter will appear on screen. Guess the word,
type the word correctly, and then press ENTER.
Analogies
A sentence will be displayed with one word missing. Two words will scroll across
the screen. Select the word that fits the meaning of the sentence. When the
correct answer appears on screen, press ENTER.
Idioms
An idiom is an accepted phrase that does not have a literal meaning. Idioms are a
fun part of the English language. An idiom will be displayed. Two multiple choice
answers will appear. Choose the most appropriate word or phrase that fits the
meaning of the idiom. When the correct answer appears on screen, press ENTER.
Sentence Shuffle
A sentence will be shown with its words in random order. You will be asked to
reconstruct the sentence by selecting and moving words.
There are two ways to select a word:
1.
To select a word with the mouse, move the pointer to the desired word and
press the left mouse button.
2.
To select a word using the keyboard, move the cursor to the desired word
and press ENTER.
There are two ways to move a word:
First, select a word, then use one of the steps below.
1.
To move a word with the mouse, move the pointer to the desired location
(space between two words) and press the left mouse button.
2.
To move a word with the keyboard, press the
left or right arrow keys to
move the selected word to the desired location and press ENTER. Once you
have completed the sentence, click the Confirm icon.