Name:________________________________________
Mrs. Daniel Block ___________________________
English 9H
Date:_________________________________________
“Most Dangerous Game” Vocabulary: Practice #2
Part I: Inferences. Choose the answer that best suits the following
statements.
1. Someone who is described as droll would
a.
b.
c.
d.
Be oddly funny
Be extremely serious
Be mean
Be slow to make a decision on things
2. Which of the following things is tangible?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Emotions
The wind
Thoughts
A desk
3. Someone who is described as affable would
a.
b.
c.
d.
Be very studious
Be talented at many things
Have many friends
Be an introvert
4. If you look at someone solicitously then you are
a.
b.
c.
d.
Expressing care and concern
Glaring at them
Rolling your eyes at them
Probably freaking them out a little bit
5. If you were trying to elude someone you might
a.
b.
c.
d.
Shout at the top of your lungs
Wave your hands around
Call them on your phone
Hide behind a tree or building
Part II: Completing the Thought. Complete the following sentences based on
your understanding of the vocabulary words used.
6. The boy’s mother could not condone
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7. My grades were in a deplorable state because
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8. Zaroff’s new quarry
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9. Its is imperative that you complete your homework because
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10.
Her ability to guess which song would play on the radio next was
so uncanny
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