The Giver Vocabulary Set 1

Ronald has four brothers and they all share the same bathroom. Saturday mornings are Ronald’s favorite because all of his brothers have sports practice. This means Ronald can take a long shower and watch whatever show he wants while he eats his breakfast.

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After the play, one football player lay on the field, not moving. Everyone in the stands became quiet, and all the band members sat down and remained silent. One coach and the medic ran onto the field. Everything seemed to freeze until the player was able to stand.

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Jarrell was thrilled to get a call saying he’d been picked for the reality show, but they said he only had 30 minutes to get to the airport. He ran through the house grabbing clothes, shoes, his favorite shirt, and his lucky necklace. He almost forgot underwear, but his mother said, “Don’t forget your underwear!”

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Kelis was one of the best cheerleaders on the team. Not only could she do all the gymnastic moves, she was also a great dancer. During tryouts, everyone else had to perform a second dance, but not Kelis. She scored high enough on her first dance that she was not required to do a second.

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Many kids today don’t know about faxes or fax machines. There was a time when, if you wanted to send a document to someone in another place, you would use a machine connected to a phone line. The machine would scan the document and send it to the other person. Most people didn’t own these machines, so they would have to go to a store to send the fax.

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Many teenagers get a job when they turn 16. It can be at a store, or cutting grass, or babysitting. Janice just turned 16.

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Leslie was worried about her test score. She had studied, but didn’t feel good about her performance. She thought, if she could just see her test score, she might be able to relax for the weekend.

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Everyone thinks that being beautiful is just about a person’s appearance. But if you have a bad attitude, it makes you less beautiful. If you treat others poorly, it makes you less beautiful. If you don’t do right by your friends, it makes you less beautiful.

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It was illegal to use any language other than the official language of the country. You could be put in jail if you spoke another language aloud. Rose Ann’s father taught all his children their native language to make sure they knew it. He made them promise to teach their children, too.

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• disquiet

Usually, when Cami asks his father for something, his father gets it. He asked his father for some new shoes; his father bought them. He asked his father for a new watch; his father got it. So Cami was shocked when he asked his father for a new phone, and his father didn’t get it.

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• conceivable

• defy

• diminish

• disquiet