“The Most Dangerous Game” Vocabulary Activities

Analogy Examples The captain is to his ship as the leader is to his tribe A fish is to swimming as a bird is to flying What death is to life, blindness is to vision What sweets are to a diabetic, water is to fire What gold is to a goldsmith, iron is to a blacksmith What cold is to ice, heat is to fire What dog is to a kennel, a rabbit is to a burrow

More Analogy Examples What child is to a mother, a song is to a singer What voice is to a person, communication is to a language The sun is to the moon as a teacher is to his pupil What wheels are to a cart, a family is to a man A hot cup of coffee is to winter as a cold glass of water is to summer A rudder is to a ship as a goal is to a person Painting is to a painter as water is to a plant What strings are to a guitar, love is to life

Now create analogies with at least four of your vocabulary words from this story.

disarming: threatening prolonged : abbreviated imprudent : unwise Below are ten word parts. The first word in each pair is a vocabulary word. For each numbered pair, write S if the second word is a synonym or A if the second word is an antonym. receding : advancing disarming: threatening prolonged : abbreviated imprudent : unwise surmounted : overcame unruffled : calm invariably : constantly diverting : boring impulse : urge protruding : jutting

Was Ivan’s behavior toward Rainsford disarming? Explain. Which character remained unruffled throughout most of the game? Explain. Had other men surmounted General Zaroff’s obstacles? Explain. Why did other men invariably choose to play the general’s game? Explain. Did General Zaroff believe that his game was diverting? Explain.