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The Lottery Figurative Language

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

6th Grade

CCSS covered

The Lottery Figurative Language
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"Be a good sport, Tessie." Mrs. Delacroix called, and Mrs. Graves said, "All of us took the same chance." "I think we better start over," Mrs. Hutchinson said, as quietly as she could. "I tell you it wasn't fair. You didn't give him time enough to choose. Everybody saw that."
Tessie’s change in attitude is an example of:

Symbolism

Irony

Foreshadowing

Bad luck

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The winner of the lottery was stoned to death.
This is an example of:

Symbolism

Irony

Foreshadowing

Bad luck

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

That fat cat weighs a thousand pounds! This is an example of ...... 

hyperbole

simile

metaphor

simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"Baby, you're a firework" is an example of what?

alliteration

simile

metaphor

onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Maya was a little bit pleased when won the lottery.

Understatement

Hyperbole

Litotes

Antithesis

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In 'The Lottery', the phrase 'the morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day' is an example of which literary device?

A) Irony

B) Foreshadowing

C) Imagery

D) Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the primary theme of 'The Lottery'?

A) The danger of blindly following tradition

B) The joy of winning

C) The importance of family

D) The power of luck

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

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