If something is slick, it is presented in an attractive way.

Which would you find slick- a robot that does

homework or a new kind of pizza? Why?

If someone is nimble, he or she moves quickly, lightly, and easily.

Which job would require you to be nimble – a ballet dancer or a

computer programmer? Why?

To be impressed with someone means to admire that person.

How impressed would you be if your best friend

won a race against someone in the eighth

grade?

If you cease to do something, you stop doing it.

What would you prefer to cease – loud music early in the

morning or your favorite television show? Why?

When something exists, it is a real thing that is present in the world.

What animals do you know that once lived on Earth but

do not exist anymore?

A fierce person or animal is angry, violent, or ready to attack.

Which animal would you call fierce – a lion or a

snail?