WorksheetsInsignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus Chpts. 4 -8
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
What is the name of the mutant llama at the petting zoo that Aven likes to visit?
Spaghetti
Aven
Charlie
Taco
What job does Madame Myrtle have at the Stagecoach Pass?
She reads peoples minds.
She cooks in the steakhouse restaurant
She serves ice cream in the soda shop
She is a palm reader
What does Henry keep telling Aven she likes?
bugs
vanilla ice cream
snakes
tarantulas
How did the teachers at the new school react to Aven?
They were mean to her.
They were grossed out about her not having arms.
They felt bad for her and wanted to do everything for her.
Where is Aven's new apartment?
Over the ice cream store in town.
In a nice big apartment complex near the mall in downtown.
Over the steakhouse at Stagecoach Pass.
In a bad part of town.
Besides the Steakhouse, what are some other places located in Stagecoach Pass? (more than one answer)
a shooting gallery
an amusement park
an ice cream store
a tiny museum and souvenir shop
Across from the soda shop is a petting zoo.... what are some of the animals that are located there? (more than one answer)
giraffes
tigers
goats
chickens
What ice cream does Henry keep giving Aven instead of what she orders?
chocolate
mint chocolate chip
vanilla
strawberry
What does Aven's mom tell her about Henry and why he keeps getting her ice cream order wrong?
He was in an accident and can't remember things.
He has dementia
He likes vanilla ice cream.
Because Aven forgets that she likes vanilla.
What is the name of Aven's new school?
Desert Ridge Middle School
Stagecoach Pass School
Dirt Road Middle School
Tarantula Middle School
