The Giver Chapters 1-3
Authored by Stacia Rawhouser
English
7th - 9th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on literary comprehension and analysis of Lois Lowry's dystopian novel "The Giver," specifically covering the foundational chapters 1-3. Designed for middle school students in grades 7-9, the assessment evaluates students' ability to identify key plot elements, character relationships, and the unique societal structures that define Jonas's community. Students must demonstrate close reading skills to distinguish between significant details such as comfort objects, ceremonial traditions, job assignments, and community rules that establish the controlled dystopian setting. The questions require students to recall specific textual evidence while beginning to understand the broader themes of conformity, control, and the elimination of individual choice that permeate the novel's opening chapters. Created by Stacia Rawhouser, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 7 and 9, this quiz serves as an excellent tool for checking comprehension after students complete the initial chapters of this classic dystopian novel. Teachers can utilize this assessment as a reading check quiz to ensure students are actively engaging with the text, as a review activity before class discussions about the novel's themes, or as a formative assessment to identify students who may need additional support with reading comprehension. The quiz works particularly well as a warm-up activity to begin class discussions about the unique aspects of Jonas's society, and it can be assigned as homework to hold students accountable for their independent reading. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards 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, as well as CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.3 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.3, focusing on character analysis and plot development.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What flew over the community at the beginning of the story?
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What consequence did the pilot of the unidentified aircraft receive?
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the name of the main character's best friend?
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What ritual takes place at the end of the family's evening meal?
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the job of Jonas's father?
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.W.7.9A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What number of children were allowed in each family?
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Jonas apprehensive, or nervous, about?
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.2
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