The Lottery Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word "assembled" mean?

• To be scattered

• To be gathered together

• To be destroyed

• To be ignored

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is the definition of "lapse"?

• To begin anew

• To run out, to end

• To increase steadily

• To remain constant

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is a "lottery"?

• A game of skill

• An event determined by chance

• A planned event

• A predictable outcome

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does "paraphernalia" refer to?

• Unnecessary items

• Objects used for a particular purpose or activity

• Random objects

• Items of no use

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

How is something done if it is "perfunctory"?

• With great enthusiasm

• In a hurry and as a matter of routine

• With careful attention

• With reluctance

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

What does "tradition" mean?

• A new trend

• A long-established and inherited custom or practice

• A temporary habit

• A forgotten custom

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

How is something done if it is done "petulantly"?

• In a cheerful way

• In a sulky, bad-tempered way

• In a calm manner

• In a joyful manner

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does "gravely" mean?

• In a light-hearted way

• In a solemn, serious way

• In a humorous manner

• In a casual way

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which word describes doing something in a hurry and as a matter of routine?

• Assembled

• Perfunctory

• Petulantly

• Gravely

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which word means to do something in a solemn, serious way?

• Lapse

• Gravely

• Tradition

• Paraphernalia

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4