WorksheetsHarrison Bergeron- Dr. Perez
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 15mins
The H-G men were vigilant when enforcing the laws. Define vigilant.
alert, watchful
confused
committed
connected
People who were above average were assigned handicaps. Define handicap.
without help
crutches
disadvantage
wheelchair
Harrison Bergeron was abnormally big, what does abnormal mean?
7 feet tall
ugly
strange
loner
The announcer had a speech impediment, define impediment.
no opportunity
no voice
hindrance, obstruction
spoke too fast
Harrison wore 300 lbs of handicaps to hinder his abilities. What does hinder mean?
to hurt him
to help him
to confuse him
to delay him
"Harrison and his Empress merely listened to the music for a while-listened gravely, as though synchronizing their heartbeats with it." Define synchronizing
They died
They kissed the ceiling
To operate at the same rate
They danced
"The picture showed the full length of Harrison against a background calibrated in feet and inches." What does calibrated mean?
spectacles
military neatness
he is tall
marked with a scale
Which is an example of a simile?
"They kissed it"
"They leaped like deer on the moon"
"They shifted their weights to their toes"
"Not only were the laws of the land abandoned, but the law of gravity and the laws of motion as well."
What type of irony is "Hazel had a perfectly average intelligence"?
No Irony
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Define situational irony
When someone says something but means the opposite.
The reader or audience knows something the character does not.
What is expected to happen is the opposite of what occurs.
