"The Lottery"

Question 1

1. lottery

Answer 1

a means of raising money by selling numbered tickets and giving prizes to the holders of numbers drawn at random

Question 2

2. paraphernalia

Answer 2

miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity

Question 3

3. tradition

Answer 3

the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way

Question 4

4. ritual

Answer 4

a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order

Question 5

5. perfunctory

Answer 5

(of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection