The Lottery Vocabulary

What is the definition of 'Lottery'?

• An event in which the result is determined by chance

• Objects used for a particular activity or purpose

• An inherited pattern of thought or action

• State of being gathered together

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is the definition of 'paraphernalia'?

• An event in which the result is determined by chance

• Objects used for a particular activity or purpose

• An inherited pattern of thought or action

• State of being gathered together

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the definition of 'tradition'?

• An event in which the result is determined by chance

• Objects used for a particular activity or purpose

• An inherited pattern of thought or action

• State of being gathered together

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What is the definition of 'perfunctory'?

• An event in which the result is determined by chance

• Objects used for a particular activity or purpose

• An inherited pattern of thought or action

• Done in a hurry and as a matter of routine

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the definition of 'lapse'?

• A temporary failure or loss of concentration

• An interval of time

• To come to an end, because of a lack of use or renewal

• To fall into an inferior state or condition

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the definition of 'assemble'?

• A temporary failure or loss of concentration

• An interval of time

• To come to an end, because of a lack of use or renewal

• State of being gathered together

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

1.       Mr. Summers made the _______________________ villagers draw a slip of paper out of the big black box.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

      Multiplication tables had become such a routine that the kids practiced them in a tired, ________________________ way.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

    The original ________________________________ for the lottery had been lost long ago, and the black box and papers they used today were pretty new.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

1.       While the villagers may have started the lottery for a harvest, they just continued it as a ___________________________ handed down from one generation to the next.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4