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The Most Dangerous Game Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the word 'debacle'?

a)

A sudden and complete disaster

b)

Full of anxiety and concern

c)

Unhealthy looking

d)

Strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell

2.

Which word means 'full of anxiety and concern'?

a)

Debacle

b)

Solicitous

c)

Sallow

d)

Pungent

3.

What is the definition of 'sallow'?

a)

A sudden and complete disaster

b)

Full of anxiety and concern

c)

Unhealthy looking

d)

Strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell

4.

Which word means 'strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell'?

a)

Debacle

b)

Solicitous

c)

Sallow

d)

Pungent

5.

What is the meaning of the word 'uncanny'?

a)

Not secure; beset with difficulties

b)

Not sensible, responsible, or wise

c)

Marked by active interest and enthusiasm

d)

Surpassing the ordinary or normal

6.

Which word means 'surpassing the ordinary or normal'?

a)

Uncanny

b)

Precarious

c)

Imprudent

d)

Zealous

7.

What is the definition of 'precarious'?

a)

Not secure; beset with difficulties

b)

Not sensible, responsible, or wise

c)

Marked by active interest and enthusiasm

d)

Surpassing the ordinary or normal

8.

Which word means 'not sensible, responsible, or wise'?

a)

Uncanny

b)

Precarious

c)

Imprudent

d)

Zealous

9.

What is the meaning of the word 'zealous'?

a)

Not secure; beset with difficulties

b)

Not sensible, responsible, or wise

c)

Marked by active interest and enthusiasm

d)

Surpassing the ordinary or normal

10.

Which word means 'escape, either physically or mentally'?

a)

Elude

b)

Placid

c)

Futile

d)

Zealous

11.

What is the definition of 'placid'?

a)

Calm and free from disturbance

b)

Producing no result or effect

c)

Escape, either physically or mentally

d)

Marked by active interest and enthusiasm

12.

Which word means 'producing no result or effect'?

a)

Elude

b)

Placid

c)

Futile

d)

Zealous

13.

What is the meaning of the word 'futile'?

a)

Calm and free from disturbance

b)

Producing no result or effect

c)

Escape, either physically or mentally

d)

Marked by active interest and enthusiasm