"The Lottery" Vocabulary Exercise 1

As used in the paragraph, profusely most likely means

• scarcely

• slowly

• plentifully

• colorfully

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

As used in the paragraph, paraphernalia most likely means

• necessary items for a particular activity.

• tools for disassembling something.

• items that resemble parts for a particular activity.

• items that protect something.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

As used in the paragraph, the word perfunctory most likely means:

• done artificially and without truthfulness.

• done quickly and without sadness

• done slowly without noise

• done mechanically and without enthusiasm

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

In the passage, petulantly most likely means

• pleasant

• shocked

• grouchy

• shakey

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Tessie Hutchinson most likely looked around

• boldly.

• timidly.

• bashfully.

• noisily.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which word or words best helps you understand the meaning of the word profusely?

• "clear and sunny"

• "warmth of a full-summer day"

• "blossoming"

• "the grass was richly green"

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Which word or words best helps you understand the meaning of the word paraphernalia?

• "original"

• "had been lost long ago"

• "now resting on the stool"

• "was put into use before Old Man Warner...was born."

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

Which word or words best helps you understand the meaning of the word perfunctory?

• "performed by the official of the lottery"

• "there had been a recital"

• "tuneless chant"

• "rattled off each year"

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Which of the following word or words best helps you understand the meaning of petulantly?

• "live that way for a while"

• "we'd all be eating stewed chickweed and acorns."

• "There's always been a lottery,"

• "Bad enough to see young Joe Summers up there joking with everybody.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

Which word or words best helps you understand the meaning of the word defiantly?

• "hesitated"

• "set her lips"

• "She snatched a paper out"

• "held it behind her"

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4