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2a. "I jumped in the family truck and raced to the stadium. I bolted from the truck"
What is the meaning of bolted and what is the contextual clue that tells you so?
Meaning: to move very fast, suddenly and quickly.
The contextual clue is "raced to the stadium"
2g. "Everyone cheered;... We whistled and stomped our feet on the aluminum bleachers... Old-timers... said they never heard such a racket"
Define the word "racket" and the contextual clues that tell you so
Meaning: an unpleasant loud continuous noise
Contextual Clue: Noise such as cheering, whistling, and stomping.
2i. "The cheerleaders ran through all their routines before the first quarter was over. The band was loud and high-spirited. The football team even scored a touchdown."
What is the meaning of the word "high-spirited" and what are the contextual clues that tell you so?
Meaning: energetic and happy
Contextual Clue: Cheerleaders running through routines, the loud music from the band, the football team scoring a touchdown
2d. "The cheerleaders gaped from the sidelines. A few people in the stands whistled. The rest – they barely outnumbered the band – sat there with What is this? on their faces."
Define the word "gaped" and explain the contextual clues that tell you so.
Meaning: to look in great surprise at someone or something
Contextual Clue: The rest of the crowd sitting with the "What is this? on their faces
2b. "But Kevin was screaming on the phone...Kevin was at the gate, windmilling his arm. “Hurry!”
What is the definition of the term "windmilling" and what are the contextual clues that lead you to this answer?
Meaning: to gesture with both arms swaying energetically in the air
Contextual Clue: Kevin screaming, asking the author to hurry
2c. "This night Stargirl Caraway was on the field with the band. As they played, rooted in their places, she pranced around the grass"
What is the meaning of the phrase "rooted in their places" and what clues from the passage tell you so?
Meaning: to stay fixed in their positions
Contextual Clue: The band is not a marching band, and thus are usually stationary.
The term 'rooted' also alludes to trees, which are stationary
2f. "The officials blew their whistles and began converging on her. The sole policeman on duty headed for the field. She punted the ball over the visiting team’s bench and ran from the field and out of the stadium."
Define the word "converging" and show the contextual clues that lead you to your answer.
Meaning: to come from various locations to meet in a particular place
Contextual Clue: Officials blowing their whistle signalling a start/stop to an action, the policeman going to the field
2e. "Instead, she dashed for the ball. She plucked it off the tee and danced with it, spinning and hugging it and hoisting it into the air."
What is the meaning of the word "hoisting" and what contextual clues tell you so?
Meaning: to lift something heavy / relatively heavy
Contextual Clue: hugging and spinning the ball
2h. The cheerleaders were in their glory. They screamed up at the bleachers: “GIMME AN ‘E’!” The bleachers screamed back: “EEEE!” (Our team was known as the Electrons, in honor of the town’s electronics heritage.)
Define the phrase "in their glory", and the contextual clues that lead you to the answer.
Meaning: putting up their best performance
Contextual Clue: Cheerleaders enthusiasm, being the honor of the town's electronics heritage