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The Hunger Games Part 1 Vocabulary

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
My bow is a(n) _________, crafted by my father along with a few others that I keep well hidden in the woods. 
a)
apothecary
b)
deterrent
c)
rarity
d)
verve
2.
I finish with equal _________. We have to joke about it because the alternative is to be scared out of your wits. 
a)
anguish
b)
blather
c)
sniveling
d)
verve
3.
In theory, it's supposed to be electrified twenty-four hours a day as a(n) _________ to the predators that live in the woods. 
a)
apothecary
b)
deterrent
c)
rarity
d)
vermin
4.
They ran a(n) _________ shop in the nicer part of District 12. Since almost no one can afford doctors, they are our healers. 
a)
apothecary
b)
deterrent
c)
rarity
d)
vermin
5.
My mother got rid of the _________ and he's a born mouser. Even catches the occasional rat. 
a)
anguish
b)
rarity
c)
sustenance
d)
vermin
6.
"Leave the district. Run off. Live in the woods. You and I, we could make it," says Gale. I don't know how to respond. The idea is so _________. 
a)
anguish
b)
perposterous
c)
repentant
d)
terse
7.
We exchange _________ nods then focus our attention on the temporary stage that is set up before the Justice Building. 
a)
blather
b)
inexplicable
c)
insurmountable
d)
terse
8.
He lists the disasters, the droughts... the encroaching seas that swallowed up so much of the land, the brutal war for what little _________ remained. 
a)
anguish
b)
repentance
c)
sustenance
d)
vermin
9.
The _________ I always feel when she's in pain wells up in my chest and threatens to register on my face. 
a)
anguish
b)
blather
c)
condone
d)
sniveling
10.
"It's both a time for _________ and a time for thanks," intones the mayor. 
a)
inexplicable
b)
insurmountable
c)
sniveling
d)
repentance
11.
Besides, it isn't in my nature to go down without a fight, even when things seem _________. 
a)
blather
b)
condone
c)
inexplicable
d)
insurmountable
12.
Silence. Which says we do not agree. We do not _________. All of this is wrong. 
a)
blather
b)
condone
c)
inexplicable
d)
insurmountable
13.
It's mostly a lot of _________ about what we owe the Capitol. 
a)
blather
b)
condone
c)
inexplicable
d)
sniveling
14.
Any sign of danger, a distant howl, the _________ break of a branch, sent me flying back to the fence at first. 
a)
deteriorated
b)
gawking
c)
inexplicable
d)
oblivion
15.
She seemed like such a(n) _________, cowardly fool that no one bothered about her until there were only a handful of contestants left. 
a)
blather
b)
condone
c)
perposterous
d)
sniveling
16.
I look up and find Cinna's eyes trained on mine. "How _________ we must seem to you," he says. 
a)
despicable
b)
gawking
c)
grotesque
d)
oblivion
17.
The only thing I feel is a desire to be somewhere else. So I let the train rock me into _________. 
a)
despicable
b)
deteriorated
c)
gawking
d)
oblivion
18.
Most of the stylists they interview on television are so dyed, stenciled, and surgically altered they're _________. 
a)
deteriorated
b)
gawking
c)
grotesque
d)
deteriorated
19.
But Peeta holds his ground, actually waving and smiling at the _________ crowd. 
a)
despicable
b)
gawking
c)
insurmountable
d)
oblivion
20.
It seems like a lifetime ago. Like a long dream that _________ into a nightmare. 
a)
despicable
b)
deteriorated
c)
grotesque
d)
oblivion
21.

What is the meaning of reaping?

a)

crying

b)

hurting someone else

c)

taking or gathering

d)

destroying

22.

What is the Hob?

a)

The black market where people trade goods and food.

b)

The meadow where people can hunt.

c)

The name some people call District 12.

d)

The downtown core of District 12.

23.

What are the kids who are chosen to go into The Hunger Games called?

a)

Reapers

b)

Victors

c)

Tributes

d)

Poor Boys

24.

In Chapter 6, how does Effie describe the people of District 12?

a)

Hard working

b)

Honest

c)

Barbaric

d)

Hopeless

25.

What is the tesserae?

a)

a year's supply of grain and oil for one person a person can take in exchange for an extra entry in the reaping

b)

a tax you must pay if you are poor

c)

a special ticket that gets you out of the reaping

d)

The money from the Capitol that allows the citizens to buy basic supplies.

26.

What are the Hunger Games?

a)

An athletic tournament featuring various sports.

b)

A fight to the death between one boy and one girl from each district.

c)

A wilderness survival battle to see who can survive in the wild.

d)

A car race.

27.

area that used to be North America. It now contains the Capitol as well as the Districts.

a)

Panem

b)

The Seam

c)

The Hob

d)

District 12

28.

Poorest area in District 12- most likely a family member has died in coal mining accident if you live here

a)

Panem

b)

The Seam

c)

The Hob

d)

The Capitol

29.

Where the central government is located, in the Colorado area, protected by the Rocky Mountains

a)

Panem

b)

The Seam

c)

The Hob

d)

The Capitol

30.

a mutt that can listen to a human voice and repeat the exact words​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Jabberjay
mockinjay
31.

Match the following

a)

Katniss

1.

16 year old girl from the Seam, volunteers as tribute

b)

Gale

2.

18 year old boy, like a brother, hunts with Katniss

c)

Peeta

3.

the baker's son, male tribute from District 12

d)

Prim

4.

Katniss' 12 year old sister, selected at the Reaping

e)

Madge

5.

the Mayor's daughter, gives Katniss Mockingjay pin

32.

genetically altered birds that can repeat songs as a means of communication​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
mockingjay
jabberjay