Vocabulary Activities for The Game Begins

Vocabulary Activities for The Game Begins

Comprehensive Vocabulary Table—Choose from this list of challenging vocabulary (organized by chapters) based on the reading levels and needs of your students.

Master Vocabulary Preview—Students preview words from the Comprehensive Vocabulary List in context and predict what the words mean. By using actual sentences from The Game Begins, the Vocabulary Preview also previews the content of the chapter. (Print in landscape view.)

(The following activities are based on abbreviated lists of words my students found to be the most challenging or unfamiliar.)

Vocabulary Previews for selected words in Chapters 1, 2-3, 4-5, 6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17 (Print in landscape view.)

Vocabulary Posters for selected words in Chapters 1, 2-3, 4-5, 6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17 (Print in landscape view.)

Crossword Puzzles for selected words in Chapters 1, 2-3, 4-5, 6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, Final Review, Final Quiz

(If you do not have Java installed you can obtain it from java.com. If you do have Java you may need to check your security settings to make sure that applets are enabled, especially if you are viewing the puzzle from your hard disk. In Windows XP you may be able to enable the applet by clicking on the yellow bar at the top of the window and selecting "Allow blocked content".)

Vocabulary Quizzes for selected words in Chapters 1, 2-3, 4-5, 6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16

Ch. 2-3 quiz also assesses setting, problem, figurative language, synonyms for “said,” and vivid verbs.

Ch. 7-8 quiz also assesses figurative language and genre.

Ch. 9-10 quiz also assesses main characters.

Ch. 11-12 quiz also assesses characterization and summarizing.

Ch. 13-14 quiz also assesses figurative language.

Ch. 15-16 quiz also assesses analogies and figurative language.

Final Review of selected vocabulary

Final Quiz on literary elements

Answer Key to Vocabulary Quizzes for selected words