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"The Most Dangerous Game" Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the definition of NAIVE.

a)

Unsophisticated; unknowing

b)

Popular

c)

Knowing everything.

d)

Smart.

2.

Define PRECARIOUS.

a)

Steady; Confident

b)

Careful

c)

Uncertain; not secure

d)

Steadfast

3.

What is the definition of "affable"?

a)

mean spirited

b)

hateful

c)

pleasant, friendly

d)

shy, timid

4.

What is the definition of "debacle"?

a)

a sudden failure

b)

a successful operation

c)

a test

d)

the act of catching octopi

5.

Define "placid"

a)

strong willed

b)

angry

c)

uptight

d)

not easily upset, peaceful

6.

Which word best completes the following sentence: His cheating at the game demonstrated a lack of ___________.

a)

scruples

b)

futiles

c)

indolents

d)

grotesques

7.

What will happen if you approach a research paper assignment indolently?

a)

You will likely get a good grade.

b)

You won't understand how to do it.

c)

You will likely get a bad grade.

d)

Your teacher will think you're crazy.

8.
This word means 'marked by active interest and enthusiam'
a)
palpable
b)
zealous
c)
droll
d)
repast
9.
This word means 'to move or act clumsily and in confusion'
a)
indolently
b)
flounder
c)
repast
d)
zealous
10.
This word means 'amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous'
a)
debacle
b)
affable
c)
scruples
d)
droll
11.

Sometimes the heat on G level means we have to work in ____ conditions.

a)

opaque

b)

deplorable

c)

affable

d)

tangible

12.
Pick the word that best corresponds to the picture. 
a)
muffle
b)
ardent
13.
This word means "sly or crafty."
a)
cunning
b)
debris
c)
defiance
d)
deft
14.

What is another way of describing a utopia?

a)

scary world

b)

friendly world

c)

perfect world

d)

unrealistic world

15.
not avoidable
a)
inevitable
b)
charitable
c)
accessible
d)
eligible
16.
intensely enthusiastic
a)
scruple
b)
zealous
c)
solicitously
d)
imperative