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1 Fill in the blanks with only one world: The Hunger Games is an upcoming science fiction action drama film directed by Gary Ross and based 1... the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins. It was scheduled to 2... released on March 23, At an unidentified future date, the nation of Panem has risen 3... of the ruins of what was once known as North America to an uprising by the districts of Panem, a raffle is held to choose one boy and girl, aged 12 18, from 5... of the 12 districts to risk their lives in the Hunger Games, a ruthless competition in 6... each contestant, or tribute, tries to kill the others 7... only one is left alive. The winner receives honor, gifts, and 8... food and supplies to never worry 9... anything material again. The Games, while entertainment for the Capitol's citizens, are a yearly reminder to the 12 districts their unsuccessful rebellion 73 years ago, during which District 13 was completely destroyed. In District 12, sixteen year-old Katniss Everdeen for her mother and sister Primrose (Prim) since her father died in a mine accident she was 11. Each year, since the age of 12, Katniss has put her name in the lottery, or reaping, than once. In return for taking this extra annual risk, she receives extra grain and oil for her family. In 14..., Katniss has been illegally hunting for food outside the gates of District 12 with her friend Gale, father died in the same mining accident Katniss' and who similarly cares for his family. Prim, now age 12, has her name placed in the reaping for the first time only once and it is unexpectedly drawn. Katniss watches as Prim is taken by four peacekeepers, and volunteers to replace her sister in the Games. She competes with other tributes, including trained "Career Tributes" who have been illegally training for the Games their entire lives, as as Peeta Mellark, the male tribute from District 12, who has secretly loved Katniss childhood, and who once did her a kindness she 20...never forget. Haymitch Abernathy, a drunk and the only living victor from District 12, mentors both Katniss and Peeta before and during the Hunger Games.

2 THE HUNGER GAMES ANSWER KEY: More resources >>>> The Hunger Games is an upcoming science fiction action drama film directed by Gary Ross and based 1 on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins. It was scheduled to 2 be released on March 23, At an unidentified future date, the nation of Panem has risen 3 out of the ruins of what was once known as North America. 4 Due to an uprising by the districts of Panem, a raffle is held to choose one boy and girl, aged 12 18, from 5 each of the 12 districts to risk their lives in the Hunger Games, a ruthless competition in 6 which each contestant, or tribute, tries to kill the others 7 until only one is left alive. The winner receives honor, gifts, and 8 enough food and supplies to never worry 9 for anything material again. The Games, while entertainment for the Capitol's citizens, are a yearly reminder to the 12 districts 10 of their unsuccessful rebellion 73 years ago, during which District 13 was completely destroyed. In District 12, sixteen year-old Katniss Everdeen 11 cares for her mother and sister Primrose (Prim) since her father died in a mine accident 12 when she was 11. Each year, since the age of 12, Katniss has put her name in the lottery, or reaping, 13 more than once. In return for taking this extra annual risk, she receives extra grain and oil for her family. In 14 addition, Katniss has been illegally hunting for food outside the gates of District 12 with her friend Gale, 15 whose father died in the same mining accident 16 as Katniss' and who similarly cares for his family. Prim, now age 12, has her name placed in the reaping for the first time only once and it is unexpectedly drawn. Katniss watches as Prim is taken 17 away by four peacekeepers, and volunteers to replace her sister in the Games. She competes with other tributes, including trained "Career Tributes" who have been illegally training for the Games their entire lives, as 18 well as Peeta Mellark, the male tribute from District 12, who has secretly loved Katniss 19 since childhood, and who once did her a kindness she 20 could never forget. Haymitch Abernathy, a drunk and the only living victor from District 12, mentors both Katniss and Peeta before and during the Hunger Games.

3 The Hunger Games Word Formation Author Suzanne Collins says that the 1. to write The Hunger Games came from channel surfing on television. She saw people 2. on a 3. show and on another she saw footage of the 4. of Iraq. The two "began to blur in this very unsettling way" and inspire compete real invade the idea for the book was formed. The Greek myth of Theseus served as the basis for the story, with Collins describing Katniss as a 5. Theseus, and that 6. gladiatorial games formed the framework. The sense of 7. that she developed from her father's service in the Vietnam War future Rome lose also affected the story, whose heroine lost her father at age 11, five years before the story begins. Collins stated that the deaths of the young characters and other "dark passages" were the 8. parts of the book to write, but she had accepted passages such as these were 9. to the story. hard need She considered the moments where Katniss reflects on happier moments in her past to be the more 10. ones. enjoy

4 Key: 1. Inspiration 2. Competing 3. Reality 4. Invasion 5. Futuristic 6. Roman 7. Loss 8. Hardest 9. Necessary 10. Enjoyable

5 The Hunger Games Comprehension Read this extract from the book: When I was younger, I scared my mother to death, the things I would blurt out about District 12, about the people who rule our country, Panem, from the far off city called the Capitol. Eventually I understood this would only lead us to more trouble. So I learned to hold my tongue and to turn my features into an indifferent mask so that no one could ever read my thoughts. Do my work quietly in school. Make only polite small talk in the public market. Discuss little more than trades in the Hob, which is the black market where I make most of my money. Even at home, where I am less pleasant, I avoid discussing tricky topics. Like the reaping, or food shortages, or the Hunger Games. Prim might begin to repeat my words, and then where would we be? I prop myself up on one elbow. There s enough light in the bedroom to see them. My little sister, Prim, curled up on her side, cocooned in my mother s body, their cheeks pressed together. In sleep, my mother looks younger, still worn but not so beatendown. Prim s face is as fresh as a raindrop, as lovely as the primrose for which she was named. My mother was very beautiful once, too. Or so they tell me. Sitting at Prim s knees, guarding her, is the world s ugliest cat. Mashed-in nose, half of one ear missing, eyes the colour of rotting squash. Prim named him Buttercup, insisting that his muddy yellow coat matched the bright flower. He hates me. Or at least distrusts me. Even though it was years ago, I think he still remembers how I tried to drown him in a bucket when Prim brought him home. Scrawny kitten, belly swollen with worms, crawling with fleas. The last thing I needed was another mouth to feed. But Prim begged so hard, cried even, I had to let him stay. It turned out OK. My mother got rid of the vermin and he s a born mouser. Even catches the occasional rat. Sometimes, when I clean a kill, I feed Buttercup the entrails. He has stopped hissing at me. Answer these questions about the extract What is Katniss' opinion of Buttercup, the cat? Find 3 reasons using quotes to support your answer What writing techniques does the writer use? Does she use similes, metaphors,personifcation (ect). And what effect do they have? Use the PEE paragraph method. Point, Evidence, Explain For example: Point: The writer uses a simile when talking about the dog. Evidence: The text says The dog ran like a bullet. Explain: This means that the dog ran very fast and compared it to the speed of a bullet.