WorksheetsKey Vocabulary: What is the allure of fear?
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which term matches a powerful, eager, intense desire?
Psychological
Manipulate
Motivate
Craved
Which option best defines Gothic literature?
Stories centered on scientific methods
Essays about mental health research
Narratives rich with mystery and terror
Poetry emphasizing everyday speech
Match each vocabulary term to its definition.
Motivate
Provide a reason that drives action
Manipulate
Control a person or situation for advantage
Dopamine
Known as the feel-good hormone
Fight or Flight
Stress response to danger: stay or flee
What type of building is often featured as a central setting in Gothic stories? (choose 2)
Castle
School
Library
Mansion
What are common themes found in gothic literature?
isolation
death
journey
insanity
The word 'spacious' means...
The word 'muffled' means...
The word 'obscure' means...
Inexplicable, strange, mystical are all synonyms of which word?
Superstitious
Ominous
Mysterious
Modest
when a author gives clues that something is about to happen
foreshadow
foreboding
something that was before
Infer
To copy directly from the text
To summarize the text
To make an educated guess based on evidence
To describe without evidence
Support
To back up with details or evidence
To state without proof
To explain the meaning
To tell the main idea only
In "Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?" how does the author develop her claim?
Through sequence of events
By explaining how humans began to scare themselves for fun
Through an interview that explained the scientific background and giving factual examples.
Which sentence expresses a central idea of "Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?"
Fear is always harmful and should be avoided.
Fear is enjoyable when the brain recognizes that the situation is not truly dangerous.
Fear affects only children and thrill-seekers.
Fear is entirely caused by outside influences.
How does the author develop her main claim?
She shares ghost stories from personal experience.
She compares horror movies to humorous cartoons.
She cites scientific studies that explain how dopamine affects the brain during fear.
She lists cultural myths about supernatural beings.
What does fear mean?
Fear is a spider
Fear is a style of gothic lit elements.
What does the allure of fear mean?
Match the text title to its plot.
The Raven
A poem about loss and mourning.
House Taken Over
A story of a family living in a haunted house.
The Cottage
Hansel and Gretel told from Witch's perspective.
The Feather Pillow
A story about a woman who has a parasite sucking at her blood.
