"The Lottery"- Vocabulary Quiz

The rain fell ______ and felt that it would never stop. I was wondering if I should start building an ark.

• interminably

• paraphernalia

• perfunctory

• boisterously

I could tell by my mom's _____ expression that she was getting ready to share some sad news with me.

• shabby

• grave

• jovial

• petulant

I have found that trying to reason with a sobbing six-year-old is not effective. It's best to just _____ , walk away, and try to come back to the issue later when they have calmed down.

• profusely

• disengage

• lapse

• precede

An apology is much received when it is delivered in a ​ (a)   manner, than if you appear to be ​ (b)   while delivering your apology.

• sober
• jovial
• preceded
• reprimand
• perfunctory

The grandfather looked weary having to ​ (a)   the child yet again because it seemed like every time he corrected the child, she would become ​ (b)   , and become even harder to get along with.

• reprimand
• petulant
• lapse
• paraphernalia
• jovial

You need to make sure to pay your water bill on time, because if your payments ______, they will turn off the water in your home!

• reprimand

• petulant

• lapse

• boisterous

I was so confused as to why Rashaad was so upset because I couldn't figure out what ____ him leaving the dance alone. If I knew what had happened right before, I could better help him talk through his frustration.

• shabby

• preceded

• perfunctory

• reprimanded

The children's ​ (a)   and loud shouts, and ​ (b)   , lighthearted laughter, made me smile because I knew they were enjoying themselves, but other passengers on the train were not nearly as pleased with all the noise.

• boisterous
• jovial
• petulant
• sober
• grave

When I realized what had happened, and that the mistake that had cost us an hour of work time was all my fault, I apologized _____ to my team. I must have told them how sorry I was at least 20 times!!

• profusely

• jovial

• disengage

• perfunctory

I read the first book of the trilogy, but by the time the second book came out (2 years later!), too much time had _____ and I couldn't remember what had happened in the first book.

• jovial

• lapsed

• shabbied

• petulant