WorksheetsThe Lottery - 2023
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Why does the town have a lottery?
It is a tradition that is thought to bring them a good harvest.
Both the young and the old support the lottery.
They like to remember their town’s history.
They genuinely enjoy the lottery.
What happens to Mrs. Hutchinson at the end of the story?
She is killed by the townspeople with stones.
She is tricked into picking the paper with the black mark.
She is banished from the town and never able to return.
She is punished by the townspeople for a crime she committed.
At the beginning of the story, the children begin gathering rocks in a pile. Which literary term supports these actions?
foreshadowing
irony
characterization
theme
Choose TWO themes in "The Lottery":
All traditions are important and should never be forgotten.
Individuals can do terrible things when pressured by society.
Some villages have dangerous traditions
It is dangerous to blindly follow tradition.
Lotteries are always in the best interest of everyone involved
Tradition
Death
Faith
Mankind
Every 2 weeks
Every year
Once a week
Every time there is a full moon
Clyde Dunbar
Joe Summers
Tessie Hutchinson
Bill Hutchinson
In this passage from the story, what is the word paraphernalia referring to?
The clothing worn to the lottery
The chant that used to be sung during the lottery
The equipment needed for the lottery
The papers that are stored in the black box.
How does the mood change from the beginning of the story to the end of the story?
It goes from light-hearted to dreadful.
It goes from scared to horrified.
It goes from bright to happy.
It goes from dreadful to light-hearted.
Why did the author most likely include Old Man Warner's character in the story?
to symbolize society's reluctance to change
to ridicule old people
to establish a villain in the story
to emphasize that the lottery is necessary for survival
Which of the following passages is an example of imagery in the story?
"Mr. Summers spoke frequently to the villagers about making a new box, but no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box.
"...the whole lottery took less than two hours, so it could begin at ten o' clock in the morning and still be through in time to allow the villagers to get home for noon dinner."
"School was recently over for the summer, and the feeling of liberty sat uneasily on most of them;"
"The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green."
Boisterous
pertaining to a city or town
merry or joyus humor
being in a far away place
disorderly and noisy
What is foreshadow?
The time and place of a story
Hints or clues of what is to come later in the story
The rising action of a story
A problem that happens within the character's body or mind
Jovial
merry or joyus humor
without having obstacles in your way
done in an impatient way
pleasantly calm or peaceful
