The Giver - Chapter 1

The Giver - Chapter 1 vocab

behavior that obeys the accepted rules of society or a group and/or is the same as most people

Example: Everyone in Jonas's community was expected to practice ______ and follow the rules like everyone else.

• ignorance

• isolation

• individuality

• conformity

The Giver - Chapter 1 vocab

separation from others, physically, or emotionally

Example: The community was in ______ from other neighboring communities. Lily's class had to drive a long way to visit them.

• ignorance

• individuality

• isolation

• structure

The Giver - Chapter 1 vocab

the qualities that make someone or something different from other things or people

Example: Asher's _____ was that he often misused the meaning of words, thinking they meant something else.

• ignorance

• individuality

• structure

• conformity

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The Giver - Chapter 1 vocab

lack of knowledge or information about something

Example: The ______ in the community was strong because they didn't go anywhere or learn about anything else.

• ignorance

• structure

• conformity

• isolation

The Giver - Chapter 1 vocab

the way in which the parts of something are connected to form a whole, or the whole

Example: The ______ of the family unit in The Giver community was one father, one mother, and one or two children.

• isolation

• conformity

• structure

• individuality

The Giver - Chapter 1 vocab

worried or nervous about something that you are going to do, or about the future

Example: Jonas was ______ about the big event about to happen in December.

• transgression

• apprehensive

• remorse

• nondescript

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The Giver - Chapter 1 vocab

something against the rules of social behavior or against moral principles; crime; bad behavior

Example: Asher had to apologize to his classmates for his ______.

• gravitating

• remorse

• nondescript

• transgression

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The Giver - Chapter 1 vocab

very strong feelings of sadness or guilt because you did something wrong

Example: Lily had ______ that she had made a fist in anger over the impatient boy in the other community.

• gravitating

• remorse

• nondescript

• apprehensive

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The Giver - Chapter 1 vocab

ordinary, not at all interesting or unusual

Example: Jonas's home was ________; it looked just like all others within the community.

• nondescript

• apprehensive

• gravitating

• transgression

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The Giver - Chapter 1 vocab

moving or tending to move toward someone or something

• apprehensive

• transgression

• remorse

• gravitating

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9