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"The Lottery" Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
noisy, energetic and cheerful; rough and rowdy
a)
boisterous
b)
preceded
c)
disengaged
d)
reprimands
2.
to disconnect; to withdraw
a)
disengaged
b)
reprimands
c)
profusely
d)
petulantly
3.
having no end; endless
a)
interminably
b)
disengaged
c)
petulantly
d)
soberly
4.
full of joy and happiness
a)
jovial
b)
soberly
c)
petulantly
d)
interminably
5.
done automatically or without thought / care
a)
perfunctory
b)
petulantly
c)
disengaged
d)
soberly
6.
childishly angry, frustrated or impatient
a)
petulantly
b)
profusely
c)
jovial
d)
soberly
7.
to go before; to come before in time or rank
a)
preceded
b)
profusely
c)
soberly
d)
jovial
8.
a lot of one item; significant in amount; plentiful
a)
profusely
b)
boisterous
c)
jovial
d)
petulantly
9.
criticisms for misbehavior; correcting a person
a)
reprimands
b)
boisterous
c)
petulantly
d)
perfunctory
10.
seriously, gravely, or solemnly
a)
soberly
b)
jovial
c)
interminably
d)
perfunctory
11.

The (a)   crowd rose to its feet, stamping their feet and loudly cheering for the NFL star after he scored a game-winning touchdown.

12.

The child (a)   from the crowd, as he couldn't find his parents.

13.

If I have to sit through one of my father’s (a)   long speeches again, I will go insane!

14.

Stories describe Santa Claus as a (a)   man who gives toys to children.

15.

Because Anne has done the same tasks at work for many years, she does them in a (a)   way.

16.

Since she blamed the teacher for her bad grade, the annoyed girl (a)   walked out of the classroom sighing in disgust.

17.

The woman (a)   her husband up the stairs, but he followed close behind.

18.

The waiter apologized (a)   , hoping not to upset her customers.

19.

When I misbehaved in school, my teacher sent me home with multiple written (a)   for my parents to sign.

20.

She was dressed very (a)   for the funeral, in a plain gray suit.