"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson - Vocabulary

The teenager was arrested for loud and _______ conduct on the train.

• profusely

• duly

• boisterous

• penultimate

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

She finished her homework _________, as she was running late for class.

• interminably

• hastily

• reluctantly

• decisively

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

What word means, "all the time; seemingly without stopping"?

• interminably

• reluctantly

• lackadaisical

• bezoar

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

The newspaper used public records to track coaches who were fired or __________ for misconduct and moved to new districts.

• splintered

• relegated

• interminably

• reprimanded

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The teenager stamped his foot ____________, turning red with frustration and anger.

• petulantly

• interminably

• reluctantly

• boisterously

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

What word means, "cheerful and friendly"?

• paraphernalia

• scold

• daintily

• jovial

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What word means, "in a manner that shows open resistance or bold disobedience"?

• reprimand

• profusely

• defiantly

• scold

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which word means, "to a great degree, in large amounts"?

• profusely

• proficient

• aggrandize

• perfunctory

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Each day as I walk through hallways at school, I give my friends a ______________ nod or wave as I pass them by.

• paraphernalia

• perfunctory

• pernicious

• daintily

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

This word means, "in a way that shows fine or delicate manners or tastes."

• delicate

• derisive

• daintily

• elegant

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5B