The Lottery

Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words given. (10%)
Mrs. Hutchinson five protesting Mr. Delacroix paper
selected Mr. Summers stoning in vain black dot

On a warm day on 27th June, villagers gather in the square to participate in a lottery run by Mr. Summers, who
officiates at all the big civic events. The children arrive first and begin collecting stones until their parents call
them to order. Mrs. Hutchinson arrives late and chats briefly with her friend, Mrs. Delacroix.

Mr. Summers calls each head of the household (always a grown man) forward to a black wooden box, where
each selects a slip of paper. Once the men have chosen, Mr. Summers allows everyone to open the paper and
see who has been selected. It is Bill Hutchinson. His wife immediately starts protesting – so we get the sense
that they're not about to win a couple million dollars.

There are five people total in the Hutchinson family. Mr. Summers places five slips of paper into the box and
each member of the family draws. Tess (Mrs. Hutchinson) draws a slip of paper with a big black dot in the
center. Not good. The villagers advance on her, and it becomes crystal clear what the prize for the lottery really
is: a stoning. Tess protests in vain as the villagers attack her.

Fill in the appropriate words. (20%)

It is morning on 27th June and it’s a lovely (1) summer day. Around 10 o’clock, villagers start gathering in the
(2) town square, which is situated between the post office and the bank. We learn that there are other villagers
with such large populations that it takes them (3) two full days to complete the lottery; they have to start two
days earlier to make up for it.

This particular village has about (4) three hundred people, so they can start at ten and be done by supper.
Children are the first to gather. Bobby Martin fills his posket with (5A) stones; the other boys copy him. They
choose smooth and round (5B) stones. Harry Jones and Dickie Delacroix put the stones in one giant pile in one
corner of the square. The girls keep to themselves. The men gather and talk the usual farmer talk: (6) weather,
planting, taxes. They seem subdued – “they smiled rather than laughed.”

The women arrive after the men and call for their children, who obey reluctantly. Mr. Summers, who runs a (7)
coal business, is the man in charge of all civic events. He is in charge of the (8) lottery, and we learn that people
feel sorry for him because he has no children and his wife likes to nag him. He arrived carrying a (9) black
wooden box.

Mr. Graves, the post master, follows Mr. Summer’s carrying a three-legged (10) stool. The box is placed upon
the stool. Mr. Summers mixes up inside the box.
The Lottery
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words given. (10%)
Mrs. Hutchinson five protesting Mr. Delacroix paper
selected Mr. Summers stoning in vain black dot

On a warm day on 27th June, villagers gather in the square to participate in a lottery run by ,
who officiates at all the big civic events. The children arrive first and begin collecting stones until their parents
call them to order. arrives late and chats briefly with her friend, .

Mr. Summers calls each head of the household (always a grown man) forward to a black wooden box, where
each selects a slip of . Once the men have chosen, Mr. Summers allows everyone to open the
paper and see who has been . It is Bill Hutchinson. His wife immediately starts –
so we get the sense that they're not about to win a couple million dollars.

There are people total in the Hutchinson family. Mr. Summers places five slips of paper
into the box and each member of the family draws. Tess (Mrs. Hutchinson) draws a slip of paper with a big
in the center. Not good. The villagers advance on her, and it becomes crystal clear what the
prize for the lottery really is: a . Tess protests as the villagers attack
her.

Fill in the appropriate words. (10%)

lottery two coal town square black wooden
summer weather three hundred stool stones

It is morning on 27th June and it’s a lovely (1) day. Around 10 o’clock, villagers start gathering
in the (2) , which is situated between the post office and the bank. We learn that
there are other villagers with such large populations that it takes them (3) full days to
complete the lottery; they have to start two days earlier to make up for it.

This particular village has about (4) people, so they can start at ten and be done by
supper. Children are the first to gather. Bobby Martin fills his posket with (5A) ; the other
boys copy him. They choose smooth and round (5B) . Harry Jones and Dickie Delacroix put the
stones in one giant pile in one corner of the square. The girls keep to themselves. The men gather and talk the
usual farmer talk: (6) , planting, taxes. They seem subdued – “they smiled rather than
laughed.”

The women arrive after the men and call for their children, who obey reluctantly. Mr. Summers, who runs a
(7) business, is the man in charge of all civic events. He is in charge of the (8) ,
and we learn that people feel sorry for him because he has no children and his wife likes to nag him. He arrived
carrying a (9) box.
Mr. Graves, the post master, follows Mr. Summer’s carrying a three-legged (10) . The box is
placed upon the stool. Mr. Summers mixes up inside the box.