if you… a vocabulary game for houghton mifflin selections

If you…A Vocabulary Game for Houghton Mifflin Selections

If you saw a monster, would you feel terrified or stamina?

terrified stamina

That’s right! Terrified means

frightened. You would

certainly feel terrified or frightened if you saw a monster.

Next

Oops! Stamina means

the strength to continue with a difficult task.

It takes stamina to run a 5 mile race. Try again

If you were so frightened you couldn’t move, would you be excitement or immobile?

excitement immobile

That’s right! A person who is

immobile is unable to move.

Being very frightened might make a person immobile. Next

Oops! Excitement is a

feeling of great happiness.

You would probably feel excitement if you got all A’s on your report card. Try again

If you wanted to climb the tallest mountain on Earth, would you need unsure or

stamina?unsure stamina

That’s Right Stamina is the

strength to continue with a difficult task.

It would take great stamina to climb the tallest mountain. Next

Oops! Unsure means

not sure. You would be

unsure of doing well on a test, if you did not study. Try again

If you finished this game…

…you have a better understanding of the

vocabulary for “The Fear Place”