Wk3 Vocabulary:The Lottery

What term describes a set of items or equipment needed for a particular activity?

• ritual

• lottery

• paraphernalia

• tradition

Which word refers to a customary practice or a long-established way of doing something?

• lottery

• tradition

• paraphernalia

• perfunctory

Identify the word that means an action performed as a part of a ceremony or series of actions.

• ritual

• lottery

• tradition

• perfunctory

Which word is used to describe an event where winners are selected by chance?

• tradition

• lottery

• ritual

• paraphernalia

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What word describes an action done as a formality or without much thought?

• tradition

• perfunctory

• ritual

• lottery

We packed all the football ______ into the trunk, including jerseys, helmets, and footballs.

• tradition

• ritual

• paraphernalia

• lottery

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

No one could remember how the ______ started, but all we knew was that the holiday began with the washing of hands.

• tradition

• ritual

• lottery

• paraphernalia

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Groundhog Day is a ______ that predicts when spring weather will arrive each year.

• lottery

• ritual

• tradition

• paraphernalia

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Careful students give their homework more than a ______ review before giving it to the teacher.

• perfunctory

• tradition

• ritual

• lottery

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

As more people entered the ______, the chances of winning became slimmer and slimmer.

• tradition

• lottery

• ritual

• paraphernalia

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.4