The Lottery - Comprehension Check

What day is the lottery held each year?

• December 24th
• February 9th
• June 27th
• October 15th

What type of tone does the title and beginning of story set?

• Happy

• Gloomy

• Sad

• Ecstatic

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Who draws for the household?

• The oldest

• The parents

• The mom

• The man of the household

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

At the end of the story, who wins the lottery?

• Bill Hutchinson

• Tessie Hutchinson

• Mr. Summers

• Mrs. Graves

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.W.8.9A

What is the resolution of the story?

• Tessie says this is unfair

• Tessie is stoned to death

• All of the villagers go back to work as if nothing happened

• Tessie picks the black dot

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Why was Tessie late to arrive at the gathering on the day of the lottery?

• She forgot her son and had to pick him up.
• She started to leave town to protest the lottery.
• She forgot what day it was.
• She ran away, but was caught and returned.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.9

What are the boys doing in the square at the beginning of the story?

• Collecting stones and Rocks
• Playing Hopscotch 
• Singing Katy Perry
• All Of the Above

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.W.8.9A

How does Shirley Jackson use description to help you believe the lottery is a good thing?

• Shirley Jackson doesn't make "The Lottery" seem like a good thing.
• Shirley Jackson describes Mr. Summers.
• Shirley Jackson describes the kids collecting rocks and stones.
• Shirley Jackson describes the weather as sunny. "The Lottery" takes place on a beautiful day.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is Old Man Warner's reason for keeping the lottery?

• The tradition of the Lottery.
• The Box is special to him.
• His parents invented it.
• Idk

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.W.7.9A

Why does she say that the lottery is unfair? Do you think she would have said this if someone else "won?"

• Tessie thinks the lottery is unfair because she won. If someone else won, she would not have complained at all.
• Tessie thinks the lottery is unfair because she lost.
• Tessie thinks the lottery is unfair because her paper was blank.
• Tessie thinks the lottery is unfair because she didn't get to pick a grave stone.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4