Vocabulary Labyrinth

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the maze.

Ah, so you’ve decided to enter this deadly labyrinth in search of treasure. Beware! Inside you will find five gruesome beasts. Each will be prepared to send you back to the beginning of the maze, unless you can answer their questions. I wish you good luck!

Time was preparing to leave for summer camp. For the campers’ safety, the camp had to impel all campers to get certain shots, so Tim went to the doctor. He also had to buy a sleeping bag and some mosquito spray.

What does the underlined word mean?

A. Suggest

B. Trick

C. Force

You may only pass if you can answer my question! Read the passage and find the best meaning of the underlined word.

Correct! You have chosen the correct answer! Now a secret door will open to a new part of the maze, but beware! You may meet me again…

Incorrect! You are now banished back the beginning of this labyrinth…

A scientist had been working for months in the jungle. He was searching for plants that might help cure diseases. One day, he told his colleague that he made a thrilling discovery. He figured out how to derive an ingredient for medicine from a certain kind of tree sap.

A. Obtain

B. Copy

C. Drive

The old, abandoned house looked like no one had lived there in years. A few on the windows were broken and the paint on the outside walls was chipped. It was quite dilapidated.

A. Haunted

B. Run down

C. Decorative

John and Timothy were very good friends, until one day they had a quarrel. They couldn’t decided who was the better baseball player and didn’t speak for weeks.

A. Agreement

B. Competition

C. Argument

This summer, Jana’s family went to the zoo. She really enjoyed seeing all the animals, especially the elephants. They were immense compared to some of the other creatures!

A. Huge

B. Noisy

C. Timid

The ancient Greeks pioneered many of the kinds of writing we find standard today. They wrote speeches, plays and poems about many different topics.

A. Destroyed

B. Developed

C. Copied

Correct! You have chosen the correct answer! Now a secret door will open to a new part of the maze! You are getting closer to the treasure…

Bats that eat fruit and nectar spread seeds and help flowers grow. Without bats, many types of flowers would not thrive.

A. Flourish

B. Wither

C. Sprout

The class was full of precocious students. One child learned to read at age 2, and another could do algebra at age 6!

A. Hard working

B. Athletic

C. Intelligent

The circus clown wore a very gaudy suit. It was orange, green, and purple and was adorned with sequins and feathers. I would never wear something like that!

A. Colorful

B. Tacky

C. Admirable

“I hope it’s almost lunchtime,” Austin groaned. “I forgot to eat breakfast, and now I’m ravenous!”

A. Hungry

B. Bored

C. Forgetful

Congratulations! You have defeated all the monsters in this labyrinth and found the treasure! Well done!

Would you like to play again? YES NO

Come back soon…if you dare!

Thanks for playing!

Vocabulary Labyrinth

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