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The Giver - Chapter 3

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The Giver - Chapter 3
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This quiz focuses on English Language Arts literature study, specifically examining Chapter 3 of Lois Lowry's dystopian novel "The Giver." Designed for middle school students in grades 6-8, the assessment evaluates reading comprehension and attention to textual detail through recall-based questions about character interactions, plot developments, and world-building elements. Students need strong literal comprehension skills and the ability to track specific details about Jonas's community, including the social structure (birthmothers, volunteer assignments), physical characteristics of citizens (eye color), and emerging hints about Jonas's unique abilities (his perception of the changing apple). The questions require students to demonstrate close reading skills by recalling precise information about character dialogue, community rules, and significant objects that foreshadow later plot developments. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying dystopian literature in grades 6-8. The assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a reading comprehension check after students complete Chapter 3, a formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding before moving forward in the novel, or homework to reinforce key plot points and character development. Teachers can use this quiz as a warm-up activity to begin class discussions about the community's strict social roles and Jonas's emerging differences, or as review material before major assessments. The questions align with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1, which require students to cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text explicitly states, building the foundation for deeper literary analysis throughout the novel study unit.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What color eyes did almost all of the citizens in the community have?

Dark
Pale
White
Changed in the sunlight.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Jonas's mother suggest to Lily when she becomes an Eight?

Volunteer as a Teacher.
Volunteer at the Department of Justice.
Volunteer at the Nurturing Center.
Volunteer as a Birthmother.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was Jonas's mother upset with Lily?

Lily said she wanted to be a birthmother.
Lily dropped the newchild.
Lily spilled the newchild's food.
Lily said a mean thing about the newchild.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were Jonas and Asher doing to the apple? 

Tossing it back and forth.
Kicking it around.
Taking bites of it.
Balancing it on their heads.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was it about the apple that concerned Jonas? 

It was bruised.
The appearance of it changed. 
It disappeared.
It was rotten.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What had Jonas taken from the Recreation Area and was reminded by public announcement that he was not to do that? 

A pencil
A banana
An apple
An orange

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did you do after being a birth mother?  

Become laborers.
Become nurturers.
Become gardeners.
Become single and alone.

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