The Giver Vocabulary Practice

You _______________ words through pen and paper as

expertly as a Samurai handles a super sharp sword.

• wield

• benign

• desiginate

• steel

Although your comments about her chosen outfit was intended to be__________________, she took it as mean-spirited criticism of her ability to choose beautiful fashion.

• insightfully

• benign

• rueful

• aptitude

“Look over the list of available survival supplies carefully, “ warned the guide, “because you are only allowed to ____________________ four of them from the supply hut before you are taken to the deserted island for the next forty days.”

• steel

• requisition

• piecemeal

• insight

"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

"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

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

What does the word 'apprehensive' mean in the context of 'The Giver'?

• A) Confident

• B) Anxious or fearful

• C) Indifferent

• D) Joyful

In 'The Giver', what is the meaning of the word 'meticulously'?

• A) Carelessly

• B) Quickly

• C) Thoroughly and carefully

• D) Randomly

What does the term 'transgression' refer to in 'The Giver'?

• A) A good deed

• B) A violation of a rule or law

• C) A celebration

• D) A type of ceremony