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Stargirl Vocabulary

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Fossil evidence from the _________________ is scarce, and there is relatively little known about mammals of the time.
a)
middle ages
b)
Paleocene
c)
Mesozoic
d)
prehistoric era
2.
"It called her speech "____________, hypnotic, mysteriously touching."
a)
thrilling
b)
inspiring
c)
mesmerizing
d)
depressing
3.
Love and money, can ________________ if we don't handle them properly.
a)
dwindle
b)
precipitate
c)
increment
d)
mulitply
4.
The dancing took place on the center tennis court, which had been covered with a portable _______________ floor.
a)
inverted
b)
integrated
c)
external
d)
parquet
5.
The bass isn't difficult to play; it's one step up from the ________________.
a)
Harpsichord
b)
Kazoo
c)
Marimba
d)
Guitar
6.
I've learned that being creative is a full-time job with its own daily patterns. That's why writers like to establish ___________ for themselves.
a)
eccentricities
b)
varieties
c)
postures
d)
routines
7.
Classrooms, hallways, courtyard, lunchroom- everywhere I went I heard her ______________, mocked, slurred.
a)
saluted
b)
exaggerated
c)
commended
d)
disparaged
8.
The new clothing fashions all had the designer's name plastered ______________ on them.
a)
discretely
b)
prominently
c)
convicingly
d)
practically
9.
The place was ____________ with Cantonese lanterns. The ball in the distance looked like a cruise ship at sea.
a)
Festooned
b)
Disfigured
c)
Undermined
d)
Sheathed
10.
I was so offended that I had difficulty ignoring my __________________ to run outside and rip the sign away.
a)
Caprice
b)
Ambition
c)
Impulse
d)
Bedazzlement
11.
The HS was not exactly a hot bed of ________________ since every kid wore pretty much the same, exact wardrobe.
a)
creativity
b)
nonconformity
c)
compliance
d)
submission
12.
At the football game, a high school orchestra played ______________ music.
a)
desultory
b)
piquant
c)
energetic
d)
rousing
13.
She snapped a needle from a cactus and with a slapstick ________________ of a clown pretending to pick her teeth with it.
a)
pantomime 
b)
explanation
c)
comprehension
d)
procedure
14.
The bride looked out at the family and friends who had come to her wedding, ________________ that one of the biggest days in her life had turned out just as she had imagined.
a)
enchanted
b)
perplexed
c)
inflated
d)
elated
15.
They didn't know what to make of this ____________________ new student whose individuality and unique character seemed so different.
a)
conventional
b)
unconventional
c)
ceremonious
d)
uncooperative
16.
The fans were seriously staring. Which was what you did when you got a _______________ at a man who is going to be in the hall of fame someday.
a)
Goose
b)
Gander
c)
Analysis
d)
Handle