WorksheetsThe Giver 1-4
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect
a)
Utopia
b)
Dystopia
c)
Mood
d)
Theme
2.
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
3.
To discipline or criticize someone
a)
chastise
b)
prodded
4.
This story is told from the following point of view
a)
first person
b)
first person omniscient
c)
third person omniscient
d)
third person limited
5.
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.
6.
What did you do after being a birth mother?
a)
Become laborers.
b)
Become nurturers.
c)
Become gardeners.
d)
Become single and alone.
7.
What color eyes did almost all of the citizens in the community have?
a)
Dark
b)
Pale
c)
White
d)
Changed in the sunlight.
8.
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
9.
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
10.
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.
11.
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.
12.
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.
13.
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.
14.
The usual mood or attitude of a person
a)
disposition
b)
angry
c)
chastise
15.
Comfort objects are given up at the age of seven, and they are recycled to other children. What part of speech is "recycled" in this sentence?
a)
noun
b)
verb
c)
adjective
d)
adverb
16.
The setting of this story is
a)
a Utopian society in the 1800's
b)
present day Europe
c)
a futuristic, Utopian society
d)
present day Asia
17.
Feeling or showing doubt about something; not willing to act; hesitant
a)
reluctant
b)
initiative
c)
ironic
18.
What is the genre of this novel
a)
science fiction
b)
historical fiction
c)
mystery
d)
comedy
19.
Which rule is most frequently broken in Jonas’s community?
a)
Children must not ride bicycles until they are nine
b)
Children are not allowed to date
c)
Aircrafts are not to be flown over the community
d)
The names of newchildren are secret until the Naming Ceremony
20.
Why does Jonas’s mother discourage Lily from becoming a Birthmother?
a)
Giving birth is dangerous, and Lily might die from the complications
b)
Birthmothers are very lazy and never get anything done
c)
The position holds very little honor in the society
d)
The society is overpopulated
21.
Why does Jonas worry about Asher’s Assignment?
a)
Asher is easily disappointed and will probably find fault with his assignment
b)
Asher does not seem to have any serious interests
c)
Asher will fail at any Assignment he is given
d)
Asher has not completed enough volunteer hours to qualify for an Assignment
22.
Why is the Ceremony of Twelves so important?
a)
It is when the boys in the community become men and get their jobs.
b)
It is when all 12s (boys and girls) receive their assignments (careers).
c)
It is the year they get married.
d)
It is when boys becomes the receiver.
23.
Jonas stole an apple that he and Asher were playing with. What happened to the apple that made Jonas want to keep it?
a)
Asher dropped it.
b)
It vanished in mid-air
c)
Fiona gave it to them.
d)
It changed.
24.
Which of the following is a time when release is a celebration?
a)
the old
b)
committing a crime
c)
new child
d)
your birthday
25.
a natural ability to do something or to learn something
a)
Aptitude
b)
Apprehensive
26.
What is the last birthday celebrated in the community?
a)
1
b)
9
c)
12
d)
18
27.
to give up something
a)
distraught
b)
infringe
c)
conceivable
d)
relinquish
28.
the quality of being exact and accurate
a)
precision
b)
agony
c)
distraught
d)
mischievous
29.
What job does Jonas think is "perfect" for Lily?
a)
receiver
b)
giver
c)
nurturer
d)
speaker
30.
Gabriel's comfort object is a hippo, and Lily's in an elephant. What part of speech is "comfort" in this sentence?
a)
noun
b)
Verb
c)
adjective
d)
adverb
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