The Most Dangerous Game – Vocabulary Practice

A struggle or contest between two or more forces, characters, or groups. Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.

• Competition

• Agreement

• Harmony

• Friendship

A struggle between opposing forces in a story. Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.

• Conflict

• Setting

• Theme

• Character

A sudden realization or moment of insight experienced by a character. Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.

• Epiphany

• Allegory

• Irony

• Foreshadowing

A struggle between a character and an outside force (nature, another character, society). Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.

• External Conflict

• Internal Conflict

• Theme

• Setting

Useless; pointless; producing no result. Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.

• Futile

• Robust

• Vivid

• Lucid

Odd, unnatural, or distorted in a way that is unsettling or bizarre. Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.

• Grotesque

• Serene

• Mundane

• Elegant

Lazily; without effort. Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.

• Indolently

• Quickly

• Bravely

• Carelessly

A logical guess or conclusion based on evidence from the text and personal reasoning. Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.

• Inference

• Prediction

• Summary

• Fact

A struggle within a character’s mind (decisions, emotions, beliefs). Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.

• Internal Conflict

• External Conflict

• Climax

• Resolution

Something that appears real or possible but is not; an optical illusion. Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.

• Mirage

• Oasis

• Reality

• Reflection