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The Most Dangerous Game Vocab

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

logical appeal or persuading by appealing to someone´s logical side through reason

a)

logos

b)

ethos

c)

pathos

d)

egotistical

2.

credibility appeal - persuading by establishing that the persuader is trustworthy.

a)

logos

b)

ethos

c)

pathos

d)

rizz

3.

emotional appeal or persuading by appealing to someone´s emotions

a)

logos

b)

ethos

c)

pathos

d)

vitality

4.

lazily; so as to avoid activity

a)

mirage

b)

indolently

c)

vitality

d)

tangible

5.

Which of the vocabulary words below would be the best fit to fill in the blank in the following sentence?

As I wandered through the desert, I saw a beautiful blue body of water just ahead of me, could it be a miracle, or was it just a _________________.

a)

beach

b)

landmark

c)

water park

d)

mirage

6.

Which of the vocabulary words below would be the best fit to fill in the blank in the following sentence?

The _________________ drowsiness of the night was on him.

a)

vitality

b)

sensuous

c)

General Zaroff

d)

mirage

7.

Which of the vocabulary words below would be the best fit to fill in the blank in the following sentence?

As I swam endless miles through the treacherous ocean my body was depleted and begging for rest. Then I caught a glimpse of a beach! It was a small island in the distance. So, with renewed _____________ I found the strength to continue swimming towards the shore. I was saved.

a)

vitality

b)

sensuous

c)

mirage

d)

hopelessness

8.

able to be physically touched or perceived (adjective)

a)

indolently

b)

tangible

c)

pathos

d)

ethos

9.

a narrative device in which a storyteller gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story

a)

theme

b)

flashback

c)

foreshadowing

d)

alliteration

10.

the central idea or message of a work of literature, often expressed as a general statement about life

a)

theme

b)

plot

c)

setting

d)

analyze

11.

the outline a writer uses to organize and tell a story

a)

theme

b)

plot

c)

story structure

d)

blueprint

12.

Look at ALL of the options below and choose the BEST definition and the CORRECT part of speech for:

setting

a)

verb - the time of the events in a work of literature

b)

adjective - a scene in a story, play, movie, or TV show that is set in a time earlier than the events in the main story

c)

noun

d)

noun - the time and place of the events in a work of literature

13.

Which of the vocabulary words below would be the best fit to fill in the blank in the following sentence?

In ¨The Most Dangerous Game¨ the author could have included _______________ to give the audience more background on Sanger Rainsford´s past as a soldier.

a)

flashback

b)

setting

c)

mirage

d)

foreshadowing

14.

Look at ALL of the options below and choose the BEST definition and the CORRECT part of speech for:

plot

a)

adverb - lazily; so as to avoid activity

b)

noun - the sequence of events that take place in a work of literature

c)

adjective - a scene in a story, play, movie, or TV show that is set in a time earlier than the events in the main story

d)

noun - the state of being lively and energetic

15.

Look at ALL of the options below and choose the BEST definition and the CORRECT part of speech for:

analyze

a)

verb- to use an outline before writing a story

b)

noun - a narrative device that uses repetition

c)

adjective - a scene in a story, play, movie, or TV show that is set in a time earlier than the events in the main story

d)

verb - to examine the parts of something in detail