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WorksheetsArtemis Fowl Chapter 6
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
"His father was the priority here, not some moneymaking scheme."A priority is
something that is barely worth concern
the most important thing
the smartest person in a group of scientists
the person ranking next below the abbot of an abbey
"What would he say if it was his father miraculously returned?"Miraculously is
a magic word because it has two u's
an adverb meaning something appears to be unexplained by the laws of nature, like a miracle
a verb meaning to pass through a mirror or other reflecting object
too long a word to worry about
"What she wanted to do was incapacitate this insolent pup with her elbow.."Incapacitate means
to make invisible
to remove the head
to disable, to make useless or unable to harm you
to give vast power or knowledge
"Holly sat, never taking her eyes from the diminutive monster before her."Diminutive means
brightly colored and very bossy
wearing dull colors and having braided hair growing from the ears
being small or miniature
being flashy because it is covered with crystal gem
"It would lower her morale." Morale is
a rank you earn through hard work
a rank you earn due to passing tests after reading books
thinking you are better than everyone else
a state of well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose
".. She would be banished.." Banished means
allowed to join the community band even if you cannot play an instrument
forced to leave a group, usually forever, for doing something really bad
to be covered with gook and feathers as punishment for telling too many bad jokes
placed in charge of making the banish each week.
A sardonic smile is
a good sign because you must be the winner of the contest
a bad sign because it means you must take the test next
a good sign because when you see it you know you are going home early
a bad sign - sardonic means scornful or mocking
".. learned to coexist with other species." Coexist means
be able to live peacefully with others sharing resources and space
able to live in an ugly, sticky mess
be able to grow cocoa trees for everyone to use to make vanilla flavoring
to go to war to show them who is boss and that you are right.
"Secretly, however, he concurred with the sentiment."To concur means
to fight with all one's might
to secretly love and cherish
to agree with someone
to wash with only water, no soap
Butler could see the invisible Retrieval Squad because
he had spoken an ancient rhyme, backwards
he had invented night vision goggles for the US Military
Artemis had adapted Holly's helmet for human use
some dolphins had revealed a secret formula to him, before the whaler blew up
Three words that describe Commander Root are
funny, joker, athlete
bossy, harsh, demanding
fair, fat, forty
smart, techie, wicked
Root grabbed his tri-barreled blasterHow many barrels does this weapon have?
there is not enough information is given to answer this question
tri means three so three barrels
it is magical, the number of barrels is constantly changing when a button is held down
it has one barrel just like most weapons
Root decides to take unorthodox action to save Holly.It would be unorthodox
for a library to permit you to take out books with the understanding you would return them.
for a pool to be filled with water before people are allowed to go swimming.
for the school lunch to be seven different desserts and no vegetables.
for someone to read a good book in just one day.
"No," they said simultaneously.Simultaneously means
spoken with a funny accent to hide the true meaning of your words.
one speaks with a high voice the other speaks with a deep voice so it sounds like a harmony
one right after another
at exactly the same time
