The Giver 1-8

In the first chapter, why is the Pilot released from the community?

• He was a spy from an enemy community.

• He failed to deliver his cargo of food on time

• He misread his navigational instructions and frightened the community

• He crashed his aircraft

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Why does Jonas decide that “apprehensive” is a better word for his feeling than “frightened”?

• He wants to use more sophisticated vocabulary, since he is turning twelve soon

• He thinks it expresses more precisely how he feels

• He likes words that begin with vowels

• His mother once used the word “apprehensive” and he admires her

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why does Jonas’s mother discourage Lily from becoming a Birthmother?

• Giving birth is dangerous, and Lily might die from the complications

• Birthmothers are very lazy and never get anything done

• The position holds very little honor in the society

• The society is overpopulated

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CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

Why is the Ceremony of Twelves so important?

• It is when the boys in the community become men and get their jobs.

• It is when all 12s (boys and girls) receive their assignments (careers).

• It is the year they get married.

• It is when boys becomes the receiver.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which of the following is a time when release is a celebration?

• when it is for the Old

• when someone must apologize

• when it is for a newchild

• when it is for a birthday

What did Jonas now take each morning to help with his new weird "butterfly feelings"? 

• A deep breathe before walking out the door. 
• A liquid drink 
• A pill 
• Listened to a certain song 

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CCSS.RL.K.1

CCSS.SL.K.2

What list has accurate list of rules in the community? 

• 2 kids per family, no bragging, no dream telling, must share feelings everyday 
• Can't be rude, can't name your kids, get job at 11, 2 kids per family
• get job assigned to you, 2 kids per family, must do volunteer hours, bike at 9 
• no bragging, must tell dream every morning, 3 kids per family 

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which of the following sentences best shows the parallel difference between how families are created in Jonas’s society and how they are created in our society?

• Families apply for children in Jonas’s society, while we can make our own children
• People are assigned mates in Jonas’s society, but we can have as many children as we want.
• Birthmothers make children, while we can choose not to have children at all
• Families are given one boy and one girl in Jonas’s society, but we can choose our mates.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why was Gabriel not included in the Ceremony of Newchildren?

• He had light eyes

• He was given to Jonas' family permanently

• He wasn't old enough to be included

• He was given a year more to grow with Jonas' family and then he would be given to another family

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

Lily went through the Eights ceremony. What did the pockets on her jacket represent?  

• She was old enough to keep track of her own things 
• She was able to put her hands in her pocket when she walked.
• She was given material possessions.
• She was not allowed to show her hands in public anymore.