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WorksheetsThe Giver Ch. 1-4
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Afraid that something bad is going to happen
a)
Apprehensive
b)
Beckoning
2.
Something that is rare or hard to find
a)
exuberant
b)
rarity
3.
A difference that prevents agreement : disagreement between ideas, feelings, etc.
a)
Setting
b)
Conflict
c)
Theme
d)
Mood
4.
The people who are reading, watching, or enjoying the story
a)
Author
b)
Writer
c)
Teacher
d)
Audience
5.
An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect
a)
Utopia
b)
Dystopia
c)
Mood
d)
Theme
6.
Giving human characteristics to non-human objects
a)
Characterization
b)
Irony
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
7.
An imagined place that appears perfect but has an underlying problem
a)
utopia
b)
connotative meaning
c)
dystopia
d)
paradise
8.
To discipline or criticize someone
a)
chastise
b)
prodded
9.
Why is Gabriel in danger of being released?
a)
He bites the staff at the Nurturing Center
b)
He is deformed
c)
He is not growing fast enough and cannot sleep through the night
d)
He smiles too much, and the staff suspects he will be abnormally gassy when he grows up
10.
To bring something back to health or working order
a)
rehabilitation
b)
ironic
11.
Strange or funny because something is different from what you expected
a)
ironic
b)
fidgeted
12.
How many years could you serve as a birth mother?
a)
1 year or 1 birth
b)
2 years or 2 births
c)
3 years or 3 births
d)
4 years or 4 births
13.
What was the newchild’s comfort object?
a)
Tiger
b)
Owl
c)
Elephant
d)
Hippo
14.
What was so different about the newchild?
a)
He had dark hair like Lily.
b)
He had pale eyes like Jonas.
c)
He had a birthmark on his arm.
d)
He had one pale eye and one dark eye.
15.
What did you do after being a birth mother?
a)
Become laborers.
b)
Become nurturers.
c)
Become gardeners.
d)
Become single and alone.
16.
Why was Jonas's mother upset with Lily?
a)
Lily said she wanted to be a birthmother.
b)
Lily dropped the newchild.
c)
Lily spilled the newchild's food.
d)
Lily said a mean thing about the newchild.
17.
What color eyes did almost all of the citizens in the community have?
a)
Dark
b)
Pale
c)
White
d)
Changed in the sunlight.
18.
What month is Jonas apprehensive about?
a)
January
b)
September
c)
November
d)
December
19.
Why is Jonas apprehensive about next month?
a)
He is going to a new school.
b)
He is getting a new baby brother.
c)
He is turning twelve.
d)
He is moving to a new community.
20.
What is Jonas's father's role in the community?
a)
A Nurturer
b)
A member of the Department of Justice
c)
The Giver
d)
Pilot
21.
What's Jonas's mother's role in the community?
a)
A member of the Department of Justice
b)
A Nurturer
c)
A birthmother
d)
A Teacher
22.
What happened to the pilot who flew too close to the community a year ago?
a)
He was suspended.
b)
He was promoted.
c)
He was given a new job in the community.
d)
He was released.
23.
Why was Lily angry with the visiting community of Sevens?
a)
They weren't following their rules.
b)
They were quiet.
c)
They were not sharing their food.
d)
The talked too loud.
24.
What is the ritual they have as a family every evening?
a)
Telling of feelings
b)
Praying before dinner.
c)
Watching the news.
d)
Playing board games.
25.
What are the two occasions when "release" is not a punishment?
a)
The physically and mentally handicapped.
b)
The elderly and a newchild.
c)
The unintelligent and defiant.
d)
The self-centered and conceited.
26.
Why does Jonas decide that “apprehensive” is a better word for his feeling than “frightened”?
a)
He wants to use more sophisticated vocabulary, since he is turning twelve soon
b)
He thinks it expresses more precisely how he feels
c)
He likes words that begin with vowels
d)
His mother once used the word “apprehensive” and he admires her
27.
A sense of peace or calm
a)
chaos
b)
serene
c)
parade
28.
An act that goes against a rule; an offense
a)
rehabilitation
b)
irony
c)
transgression
29.
The usual mood or attitude of a person
a)
disposition
b)
angry
c)
chastise
30.
Refusing to obey or follow instructions
a)
defiant
b)
rarity
c)
invariable
31.
To be visibly upset; beyond sad
a)
moody
b)
happy
c)
distraught
32.
Not changing; static in nature
a)
flowing
b)
invariable
c)
ironic
33.
Feeling or showing doubt about something; not willing to act; hesitant
a)
reluctant
b)
initiative
c)
ironic
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