Vocabulary Slam
pg.3 scuffling
She sat in the corner of the room where the rough boys who did not make good marks on their report cards sat; the corner of the room where there was most scuffling of feet.
Who is the most popular girl in Room 13?
Peggy
What is Wanda's brother's name?
Jake Petronski
What is one character trait to describe Wanda?
Shy, timid, quiet, does not talk, patient
pg.10 scurry
The stories were the kind that made people scurry past his house even in broad daylight and hope not to meet him.
Scurry - move past quickly
pg. 9 circulated
Who would live with him? And many stories circulated about him and the stories were the kind that made people scurry past his house even in broad daylight and hope not to meet him.
circulated - to go around or to move continuously
Who won the drawing contest for the girls?
Wanda Petronski
Why was Cecile mentioned in the story?
Cecile showed off her new dress.
What is one character trait to describe Peggy?
Mean, selfish, rude, cruel
pg.16 disperse
Then the outer fringe of the crowd of girls would break away gradually, laughing, and little by little, in pairs, the group would disperse.
Disperse - to spread out or separate
pg.13 stolidly
"Yeah, velvet, too. A hundred dresses," repeated Wanda stolidly. "All lined up in my closet."
Stolidly - calmly or to show little emotion
Who won the drawing contest for the boys?
Jack Beggles
Boggins Heights
What is one character trait to describe Maddie?
sincere, thoughtful, cruel, patient
pg. 6 precarious
They saw Jack Beggles running to school, his necktie askew and his cap at a precarious tilt.
Precarious - Not securely in place
pg.15 fringe
Then the outer fringe of the crowd of girls would break away gradually, laughing, and little by little, in pairs, the group would disperse.
Fringe - outer edge or outer circle
Who took dance lessons?
Cecile
Describe the people who sat at the back of the classroom.
Loud, noisy, brought mud and dirt into the room
What is one character trait to describe Miss Mason?
Stern, strict, concerned
pg. 5 auburn
She was pretty; she had many pretty clothes and her auburn hair was curly.
Auburn - Reddish brown, red or bronze
pg.48 deliberately
"I am sure non of my boys and girls in Room 13 would purposely and deliberately hurt anyone's feelings because his name happened to be along, unfamiliar one.
Deliberately - on purpose or intentionally
Who is Wanda's neighbor?
Old Man Svenson
Who is the author of The Hundred Dresses?
Eleanor Estes
What is one character trait to describe Old Man Svenson?
Lost, crazy, lonely, keeps to himself
pg.12 incredulously
"A hundred! exclaimed all the girls incredulously, and the little girls would stop playing hopscotch and listen."
Incredulously - unwilling or unable to believe something