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Worksheetsch. 6-15 Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 14mins
I sighed as I wrote out my math problem nimbly holding my pencil between my toes.
What does the word nimbly mean?
moving with ease
excluded or ignored
secretly
I didn't have the energy to tell them my arms were chopped off in a guillotine or something.
What does the word guillotine mean?
usual speech
a medieval device containing a large blade between two posts that is used to cut someone as punishment
excluded or ignored
I had an extremely rare genetic disorder that causes malformation of the limbs.
What does the word genetic mean?
scattering around
condition relating to the genetics of gene make up of a person
too small to be of any importance
I am an entirely insignificant event in the life of this cactus.
What does the word insignificant mean?
too small to be of any importance
sudden, involuntary muscle movements
excluded or ignored
Spaghetti understands how it feels to be ostracized by the other kids.
What does the word ostracized mean?
to have part of the body cut off
relating to the nervous system
excluded or ignored
Tourettes syndrome is a neurological disorder that causes involuntary motor or oral tics.
What doe the word tics mean?
excluded or ignored
moving with ease
sudden, involuntary muscle movements
Connor grinned, then barked. Were your arms amputated for some reason?
What does the word amputated mean?
to have part of the body cut off
reluctantly
secret
Connor begrudgingly opened the door for Aven and scowled.
What does the word begrudgingly mean?
scattering around
mischievous pranks
reluctantly
Aven tapped her foot while the cowboys went on with their daily spiel.
What does the word spiel mean?
moving with ease
excluded or ignored
usual speech
The fight was all messed up now and people started dispersing into the rest of the park.
What does the word dispersing mean?
to have part of the body cut off
secret
scattering around
When Aven and her friends got to the classroom their covert operation went into effect.
What does the word covert mean?
secret
usual speech
reluctantly
The next morning the cowboys went and complained to dad about my shenanigans.
What does the underlined word mean?
too small to be of any importance
mischievous pranks
excluded or ignored
We finished breakfast together, communicating only through overly stern looks and repressed giggles.
What does the word repressed mean?
stifled, muffled
gruesome
a person who stops eating
I am not allowed to play any game with a disclaimer on the cover, explained Aven.
What does the word disclaimer mean?
simulation with computer software
a person who stops eating
statement giving a warning or denying a claim
Are you anorexic? Aven asked Connor.
What does the word anorexic mean?
gruesome
mischievous pranks
a person who stops eating
Other than pulling morbid pranks with my daughter and scaring our visitors away, what else are you interested in Connor? Asked Avens dad.
What does the word morbid mean?
simulation with computer software
stifled
gruesome
I may be embellishing a little, Aven admitted to Connor.
What does the word embellishing mean?
a fixed amount of food
mischievous pranks
exaggerating a story to make it larger or more interesting.
I made sure Spaghetti had eaten his ration of hay.
What does the work ration mean?
a fixed amount of food
sudden, involuntary movements
secret
Henry has dementia, explained Avens mom.
What does the word dementia mean?
severe impairment due to brain damage or old age
moving with ease
a person who stops eating
