WorksheetsThe Giver
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the main character?
a)
Lilly
b)
Jonas
c)
Asher
d)
Fiona
2.
As we are introduced to Jonas, what is he "anxiously" waiting for?
a)
His birthday
b)
Release of his father
c)
His job assignment at the December ceremony.
d)
His pizza delivery
3.
Why is Jonas unsure of what his job assignment will be?
a)
He doesn't think he will get to turn another year older
b)
He isn't sure he will turn in enough volunteer hours
c)
He hates work
d)
He has done his volunteer hours at so many placements
4.
What is the treatment for stirrings?
a)
A pill
b)
A bop on the back of the head
c)
He can no longer share his dreams
d)
He has to be released
5.
Who is the author of this book?
a)
Mark Twain
b)
Louis Lowry
c)
Elie Weisel
d)
Mary Higgins Clark
6.
What is precision of language?
a)
Not talking back to adults
b)
Speaking only when spoken to
c)
No cussing
d)
Saying exactly what is meant
7.
What is the rule of nakedness?
a)
You must apologize
b)
You will be released
c)
You go directly to jail
d)
You can only work in the House of the Old
8.
What is Jonas' first stirring?
a)
He wants to visit another community
b)
He "wants" Fiona to get in the tub so that he can bathe her
c)
He wants a juicy red apple
d)
He wants to become the leader of the community
9.
What is a synonym for "Utopian"?
a)
Perfect
b)
Wrecked
c)
Horrid
d)
Beautiful
10.
What are the new-childrens comfort objects?
a)
Their parents
b)
Their siblings
c)
Stuffed animals
d)
Pets
11.
What is Lily's comfort object?
a)
Rabbit
b)
Bear
c)
Giraffe
d)
Elephant
12.
Why do the adults in the community take a daily pill?
a)
To stifle painful memories
b)
To prevent the stirrings
c)
To enable them to see beyond
d)
To ward off sameness
13.
Jonas' family is taking care of Gabriel because...
a)
Gabriel needs extra nurturing
b)
Jonas' mother requested a new infant
c)
Gabriel's parents were released from the community
d)
Gabriel has light eyes
14.
What reason did Jonas give to the Recreation Director for stealing the apple?
a)
He was hungry
b)
He doesn't give any reason
c)
He saw the apple change
d)
He had seen the apple in his dreams
15.
At the December Ceremony, Fiona is selected to become a
a)
Birthmother
b)
Assistant Director of Recreation
c)
Collection Crew Worker
d)
Caretaker of the Old
16.
In the first memory that he receives, Jonas experiences what for the first time?
a)
A painful sunburn
b)
A broken leg
c)
Cold, winter weather
d)
The cold rain of a thunderstorm
17.
What is the first color that Jonas sees?
a)
Orange
b)
Red
c)
Blue
d)
Green
18.
What does Jonas' trainer tell Jonas that his title should be in Jonas is the "Receiver?"
a)
The Carer
b)
The Punisher
c)
The Paintaker
d)
The Giver
19.
In one of his memories, what animal does Jonas see get killed?
a)
An elephant
b)
A rabbit
c)
A dog
d)
An alligator
20.
How does Jonas receive the memories?
a)
High five
b)
Telepathy
c)
He has to lay down on the bed and the Giver places his hands on Jonas' back
d)
They are hooked up to computers and the memories are electronically passed from one to the other
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