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WorksheetsThe Hunger Games
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 23mins
(NJSLA Prep) What is the purpose of the Hunger Games?
To select a new leader for the Capitol
To entertain the Capitol with a sporting event
To punish the districts for their uprising
To celebrate the districts' independence
(NJSLA Prep) What is the central idea of paragraphs 1 and 2 in the exerpt?
To explain what the Hunger Games is and why it exists?
To review every rule of the Hunger Games?
To make the Hunger Games sound fun and exciting.
To explain what happened to district 13.
What does the last tribute standing in the Hunger Games win?
The title of 'Mayor of Panem'
A trophy and a new home in Panem.
A life of ease back home and prizes for their district
Freedom for their district
How does the Capitol view the Hunger Games?
As a necessary evil
As a form of entertainment
As a time for repentance and thanks
All of the above
Who is Haymitch Abernathy?
The mayor of District 12
Gale's father.
A past victor from District 12
The host of the Hunger Games
(NJSLA Prep) Haymitch Abernathy, a paunchy, middle-aged man, who at this moment appears hollering something unintelligible, staggers onto the stage, and falls into the third chair. He’s drunk. As used in the text what does unintelligible mean?
Not very smart.
Clear and intelligent
inspiring
Impossible to understand
(NJSLA Prep) What supporting details in the text helped you define unintelligible?
Haymitch is a paunchy middle aged man.
He staggers onto stage and falls in the third chair. He's drunk.
Haymitch was a past victor of the Hunger Games.
The crowd responds with token applause.
What was unique about Primrose Everdeen's selection as a tribute?
She is Katniss's sister.
She had only one slip of paper in the drawing
She was the only girl chosen
She volunteered
(NJSLA Prep) What is the tone of the full exerpt?
Relaxed
Suspenseful
Lively
Celebratory
(NJSLA Prep) What is the tone this short paragraph near the end of the exerpt? And then I see her, the blood drained from her face, hands clenched in fists at her sides, walking with stiff, small steps up toward the stage, passing me, and I see the back of her blouse has become untucked and hangs out over her skirt.
Hopeful.
Humorous and surprising.
Sorrowful and frightening
Informative and inspiring.
How does the Capitol ensure the districts remember their power?
By allowing districts to govern themselves
By sending gifts
Through the Hunger Games
By holding annual meetings
(NJSLA Prep) What is the Capitol's message through the Hunger Games?
Unity and peace
Love and forgiveness.
Sporting events bring people together.
Control and dominance
(NJSLA Prep) What can you infer about the crowd's feelings when Primrose, age 12, is selected?
The crowd is excited because they enjoy the violence of the Hunger Games.
The crowd is heartbroken and upset because they know Primrose will die quickly in the Hunger Games.
The crowd is optimistic that Primrose will be well trained and ready to compete.
The crowd is somewhat detached. They don't care about the Hunger Games.
(NJSLA Prep) “Prim!” The strangled cry comes out of my throat, and my muscles begin to move again. “Prim!” I don’t need to shove through the crowd. The other kids make way immediately allowing me a straight path to the stage. I reach her just as she is about to mount the steps.
With one sweep of my arm, I push her behind me. “I volunteer!” I gasp. “I volunteer as tribute!”
What is the tone of the paragraphs above that end the exerpt?
Informational
Jubiliant and exciting.
Inspiring and courageous.
Anxious and frightening.
(NJSLA Prep) What does the selection process for the Hunger Games symbolize?
Luck and chance
Skill and determination
Strength and honor
Injustice and cruelty
