HG Week 0/Intro Vocab

What does the word reaping mean in the context of The Hunger Games?

• Harvesting crops from the field

• Selecting tributes for the Hunger Games

• Celebrating a holiday

• Planting seeds for a new season

A dystopia is best described as:

• A. A perfect and peaceful world

• B. A country with advanced technology

• C. an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice.

• D. A place where people live in nature

In The Hunger Games, a tribute is:

• A gift given to someone in power

• A person chosen to fight in the Games

• A poem written in honor of someone

• A symbol of peace

What is an uprising?

• A. A peaceful negotiation

• B. A celebration of unity

• C. A surrender

• D. an act of resistance or rebellion; a revolt.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which sentence best shows the meaning of meager?

• The feast included dozens of dishes and desserts.

• Her meal consisted of only a crust of bread and water.

• He had plenty of money to buy everything he needed.

• The shelves were overflowing with food.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

What does it mean to be desensitized?

• To feel more emotional about something

• To become used to something and feel less affected by it

• To gain more physical strength

• To suddenly become sensitive to smells

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The Hunger Games is an example of what kind of society?

• Dystopian
• Democratic
• Dictatorial
• Utopian

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

Match the following vocabulary terms and definitions.

• dissonant

• carrying; holding; brandishing

• mesmerized

• crabby; grouchy

• wielding

• transfixed; hyponotized

• surly

• not harmonious

• emaciated

• starved; haggard

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Match the following vocabulary terms and definitions.

• savoring

• dreamlike; unreal

• noncommittal

• kept going

• peevishly

• really enjoying

• sustained

• unsure or neutral

• surreal

• showing annoyance

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Match the vocabulary words to their correct definitions.

• too great to be overcome

• insurmountable

• in a loud, extreme, wild way

• glower

• grain and oil

• dissent

• have an angry scowl

• tesserae

• disagreement

• maniacally

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C