Play by Reginald Rose Teaching Activities by Rivka Lewenstein

as part of the completion. You may change the form of a word if necessary. Each 
word may be used only once.
1. In his hate-filled speech, TEN admits that some people from the slums …, even as 
he says that “there’s not a one of ’em who’s any good.”
2. SEVEN becomes angry at ELEVEN’s …
3. At the end of the play, the jury …
4. THREE claims that he has never stabbed a man, and only knows …
5. THREE is …, but in the end, he isn’t able to stand up against the pressure applied 
by the other jurors.
6. At the beginning of Act Three, ELEVEN points out how …
7. THREE almost stabs EIGHT during …
8. TEN says that there is no way that the boy can be innocent when “they” …
9. By the end of the play, all the other jurors …
10. FOUR thinks that the boy is guilty based on the woman’s testimony, but SIX 
proves …
11. When THREE demands that the third vote be an open ballot, …
12. THREE says that the other jurors won’t …, but in the end, they do.
violent – acquit – stubborn – object – despise –
arrogance – demonstration – intimidate –
accurate – common sense – decent – remarkable
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Act Three
Vocabulary Practice
 
(List 3-B)
Complete the sentences in any logical manner, using a word from the box below 
as part of the completion. You may change the form of a word if necessary. Each 
word may be used only once.
1.
When THREE demands that the third vote be an open ballot, no one …
2.
TEN says that there is no way that the boy can be innocent when “they” are …
3.
THREE is …, but in the end, he isn’t able to stand up against the pressure applied 
by the other jurors.