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

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

• Conflict

• Setting

• Theme

• Character

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

• Epiphany

• Allegory

• Irony

• Foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

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

• Futile

• Robust

• Vivid

• Lucid

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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

• Indolently

• Quickly

• Bravely

• Carelessly

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5