The Giver - Chapter 3

The Giver - Chapter 3

Multiple Choice

"He didn’t like it that she had mentioned his eyes. He waited for his father to chastise Lily."   

What is the best definition for the word 'chastise'?

• to correct someone

• to give someone a severe telling off

• to hit someone

• to insult someone

Multiple Choice

"No one had mentioned it, not even his parents, because the public announcement had been sufficient to produce appropriate remorse."

What does 'sufficient' mean?

• authoritative

• funny

• boring

• enough

Multiple Choice

"[The evening] was different only in the addition to it of the newchild with his pale, solemn, knowing eyes."

What is the best definition of 'solemn'?

• serious

• dark

• scary

• sweet

Multiple Choice

"A male eleven named Benjamin had done his entire nearly-Four years in the Rehabilitation Centre, working with citizens who had been injured."

What is the best definition of 'rehabilitation'?

• a place where you can recover

• a place for injured people

• a process of recovery

• the aging process

Multiple Choice

"… his mother told of a dream fragment, a disquieting scene where she had been chastised for a rule infraction she didn’t understand."

What is the best definition of 'infraction'?

• The breaking of a law

• Not following the rules

• The calculation of gaol (jail) time

• a Maths rule

​Sneak peek...

​Can you answer these questions?

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​Have a look at your text for 2 minutes and refresh your memory....

​then we'll see who can answer what.

What do Jonas and Gabriel have in common?

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Why does Lily want to be a birth mother?

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  What game are Asher and Jonas playing?

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Why does Jonas play?

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Why does Jonas take the apple home?

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What is the role of the speaker in the community?

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​What are the benefits of announcing rules publicly?

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How would you feel if your transgressions and violations of the rules were announced publicly?

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  In your opinion, why does the mother oppose Lily’s ideas of being a birth mother?

Open Ended

What are the benefits of announcing rules publicly?

Open Ended

How would you feel if your transgressions and violations of the rules were announced publicly?

Open Ended

 In your opinion, why does the mother oppose Lily’s ideas of being a birth mother?