WorksheetsThe Lottery
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The people of the village met at 10:00 AM so
that…
everyone could be home for their noon dinner.
everyone could report to work
immediately after.
children could come with their teachers.
farmers could skip their morning chores.
The lottery was conducted by Mr. Summers,
who had time for such activities because…
he was not married.
he had no children.
he was retired.
all of these.
As the population of the village grew,
_________ were replaced with slips of paper in
the lottery box.
small stones
scraps of ribbon
pieces of cardboard
chips of wood
Who was late for the gathering?
Mrs. Hutchinson
Mrs. Delacroix
Mrs. Summers
Mrs. Graves
Which family member was responsible for
drawing a slip of paper from the box?
the oldest son
the wife
the husband
family's choice
In what order were last names called?
oldest to youngest
alphabetical order
according to class
largest to smallest, according to the
number of family members present
Who was exempt from the lottery?
very young children
single-parent families
the elderly
no one
After drawing, the villagers were instructed
to…
pocket the slip of paper after only a
quick glance
share the slip with members of their
own families only.
immediately write down their last
names.
keep the paper folded in hand without
looking until everyone drew.
Once Mrs. Hutchinson was singled out, the
crowd rushed to…
return the slips of paper.
find their children.
gather stones.
leave.
At the end of the story, Mrs. Hutchinson
screamed…
“it isn’t fair, it isn’t right!”
“this doesn’t make any sense!”
“the lottery should end!”
“I have children!”
