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WorksheetsCRM 3.1 Standards Review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 28mins
Read the following phrase:
“The condition of the black box in ‘The Lottery’ is like the town’s tradition of the lottery.”
How does this analogy impact the reader’s understanding of the box’s importance?
a) The box was respected and taken care of just like the Lottery tradition was respected
b) The box was falling apart and was forgotten often, just like the way Old Man Warner wants to forget about the Lottery
c) The box was recently replaced and was brand new just like the lottery was a brand new tradition
d)The box was old and needs to be replaced which shows that tradition of the lottery should be given up as well
What does the use of the word boisterous suggest in paragraph 2?
a) The kids were nervous for the lottery
b) The kids were happy Mrs. Hutchinson was selected
c) The kids were cheerful and excited to see their classmates
d) The kids were playing quietly
What does the use of the word perfunctory suggest in paragraph 7?
a) The past rituals of the lottery were done in a routine way
b) The rituals of the lottery were very important.
c) They were not allowed to skip certain aspects of the lottery
d) The townspeople were scared of the lottery.
Part A: How is the reader’s point of view different from the characters in the story? (RL.2.6)
a) The reader knows Mrs. Hutchinson is going to die the whole time but she does not know until the end.
b) The reader does not know what the lottery is for but the characters know.
c) The reader knows that the winner will get a lot of money but the characters do not know.
d) The reader does not know that someone is going to die and neither does Old Man Warner.
Part B: How does the difference in point of view impact the meaning and tone of the text? (RL.2.6)
a) It allows the reader to be surprised at what the lottery is for, just like the Hutchinsons are surprised.
b) It shows the annoyance that Old Man Warner has about people getting rid of the lottery
c) It helps the reader understand why Mr. Summers is so cheerful about the lottery.
d) It creates irony since what the reader expects to happen and what actually happens are very different.
How do the contrasts in the points of view of different characters in the lottery impact the tone of the text?
a) It created a sense of mistrust and confusion which causes the reader to question the tradition of the lottery
b) It allows the reader to put themselves in each ot the character’s shoes so they end up agreeing with the tradition.
c) It created a sense of frustration which causes the reader to give up reading because the story does not make sense.
d) It allows the reader to understand the complexities of the tradition of the lottery so that the ending is less surprising.
Select two elements of structure that contribute to the meaning and style of the text. (RL.2.5)
a) Repetition
b) Figurative language
c) First person narration
d) Parallelism
Part A: Read Paragraph 33 below and answer questions 8 & 9.
What is the meaning of petulantly as it is used in Paragraph 33 of the text? (RL.2.4)
Old Man Warner snorted. “Pack of crazy fools,” he said. “Listening to the young folks, nothing’s good enough for them. Next thing you know, they’ll be wanting to go back to living in caves, nobody work any more, live that way for a while. Used to be a saying about Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon. ‘ First thing you know, we’d all be eating stewed chickweed and acorns. There’s always been a lottery,” he added petulantly. “Bad enough to see young Joe Summers up there joking with everybody.”
a) Grumpily
b) Cheerfully
c) Furiously
d) Melancholy
Part B: Read the text below and select two words or phrases from the text that provide clues to the meaning. (RL.2.4 and RL.1.1)
Old Man Warner snorted. “Pack of crazy fools,” he said. “Listening to the young folks, nothing’s good enough for them. Next thing you know, they’ll be wanting to go back to living in caves, nobody work any more, live that way for a while. Used to be a saying about Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon. ‘ First thing you know, we’d all be eating stewed chickweed and acorns. There’s always been a lottery,” he added petulantly. “Bad enough to see young Joe Summers up there joking with everybody.”
a) “Chickweed and acorns”
b) “Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon”
c) “Bad enough…”
d) “Crazy fools”
What does the use of the word defiantly suggest in paragraph 66? (RL.2.4)
a) That Mrs. Hutchinson hoped that her name would be selected
b) That Mr. Summers set Mrs. Hutchinson up to be picked
c) That Mrs. Hutchinson did not want to go along with the tradition
d) That Mr. Hutchinson was hoping his wife would be selected.
Part A: Select how Mrs.Hutchinson’s perspective shifts throughout the passage. (RL.2.6)
a) from thinking the tradition is unfair to then accepting her fate as the rocks are thrown
b) from viewing the tradition in a lighthearted and joking way to being angry and thinking the tradition is unfair
c) from cheerful and excited for the lottery tradition to being sad and withdrawn once her family is selected
d) from believing that she will get a second chance to realizing that she is really going to die
Part B: Identify the paragraph where Tessie Hutchinson’s perspective shifts. (RL.2.6 and RL.1.1)
a) Paragraph 46
b) Paragraph 8
c) Paragraph 79
d) Paragraph 61
What similarity in text structure emphasizes the meaning in both “The Lottery” and the poem “Escape”? (RL.2.5)
a) Both passages use parallel structure to end the story.
b) Both passages use repetition to convey the main character’s perspective.
c) Both passages use internal conflict to develop the theme.
d) Both passages use dialogue to foreshadow the ending of the story.
How is the structure of “Escape” different from the structure of The Lottery? (RL.2.5)
a) Passage 1 relies on metaphors to emphasize the theme and narrator’s perspective while Passage 2 utilizes punctuation to adjust the intensity of the mood throughout the text.
b) Passage 1 utilizes shifts in tone to develop the theme while Passage 2 utilizes imagery to develop the theme.
c) Passage 1 uses foreshadowing to provide clues about the story’s resolution while Passage 2 uses repetition to emphasize the character’s perspective.
d) Passage 1 uses a third person narrator to show the experiences of many characters while Passage 2 uses a first person narrator to show an individual character’s feelings.
