The Giver Vocabulary 1-10

Lola was _______________ when she realised her pet parrot had flown away. She cried for hours!

• obedient

• adhere

• distraught

• nurture

Jack never _______________ to the speed limit. Did you see how fast he was driving? He was lucky the police didn't catch him.

• adheres

• transgression

• obedient

• soothes

I was _____________ by my parents in a close-knit family. They brought me up in the best possible way.

• aptitude

• ritual

• nurtured

• solemn

Helen has an ______________ for science. I have never seen someone be able to learn difficult concepts so quickly. It's a natural skill she has.

• aptitude

• adhere

• affectionately

• soothe

My dog is so _______________. When I tell her to sit, she does. When I tell her to fetch something, she does.

• transgression

• adhere

• distraught

• obedient

A small groups of Aborigines performed an ancient ______________ on Uluru because they consider it an important site for their culture

• ritual

• aptitude

• nurture

• adhere

Their faces became _____________ when they heard the tragic news.

• soothe

• solemn

• obedient

• nurture

My grandmother would always hug me ___________________ whenever she saw me. I loved that about her.

• soothe

• affectionately

• aptitude

• nurture

Fran made me a cup of tea to help ___________ my nerves. She could see how anxious I was.

• soothe

• ritual

• distraught

• adhere

The judge wanted to know who had committed the serious _________________. One of the men was guilty of breaking the law.

• ritual

• adhere

• solemn

• transgression