The Ultimate Party, a poem by Peter Payack

I was supposed to clean my room, but I decided to _______ until tomorrow.

• in turn

• a bomb

• put it off

• casual

• temper grows short

When one domino falls, the others fall ________.

• casual

• in turn

• tempers grow short

• a bomb

• put it off

During long meetings with no snacks, it's no surprise that ________.

• in turn

• put it off

• a bomb

• tempers grow short

• casual

The movie looked cool, but it was _______ at the box office—nobody bought tickets.

• a bomb

• tempers grow short

• in turn

• casual

• put it off

The invitation said to dress _______, so I wore jeans and a T-shirt.

• tempers grow short

• in turn

• casual

• a bomb

• put it off

The job interview was conducted over Zoom, but she still avoided anything too _______ to make a good impression.

• put it off

• a bomb

• tempers grow short

• in turn

• casual

As the party ran out of food and space, ________ among the guests.

• tempers grew short

• a bomb

• casual

• put it off

• in turn

His science presentation was a _______ because it didn’t work and he forgot his notes.

For the beach party, everyone showed up in _______ clothes like shorts and flip-flops.

The students presented their projects in ________, starting with Group A.