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WorksheetsUnit 1.1 Knowledge Check
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
What does the word "boisterous" mean?
Quiet and reserved
Marked by exuberance and high spirits
Sad and gloomy
Calm and peaceful
What is the meaning of "reluctant"?
Eager to participate
Hesitant to commit or agree
Confident and bold
Quick to decide
Which word describes someone who is "full of or showing high-spirited merriment"?
Jovial
Sober
Petulant
Perfunctory
What does "paraphernalia" refer to?
A type of clothing
Equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles
A musical instrument
A type of food
What does "perfunctory" mean?
Thorough and detailed
Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
Careful and meticulous
Slow and deliberate
What is the definition of "petulant"?
Calm and patient
Easily irritated or annoyed
Happy and content
Friendly and sociable
What does "profuse" mean?
Scarce and limited
Produced or growing in extreme abundance
Small and insignificant
Rare and unique
What is a "reprimand"?
A compliment
An act or expression of criticism and censure
A reward
A friendly greeting
What does "interminable" mean?
Short and brief
Tiresomely long; seemingly without end
Quick and fleeting
Temporary and passing
What does "sober" mean in terms of manner or character?
Silly and playful
Dignified and serious
Carefree and relaxed
Loud and boisterous
Who is the author of the short story "The Lottery"?
Shirley Jackson
Mark Twain
Edgar Allan Poe
Nathaniel Hawthorne
In what year was "The Lottery" written?
1948
1950
1935
1960
What is the main event that occurs in "The Lottery"?
A deadly ritual
A wedding ceremony
A town festival
A political election
Who is Tessie Hutchinson's husband in "The Lottery"?
Bill Hutchinson
Mr. Summers
Old Man Werner
Mr. Smith
What is the role of Mr. Summers in "The Lottery"?
The officiant of the Lottery
The town mayor
The local doctor
The school teacher
What does the word "breach" mean?
Careful, cautious
An opening, gap, rupture
Stubborn and unreasonable
Sudden and violent
Which word describes someone who is careful and cautious?
Circumspect
Efface
Salvage
Spasmodic
What is the meaning of "deadlock"?
To let go, give up
A standstill resulting from opposition
Scattered fragments, wreckage
Lasting for a long time
What does "debris" refer to?
A plant that lives for many years
Sudden and violent but brief
Scattered fragments, wreckage
To save from fire or shipwreck
What does the verb "efface" mean?
To wipe out
To create an opening
To save from shipwreck
To hold one's own ideas
Which word means "stubborn and often unreasonable"?
Perennial
Opinionated
Relinquish
Spasmodic
What does "perennial" mean when referring to a plant?
A plant that lives for many years
A sudden and violent event
A property saved from fire
A standstill resulting from opposition
What does "relinquish" mean?
To save from fire
To let go, give up
To keep oneself from being noticed
To create an opening
What does "salvage" mean?
To wipe out
To save from fire or shipwreck
To hold one's own ideas
To create a standstill
What does "spasmodic" mean?
Lasting for a long time
Sudden and violent but brief
An opening, gap, rupture
Scattered fragments, wreckage
The Lottery is a _______.
novel
article
short story
essay
The lottery ritual has _____ rounds.
one
three
eight
two
Mr. Summers is sworn in by the town’s _________.
mayor
postmaster
sherriff
oldest member
Some towns were considering giving up on the lottery tradition
True
False
Old Man Werner thought that if people gave up the lottery the town would _______.
be a better place to live
have more crops
revert to primitive ways
become a ghost town
In the story's exposition, both boys and girls gather stones for the lottery
True
False
Tessie Hutchinson _________ her family being selected by the Lottery
protests
cheers
speaks calmly
is happy
Select the character that does not appear in the lottery
Tessie Hutchinson
Mr. Summers
Mrs. Delacroix
Adam Hutchinson
The town knows the original purpose of the lottery
True
False
Tessie Hutchinson claims that her husband was ________________.
cheated and should have won the lottery
not given enough time to draw fairly
a master lottery player
setting her up to be selected by the lottery
The original ______for the lottery had been lost long ago
reprimand
debris
paraphernalia
salvage
The towns people have a saying:
"Lottery in June, (a) ."
Although Mr. Summers officiated many town events, he did not consider _________ control of any.
salvaging
relinquishing
reprimanding
effacing
The Hutchinson's adult daughter is _____.
Tessie
Kelly
Mary
Eva
The lottery was a _______ tradition.
perennial
salvage
deadlocked
jovial
