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"The Most Dangerous Game" Vocabulary

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means a person who whips criminals to death (in Imperial Russia)?

a)

cosmopolite

b)

knouter

c)

astrakhan

d)

opaqueness

2.

Which word means a feeling so intense as to seem almost tangible?

a)

imprudent

b)

quarry

c)

staccato

d)

palpable

3.

Opaqueness refers to

a)

a thing or person that is chased or sought

b)

the dark curly fleece of young karakul lambs from central Asia

c)

not being able to see through something; it's not transparent

d)

Transparency

4.

The word condone means to

a)

allow behavior that is considered morally wrong to continue

b)

forbid behavior that is considered morally wrong to continue

5.

Which picture shows someone behaving indolently?

a)

b)

c)

6.

Which word means to overcome a difficulty or obstacle?

a)

repast

b)

surmounted

c)

condone

d)

staccato

7.

Choose the picture that best represents the definition of the word repast?

a)

b)

c)

d)

8.

Which word means a person familiar with and at ease in many different cultures?

a)

cosmopolite

b)

astrakhan

c)

quarry

9.

Which word means the dark curly fleece of young karakul lambs from central Asia?

a)

quarry

b)

knouter

c)

repast

d)

astrakhan

10.

The word staccato means

a)

a feeling so intense as to seem almost tangible

b)

not showing care for the consequences of an action

c)

that each sound or note is sharply detached from the others

11.

A quarry is

a)

a person familiar with and at ease in many different cultures

b)

a thing or person that is chased or sought

c)

a person who whips criminals to death

12.

What is the definition of the word imprudent?

a)

a feeling so intense as to seem almost tangible

b)

when each sound or note is sharply detached from the others

c)

a thing or person that is chased or sought

d)

not showing care for the consequences of an action