The Giver practice assessment Ch. 1-5

INDIRECT OBJECT

In the following sentence, identify the indirect object:  

"Jonas gave his little sister Lily a hug."  

• Jonas

• Lily

• hug

• sister

Answer explanation

The indirect object is the recipient of the action, in this case, Lily, who received the hug from Jonas.

DIRECT OBJECT

In the sentence below, identify the direct object:  

"Jonas tells his parents about his discomfort." 

• Jonas

• parents

• discomfort

• tells

Answer explanation

The direct object answers the question “What is being told?” The answer is "discomfort," the thing Jonas is talking about.

SUBJECT

In the sentence below, identify the subject:  

"The Chief Elder smiled at Jonas during the Ceremony."

• Chief Elder

• Smiled

• Jonas

• Ceremony

Answer explanation

The subject of the sentence is the one performing the action. The Chief Elder is the one who smiled.

TRANSITIVE VERB

Which of the following sentences contains a transitive verb?

• Jonas ran through the field. 

• The ceremony begins soon. 

• Jonas receives an important assignment.

• The children laughed loudly.

Answer explanation

Jonas receives an important assignment.  

Explanation: A transitive verb is an action verb that requires a direct object. "Receives" is transitive because it has the direct object "assignment."

INTRANSITIVE VERB

Which of the following sentences contains an intransitive verb? 

• Jonas accepted the assignment.

• Jonas ran quickly down the hall.  

• The teacher explained the rules.  

• Jonas gave his sister a hug.  

Answer explanation

Jonas ran quickly down the hall.  

Explanation: "Ran" is intransitive because it does not need a direct object. The action ends with "ran" and doesn’t transfer to an object.

OBJECT COMPLEMENT

In the following sentence, identify the object complement:  

"The Ceremony of Twelve made Jonas nervous."

• Ceremony

• Jonas

• nervous

• Twelve

Answer explanation

An object complement follows the direct object and describes or renames it. "Nervous" describes Jonas, the direct object of "made."

OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION

In the sentence below, identify the object of the preposition:  

"Jonas sat beside his father during the ceremony."  

• sat

• father

• beside

• ceremony

Answer explanation

The object of the preposition "beside" is "father," the noun that the preposition refers to.

SUBJECT IDENTIFICATION

Fill in the blank with the subject of the sentence:  

"_____ went to the House for the Aged to volunteer."

Answer explanation

The subject of the sentence is the one performing the action. Jonas (or "He," referring to Jonas) is the one going to the House for the Aged.

DIRECT OBJECT

Fill in the blank with the direct object of the sentence:  

"Jonas admired h__ a_________ after the Ceremony."

Answer explanation

The direct object answers the question “What did Jonas admire?”

TRANSITIVE VERB IDENTIFICATION

Which verb in the following sentence is transitive?  

"Jonas helped his father with the decision."  

Answer explanation

Helped" is a transitive verb because it requires a direct object, in this case, "decision."