Which of these are actually good excuses?

Percy has not done his homework for his teacher. Which of these excuses are good

excuses?

• I lost my homework.• I lost all my pens.• I lost my desk.• I lost my house.

Jenny has just been caught running in the hall at school. Which of these excuses are

good excuses?

• I was pretending to be in the Olympics.• I thought I was being chased by killer bees.• My classroom is on fire.• I stayed up late last night painting my dogs

claws with nail polish and now I’m running everywhere to make sure I don’t fall asleep.

The Prime Minister is having a special dinner next Thursday night and invited Billy to go. Billy will not be attending. Which of

these are good excuses? • I’m planning on being a dragon that day.• I’m fighting an alien invasion.• I’m having my cancer cured that day.• I don’t like dinner.

Jasmine has invited Brianna, her best friend, to her 10th Birthday party. Brianna

can’t go. Which of these excuses are good excuses?

• It’s my Great Grandma’s 100th Birthday.• I’m on holidays in Jamaica.• Our washing machine is broken so I won’t

have any clean clothes to wear.• I’m not friends with people once they turn

10.