The Giver Paired Text

Use "The Giver: Chapter 1 Excerpt" to answer the following question

Read the sentences from the passage.

“No. Wrong word, Jonas thought. Frightened meant that deep, sickening feeling of something terrible about to happen.”

Why does the author include the sentence in the passage?

• to create an interest in the meaning of words

• to better express how Jonas is feeling

• to show Jonas is detailed with his words

• to help make the day better

Use the "The Giver: Chapter 1 Excerpt" to answer the question

Which sentence from the passage best illustrates the idea that the community is usually a very safe place?

• “Frightened was the way he had felt a year ago when an unidentified air craft had overflown the community twice.”

• “Squinting toward the sky, he had seen the sleet jet, almost a blur at its high speed, go past, and a second later heard the blast of sound that followed.”

• “His parents were both at work, and his sister Lily, was at the childcare center where she spend her after-school hours.”

• “Within minutes the speakers had crackled again, and the voice reassuring now and less urgent, had explained that a Pilot-in-Training had misread his navigational instructions and made a wrong turn.”

Read the paragraph from the passage.

“Then all of the citizens had been ordered to go into the nearest building and stay there. IMMEDIATELY, the rasping voice through the speakers had said. LEAVE YOUR BICYCLES WHERE THEY ARE.”

What effect does the author create by writing in all capital letters?

• It emphasizes the true importance of the situation.

• It demands the reader also obey.

• It warns about the real danger coming.

• It shows the desperation in the speaker

use "The Giver : Chapter 7 Excerpt" to answer the question. (passage 2)

Which keyword from “Chapter 7” lets Jonas know he was skipped during the assignments?

• “Twenty”

• “clearly”

• “hush”

• “moved”

Use "The Giver: Chapter 7 Excerpt" to answer the question.

What is the central idea of “Chapter 7”?

• Jonas is sure there was a mistake during the Assignments.

• Jonas is not happy with the Assignment given to him.

• Jonas is happy for his friends and their Assignments.

• Jonas is nervous during the Assignment Ceremony.

Read the paragraph from “Chapter 7”.

“Eighteen, Fiona, on his left, was called. Jonas knew she must be nervous, but Fiona was a calm female. She had been sitting quietly, serenely, throughout the Ceremony.”

What does the word serenely suggest about Fiona in “Chapter 7”?

• She likes her assignment.

• She never gets nervous

• She is a calm person.

• She enjoys sitting still.

Which sentence from “Chapter 7” best illustrates that Jonas is nervous about the Assignment Ceremony?

• “Even the applause, though enthusiastic, seemed serene when Fiona was given the important Assignment of Caretaker of the Old.”

• “He took a deep breath and smoothed his hair with his hand.”

• “Jonas prepared himself to walk to the stage when the applause ended…”

• “He was calm now that his turn had come.”

Which theme best fits “Chapter 1” and “Chapter 7”?

• People desire to escape real life.

• Society finds it hard to change traditions.

• Being in an unknown situation can be scary.

• Childhood is a time for imagination and play.

Which sentence from “Chapter 1” supports the theme of chapters 1 and 7?

• “Jonas, looking around anxiously, had seen other-adults as well as children- stop what they were doing and wait, confused, for an explanation of the frightening event.”

• “Occasionally, when supplies were delivered by cargo planes to the landing field across the river, the children rode their bicycles to the riverbank and watched, intrigued, the unloading and then the takeoff directed to the west, always away from the community.”

• “It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened.”

• “IMMEDIATELY, the rasping voice through the speakers had said. LEAVE YOUR BICYCLES WHERE THEY ARE.”

What is the mood in both “Chapter 1” and “Chapter 7”?

• concern for family

• nervous about the assignments

• fear of planes

• afraid of the unknown