THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME (click here)
A CHRISTMAS MEMORY (click here)
CAN ANIMALS THINK?(click here)
The Most Dangerous Game Questions
- What wins out in the end: instinct or reason? How does Rainsford survive?
- Why did Connell make Rainsford an American and Zaroff a Cossack? Is there a political message to this story?
- Should we make anything of Rainsford’s initial attraction to Zaroff? Are the two men similar?
- Is the ending conclusive or sort of open? Why? What do you think happens next?
- Does everyone follow the rules of the game? Any cheaters there? Do rules count if only one person knows them?
- What, ultimately, is “the most dangerous game”? Does "game" refer to the hunted ("game animals"), or to the competition between Rainsford and Zaroff? Or both? Does that change the meaning of the story?
- Does Richard Connell appear to condemn hunting or condemn hunting animals—or both?
- What purpose does Whitney serve in the story?
A Christmas Memory Prompt
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“A Christmas Memory” by
Truman Capote is a story of an unconventional childhood friendship between a
young boy (Buddy) and his elderly cousin. Their relationship enables them to cope
with the hard economic times of their day and it gives them strength to face
their fears. Compose a well-developed prompt tracing how their friendship was a source of refuge, courage, and
strength for Buddy and his cousin to cope with hard times and accept the
inevitability of their parting. Support
your claims with valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence from the
text, including direct quotes . Be sure to check your work for
proper capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
Present Perfect vs Past Simple Drill
Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense.
1. He_______________ (live) in London for two years and
then _______________ (go) to Edinburgh.
2. When I left school I_______________ (cut) my hair
and_______________ (wear) it short ever since.
3. My brother_______________ (write) several plays.
He_______________ (just/finish) his second tragedy.
4. I_______________ (not see) him for three years, I
wonder where he is.
5. He_______________ (not smoke) for two weeks. He is
trying to give up.
6. I_______________ (do) this sort of work when
I_______________ (be) an apprentice.
7. I_______________ (write) the letter but I can't find a
stamp.
8. _______________ you_______________ (see) the moon last
night?
9. The clock isn't slow, it_______________ (stop).
10. A: Who_______________ (you/vote) for in the last
election?
B: I_______________ (vote) for Mr. Pitt.
A: He_______________ (not/be) elected, _______________
(be) he?
B: No, he_______________ (lose) his deposit.
11. A: _______________ (you/like) your last job?
B: I_______________ (like) it at first but then
I_______________ (quarrel) with my employer and he_______________ (dismiss) me.
A: How long_______________ you there?
B: I_______________ there for two weeks.
12. A: _______________ (Mary/feed) the cat?
B: Yes, she_______________ (feed) him before lunch.
A: What_______________ (she/give) him?
B: She_______________ (give) him some fish.
13. A: I_______________ (not see) your aunt recently.
B: No, she_______________ (not be) out of the house since
she_______________ (buy) her colour TV.
14. A: How_______________ (you/get) that scar?
B: I_______________ (got) it in a car accident a year
ago.
15. She_______________ (say) she'd ring me this morning,
but it's now 12.30 and she_______________ (not/ring) yet.
16. It_______________ (rain) for two hours and the ground
is too wet to play on, so the match _______________ (be) postponed.
17. A: Why_______________ (you/make) such a horrible
noise?
B: I_______________ (lose) my key and I_______________
(try) to wake up my wife by throwing stones at her window.
A: You_______________ (throw) stones at the wrong window.
You live next door.
18. He_______________ (not/stop) since he arrived.
19. He_______________ (ride), that's why he's wearing a
riding hat.
20. A: How long_______________ (you/drive)?
B: I_______________ (drive) for ten years.
21. _______________ (you/lock) the house before you left?
22. I can't go out because I_______________ (not/finish)
my homework yet.
23. A: Where_______________ (you/be or go)
B: I_______________ (be or go) to the dentist.
A: _______________ (he/take) out your bad tooth?
B: Yes, he_______________ .
A: _______________ (it/hurt)?
24. I_______________ (ride) all the horses in this
stable.
25. A: What_______________ (you/do)?
B: We_______________ (pick) apples.
A: How many_______________ (you/pick)?
B: We_______________ (pick) ten basketfuls.
26. The car_______________ (make) a very funny noise ever
since it _______________ (run out) of petrol.
27. Originally, horses used in bull fights_______________
(not/wear) any protection, but for some time now they_______________ (wear)
special padding.
28. That pipe_______________ (leak) for ages. We must get
it fixed.
29. A: _______________ (you/ever/try) to give up smoking?
B: Yes, I_______________ (try) last year, but then
I_______________ (find) that I was getting fat so I_______________ (start)
again.
30. A: _______________ (be) the plumber here yet?
B: Yes, but he_______________ (only/stay) for an hour.
A: What_______________ (he/do) in that time.
B: He_______________ (turn off) the water
and_______________ (empty) the tank.