Blanket (vocabulary)

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Granddad's blanket slid to the floor.

• was pushed

• fell

• was thrown

• lay

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Petey went to fetch Granddad's fiddle.

• harmonica

• bugle

• violin

• ukulele

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His chair creaked.

• sagged

• broke

• stiffened

• squeaked

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He involuntarily gave his body a painful twist.

• deliberately

• unintentionally

• rudely

• consciously

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Granddad and Petey were startled by the girl's laugh.

• frightened

• pleased

• disgusted

• surprised

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She spoke reproachfully to Petey's father about the cost of the blanket.

• pleadingly

• in a scolding manner

• unpleasantly

• indifferently

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Petey went into the shanty to get the fiddle.

• garage

• attic

• shack

• porch

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Petey's voice was harsh when he told his father to cut the blanket in half.

• rough

• soft

• gentle

• cold

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Granddad felt that he had become a nuisance in the house.

• too old

• an annoyance

• not understanding

• a financial burden

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Petey's father spoke defensively about buying an expensive blanket for his father.

• with conviction

• uncaringly

• excusing himself

• accusing himself