1. “The Most Dangerous Game”
Vocabulary Activities

2. 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

3. 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

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

5. 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

6. 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.