WorksheetsThe Lottery vs Hunger Games
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
What part of the setting was the same for both stories?
They both took place in a small village.
They both took place in a town meeting with a lottery.
Both stories involve rocks.
They are all farmers.
We know the exact year each story takes place.
True
False
The themes are similar in these stories - What are they? (Choose 2 answers)
Protect yourself at all costs.
Break the rules in order to survive.
Tradition is valued over human life.
Conformity is expected even if you don't agree.
What happens at the beginning of both stories? (choose 2 answers)
A spokesperson gives a speech about the tradition.
People gather rocks to prepare for the lottery.
A lottery is given to determine who will be sacrificed.
Someone volunteers to be the tribute.
What is the topic of both of these stories?
Rituals are completed to guarantee good crops.
Families protect each other as a lottery is given.
A lottery is given to find a sacrifice.
People need to train for a battle.
What is one difference between the Lottery and the Hunger Games?
The winner of the Lottery dies, but the winner of the Hunger Games lives.
The Lottery gathers in families, but the Hunger Games doesn't.
There is an official in the Hunger Games, but there isn't in the Lottery.
The Lottery draws a slip of paper, but the Hunger Games uses a computer.
How does the government control the people in both stories?
By controlling their food supplies and jobs.
By keeping families apart.
Through a set schedule that is strictly enforced.
Through fear of their name being drawn (fear of death).
Who draws for the household in The Lottery?
The oldest
The parents
The mom
The man of the household
What are the Hunger Games?
A fight to the death on live TV
A special meal for every hungry person
A new brand of clothing
In The Lottery, the lottery is put in the same category as "the square dances, the teenage club, the Halloween program" and other "civic activities." Based on these ideas, how do you expect the winner of the lottery to feel?
bored
curious
fearful
happy
For the story The Lottery, which statement best describes the history of the lottery in the village?
It is a ritual to control the population.
It is a tradition as old as the village itself.
It is a recent plan to raise money for the village.
It is a tradition unique to this particular village.
In the Lottery, when discussing people who suggest the lottery should be given up, Old Man Warner says, "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" (lines 197-199). What can you infer about the purpose of the lottery from these lines?
It provides money to support farmers.
It tells farmers when to plant.
It determines what crops should be planted.
It helps ensure a good harvest.
In The Lottery, why does Mrs. Hutchinson say that the lottery drawing is unfair?
Her family is excluded from the drawing.
She arrives too late to draw a slip of paper.
She knows the result of the lottery is bad
She wants her friend to have another chance.
In the Hunger Games, who does Katniss volunteer for at the reaping?
Prim
Gale
Madge
Peeta
