The Giver - Vocabulary Set 1

"He laughed silently to himself, picturing his sister droning on in the self-important voice that all the Speakers seemed to develop..."

• speaking in a dull tone
• speaking loudly
• speaking carefully

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

giving in or forgiving too easily

• notable

• emerge

• indulgent

• liberal

Natural ability to do something 

• Assimilate
• Expanse
• Aptitude 
• Exempted 

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"...or she would be called in for chastisement because of her insensitive chatter."

• study
• scolding
• questioning

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

To ______________________ information means to arrange it in columns on a page so that it can be analyzed.

• tabulate

• reprieve

• solace

• wisp

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Very careful about doing something

• Serious
• Careful
• Apprehensive 
• Meticulous 

"All of his volunteer hours would be carefully tabulated at the Hall of Open Records."

• kept safe

• worked

• counted

Jim was ___________ after he received a  job offer during his first interview.

• abrasive
• timorous
• buoyant
• tenacious

Part of speech: Her meticulous approach took much longer than the time she actually had.

• noun
• verb
• adjective
• adverb

"...while his mother told of a dream fragment, a disquieting scene..."

• disturbing
• peaceful
• colorful

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4