The Giver Vocabulary Practice 1

"I guess I just got distraught watching them." Distraught means _____.

• calm

• peaceful

• agitated

• reasonable

"It was right there in the office, and I looked up number Thirty-six--that's the little guy I've been concerned about--because it occured to me that it might enhance his nurturing if I could call him by name." What does enhance mean?

• sameness

• to weaken the quality of

• to improve the quality of

• to diminish the quality of

Boldy resisting authority

• distraught

• defiant

• serene

• intrigued

to punish

• apprehensive

• intrigued

• chastise

• enhance

"There was an ironic tone to that final message, as if the Speaker found it amusing; and Jonas had smiled a little, though he knew what a grim statement it had been." What does ironic mean?

• straight

• confident

• unfearful

• using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning

fascinated

• apprehensive

• serene

• intrigued

• ironic

deeply upset

• distraught

• serene

• hungry

• enhance

Jonas "remembered that moment of palpable stomach-sinking terror when the aircraft streaked above." What does palpable mean?

• noticeable

• unclear

• enjoyable

• unnoticeable

The Chief Elder says in connection to Asher, "We even gave a little thought to some retroactive chastisement for the one who had been Asher's instructor of the Threes so long ago." What does the underlined word mean?

• exile

• unhappy

• punishment

• compliment

"It was a serene and slow-paced place, unlike the busy enters of manufacture and distribution where the daily work of the community occurred." What does the underlined word mean?

• upset

• bored

• excited

• calm and peaceful