FINAL Comprehension Quiz - The Lottery
Authored by Dan Montgomery
English
7th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz assesses reading comprehension and literary analysis skills for Shirley Jackson's classic short story "The Lottery," targeting grades 9-12. Students must demonstrate mastery of both literal comprehension and higher-order analytical thinking as they work through plot details, character motivations, and sophisticated literary concepts. The questions progress from factual recall about story events and character actions to complex analysis of theme, irony, symbolism, allegory, and textual evidence. Students need strong reading comprehension skills to track narrative details, the ability to identify and analyze literary devices like imagery and symbolism, understanding of story structure including climax identification, and critical thinking skills to interpret theme and authorial intent. The quiz also requires students to make inferences about character relationships and circumstances, understand the concept of allegory and its dual meanings, and synthesize their understanding through extended written responses that compare different media versions of the story. Created by Dan Montgomery, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 7-12. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a summative quiz after completing the story, a review tool before discussions of theme and symbolism, or a formative assessment to gauge student understanding of literary analysis concepts. Teachers can use individual sections for targeted instruction—the factual questions work well as reading check warmups, while the analytical questions provide excellent material for class discussions and essay preparation. The open-ended questions at the end encourage critical thinking and personal response, making them ideal for homework assignments or in-class writing practice. This quiz aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1 (citing textual evidence), CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2 (theme analysis), CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3 (character and plot development), and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4 (figurative language and literary devices), providing teachers with a robust tool for measuring student mastery of essential literature standards.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The people of the village met at 10:00 AM,
which meant that…
everyone could be home for their noon
dinner.
everyone could report to work
immediately after.
children could come with their teachers.
farmers could skip their morning chores.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The lottery was conducted by Mr. Summers,
who had time for such activities because…
he was not married.
he had no children.
he was retired.
all of these
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.4.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
As the population of the village grew,
_________ were replaced with slips of paper in
the lottery box.
small stones
scraps of ribbon
pieces of cardboard
chips of wood
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was late for the gathering?
Mrs. Hutchinson
Mrs. Delacroix
Mrs. Summers
Mrs. Graves
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which family member was responsible for drawing a slip of paper from the box?
a. the oldest son
b. the wife
c. the husband
d. family’s choice
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In what order were last names called?
a. oldest to youngest
b. alphabetical order
c. according to class
d. largest to smallest, according to the
number of family members present
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was exempt from the lottery?
a. very young children
b. single-parent families
c. the elderly
d. no one
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