The Lottery Figurative Language

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English
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6th Grade
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Hard
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Sarah Williams
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25 questions
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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.2.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
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.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
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.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
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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