Stargirl Vocabulary Test

Using the context clue from the text below, what is the meaning of MAROONED: “No one sat with her., but at the tables next to hers kids were cramming two to a seat. She didn’t seem to notice. She seemed marooned in a sea of staring, buzzing faces.”

• To make oneself stand out

• Coming together from different directions

• Trapped in isolation

• To come up with an idea

Using the context clue below, what is the meaning of CONVERGING:

“The officials blew their whistles and began converging on her. The sole policeman on duty headed for the field.”

• Coming together from different directions

• To make oneself stand out

• To come up with an idea

• In an outstanding way

Using the context clue below, find the definition of BAFFLEMENT: “Bafflement….good word. She is different, isn’t she?”

• Enthusiastic praise and approval

• A state of perplexity or confusion

• Without a clear shape or form, like a blob

• Became tense and alert

Using the context clue below, what is the definition of ACCLAMATION:

“Again and again we whooped and whistled. Such was the acclamation we gave her in those last weeks of the year.”

• A state of perplexity or confusion

• Became tense and alert

• Temporarily inactive; in a deep sleep

• Enthusiastic praise and approval

Use the context clue below to find the definition of IMPROMPTU:

“Then, impromptu, he reached out and stroked the nose of Cinnamon.”

• To look at or analyze closely

• Something unplanned

• To destroy

• The competition or competitor

Use the context clue below to find the definition of SUBDUED:

“She seemed subdued. She did not play her ukelele. She did not play with her rat. She just ate and talked with the girls at her table.”

• To be quiet and calm

• To destroy something or someone

• The competition or competitor

• To look at or analyze closely

Use the context clue to find the definition of GAUDY:

“I faced the gaudy sunflower on her canvas bag - it looked hand-painted - and at last my eyes fell into hers.”

• In a way that copies or mimics

• Not advanced; at an early stage

• Shy and reserved

• Bright or showy in a tacky way

Use the context clue to find the definition of IMITATIVE:

“I knew it must have been a trick he had taught him, or imitative rodent behavior.”

• In a way that copies or mimics

• Not advanced; at an early stage

• Shy and reserved

• To be exact

Use the following context clue to determine the definition of KINSHIP:

"I felt a sudden, strange kinship with Hillary Kimble: I understood why she had commanded Stargirl not to sing to her.”

• A person who lives alone in seclusion

• To declare support for a fact

• To discuss or talk over

• A deep connection to something or someone

Using the context clue, determine the meaning of RESENTED:

“I became angry. I resented having to choose. I refused to choose.”

• Having brightly colored swirling patterns

• Feeling bitter or annoyed

• To have a deep connection with someone or something

• A person who lives alone in seclusion