The Most Dangerous Game

Skills Review Collection 1 Skills Review

Student pages 36–37The Most Dangerous GameThe Most Dangerous Game

20 The Holt Reader: Teacher’s ManualSharpen your test-taking skills. Complete the sample test item below. Then, check Prefixes: Important Beginnings
your answer, and read the explanation that appears in the right-hand column.
DIRECTIONS: Match the prefixes with their meanings. Write the letter of the
Sample Test Item Explanation of the Correct Answer correct meaning on each line.

Which of the following elements of The correct answer is C. c 1. pre- a. not Vocabulary
setting does Rainsford not have to Skills
struggle against? Rainsford struggles against the ocean, b 2. inter- b. between Identify prefixes
A The ocean encounters quicksand in the Death and their
B Quicksand Swamp, and must fight through the a 3. un- c. before meanings.
C Freezing cold jungle. There is no freezing cold; Use words in
D The jungle Rainsford is in the tropics. context.

e 4. re- d. badly; wrong

d 5. mis- e. again

DIRECTIONS: Circle the letter of each correct response.

1. Which of the following passages 3. Which of the following events Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. Vocabulary in Context
from the story foreshadows danger? happens first? Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved.
A “You’ve good eyes,” Whitney said. A Rainsford kills Ivan. DIRECTIONS: Complete the paragraph below by writing a word from
B “It will be light in Rio,” promised B Rainsford kills one of Zaroff’s dogs. the word box in each numbered blank. Not all words from the box will be
Whitney. C Rainsford wounds Zaroff. used.
C “What island is it?” Rainsford D Rainsford dives into the sea.
asked. Word Box The rock climber was guided by a sudden desire, an
D “The old charts call it Ship-Trap 4. Which of the following events (1) impulse to climb Forbidden Cliff. Although the
Island,” Whitney replied. happens last? receding
F Rainsford and Zaroff fight in disarming rocky path was covered in slippery moss, he remained
2. What is the setting for most of the the bedroom. prolonged
action in this story? G Rainsford builds a Burmese imprudent (2) unruffled and calm. He almost lost his footing, however,
F A yacht tiger pit. surmounted
G A castle H Rainsford builds a Malay man- unruffled when a (3) protruding rock nearly tripped him. Just when he
H A jungle catcher. invariably
J The sea J Rainsford falls overboard. diverting reached the top, a park ranger caught him and scolded him, saying the climb
impulse
protruding was not only unwise but (4) imprudent . Not charmed or

swayed by the climber’s (5) disarming smile, the park ranger

gave him a ticket.

Literary Skills
Analyze plot
structure and

foreshadowing.

36 Part 1 Collection 1: Plot and Setting The Most Dangerous Game 37

Name Date
Selection Title

Plot Diagram

Review the plot structure of the selection you just read. Then, fill out the graphic organizer
below. (The number of events will vary based on the selection.)

Climax

Event 6 Resolution
Event 5
Event 4 Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved.
Event 3
Event 2
Event 1

Basic Situation

204 Graphic Organizers