The Hunger Games Vocabulary Worksheet

When Katniss hunts illegally in the woods without permission, she is engaged in _____

• Reaping

• Poaching

• Protocol

• Deterrent

The Capitol's strict rules about how the Hunger Games should be conducted are examples of _____

• Anguish

• Protocol

• Predicament

• Intensity

Katniss feels _____ about attending the Reaping because she has entered her name multiple times for tesserae, increasing her chances of being selected.

• Gratified

• Indifferent

• Anguish

• Disgruntled

When Prim is selected as a tribute, Katniss experiences deep _____, feeling overwhelming sadness and pain at the thought of her sister in danger.

• Repentance

• Anguish

• Intensity

• Indifference

Haymitch's behavior at the train station could be described as _____ as he acts in wild and unpredictable ways that seem crazy and out of control.

• Maniacally

• Preposterous

• Radical

• Disastrous

The idea that children should fight to the death seems _____ to most people outside the Capitol—so ridiculous that it's hard to believe it's real.

• Preposterous

• Insurmountable

• Radical

• Indifferent

Katniss must navigate the _____ of being selected as a tribute while trying to protect her sister, facing a difficult and complicated situation.

• Predicament

• Protocol

• Dissent

• Intensity

Some citizens show _____ toward the Hunger Games, accepting them without question or emotion.

• Anguish

• Indifference

• Repentance

• Gratification

The Capitol uses the Reaping as a _____ to keep districts under control through fear, using it as something that discourages people from rebelling.

• Deterrent

• Predator

• Apothecary

• Prey

Katniss volunteers to take Prim's place, which could be seen as _____ the rebellion against the Capitol's system by inspiring others to resist.

• Replicating

• Inciting

• Reaping

• Plummeting