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The Lottery: vocabulary and literary terms

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result.

a)

Setting

b)

Symbolism

c)

Hypocrisy

d)

Irony

2.

The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense

a)

Hypocrisy

b)

Irony

c)

Parable-style

d)

Characterization

3.

A brief story that illustrates a moral lesson or universal truth.

a)

Characterization

b)

Symbolism

c)

Irony

d)

Parable-style

4.

The act of creating and developing a character.

a)

Characterization

b)

Setting

c)

Irony

d)

Symbolism

5.

Incapable of being terminated; unending

a)

Disengaged

b)

Interminable

c)

Perfunctory

d)

Daintily

6.

Impatient irritation; throwing a tantrum

a)

Perfunctory

b)

Profusely

c)

Petulantly

d)

Paraphernalia

7.

Performed merely as a routine duty

a)

Perfunctory

b)

Profusely

c)

Petulantly

d)

Paraphernalia

8.

Praise is to _____ as Tall is to Short.

a)

Boisterous

b)

Crane

c)

Reprimand

d)

Perfunctory

9.

Tangled is to Capture as _____ is to Free

a)

Disengaged

b)

Interminably

c)

Daintily

d)

Craned

10.

The well-mannered girl ______ arranged her dress after she took her seat on the chair.

a)

Profusely

b)

Petulantly

c)

Perfunctorily

d)

Daintily

11.

The girl apologized _____ for turning in her summary three days late and asked the teacher if she would still accept it.

a)

Petulantly

b)

Profusely

c)

Interminably

d)

Craning

12.

Loud is to Quiet as _____ is to Calm.

a)

Petulant

b)

Crane

c)

Boisterous

d)

Paraphernalia

13.

Which vocabulary word is represented here?

a)

Crane

b)

Interminable

c)

Perfunctory

d)

Daintily

14.

Personal belongings; items associated with a specific activity

a)

Perfunctory

b)

Petulant

c)

Paraphernalia

d)

Profuse

15.

NOT one of the moral lessons the reader is able to gather from "The Lottery":

a)

Blindly following tradition just because it's been done for a long time is a dangerous notion.

b)

Older people have vast amounts of wisdom and should always be believed and treated with reverence.

c)

Making one person suffer for the sins of others is a ludicrous and outdated notion.

d)

Cruelty runs deep in human beings and in the face of cruelty we need to speak up and not let it continue.

16.

Some stories do not include dates to make the story timeless.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The "feel" of a piece of writing or the atmosphere. Created through style, voice and word choice.

a)

Setting

b)

Tone

c)

Mood

d)

Irony

18.

The feeling or emotions created in the reader.

a)

Irony

b)

Tone

c)

Mood

d)

Characterization

19.

Attributing deeper meaning or significance to objects, events, or relationships.

a)

Characterization

b)

Parable-style

c)

Symbolism

d)

Irony