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"The Lottery" Vocabulary

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  • friendly and cheerful
    boisterous
    profusely
    ritual
    jovial
  • A "jovial" person is someone who is
    Usually in a good mood and making others laugh
    Very serious about following rules
    Often worried about what might go wrong
    Interested in being alone rather than with friends
  • If your interest in a hobby "lapses," what happens?
    D) You buy more equipment for the hobby
    C) You stop doing it as much or completely forget about it
    B) You start teaching others the hobby
    A) You do it more often because you love it
  • A teacher might "reprimand" a student for:
    B) Helping to clean up the classroom without being asked
    D) Turning in homework on time
    C) Talking loudly while the teacher is giving instructions
    A) Getting a perfect score on a test
  • to express to someone your strong official disapproval of them
    tradition
    reprimand
    jovial
    lapse
  • to come to an end because of lack of use
    ritual
    lapse
    profusely
    jovial
  • in large amounts
    boisterous
    lapse
    profusely
    tradition
  • Which of these is an example of a "tradition"?
    C) Changing the wallpaper on your phone
    D) Buying the latest sneakers each year
    A) Learning how to play a new video game
    B) Having pizza every Friday night with your family
  • noisy, energetic, or wild
    profusely
    boisterous
    jovial
    ritual
  • a ceremony or set of acts always performed in the same way
    ritual
    lapse
    reprimand
    tradition
  • If you apologize "profusely," how are you apologizing?
    Only through a text message
    Many times and very sincerely
    Quietly and quickly
    Once and then you forget about it
  • What is an example of an athlete's pre-game "ritual"?
    C) Celebrating differently for each win
    D) Trying out different sports equipment each time
    B) Eating a specific meal before every game
    A) Changing the game strategy after each match
  • the handing down of knowledge, beliefs, customs, or the like from one generation to another
    reprimand
    ritual
    tradition
    boisterous