WorksheetsThe Giver
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What reason does the Giver give for members of the community NOT being allowed choices?
a)
The community would become chaotic.
b)
They will ruin the sense of order.
c)
They may make the wrong choices.
d)
None of these.
2.
What happens when twins are born?
a)
They go to different parents.
b)
The smaller one is released.
c)
The larger one is released.
d)
The are both released.
3.
Which word was "too general" and not used in the community?
a)
family
b)
red
c)
feelings
d)
love
4.
Who is Rosemary?
a)
Jonas's sister
b)
a friend of Jonas
c)
the Giver's daughter
d)
Jonas's mother
5.
Lily is...
a)
Jonas's friend.
b)
Jonas's sister.
c)
the Giver's daughter.
d)
Jonas's mother.
6.
Why is Jonas beginning to see the color red?
a)
Because the sun is changing color
b)
He has the capacity to see beyond
c)
He is becoming blind
d)
The entire community is turning red
7.
How did people get a spouse?
a)
Spouses picked each other out of a line-up.
b)
Spouses drew the names from a bowl of the other spouse to be.
c)
Spouses were matched by the children of the community.
d)
Spouses were matched by the Committee of Elders.
8.
What was the morning ritual for Jonas’s family?
a)
The telling of feelings
b)
The telling of stories
c)
The telling of fears
d)
The telling of dreams
9.
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
10.
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.
11.
What happened during Jonas's memory of the snowy hill the second time?
a)
He went down the hill without a problem
b)
fell off
c)
Broke his hand
d)
Broke his leg
12.
What pain did Jonas's experience in his first painful memory?
a)
sunburn
b)
being stabed
c)
being shot
d)
fell from a tree
13.
What does Jonas do to make Gabe go to sleep the first time.
a)
Drug him
b)
Throw him out the window
c)
Rocks him to sleep
d)
Transmits a memory of a sailboat.
14.
What do the numbers assigned to each child mean?
a)
The order of their birth
b)
Their rank in school
c)
The department to which they belong
d)
Their height in inches
15.
Why is Gabriel in danger of being released?
a)
He bites the Nurturing Staff
b)
He is deformed
c)
He is not growing fast enough and doesn't sleep through the night
d)
He doesn't eat
16.
Where do you go when you get released?
a)
To a whole new world
b)
To work in another community
c)
You go to Disney World
d)
No one actually knows
17.
Who is the main character?
a)
Asher
b)
The Giver
c)
Jonas
d)
Luke Skywalker
18.
What was the most important thing that happened at ceremony of 12?
a)
You no longer had volunteer hours
b)
You were now a real adult
c)
You got your life assignment
d)
You didn't have to follow all family rules
19.
What was the name of the baby father was concerned about?
a)
Asher
b)
Lily
c)
Gabriel
d)
Bieber
20.
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.
21.
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.
22.
Which of the following is NOT a quality that the Receiver-in-Training must possess?
a)
Integrity
b)
Sense
of humor
c)
Capacity
to See Beyond
d)
Courage
23.
Which of the following is NOT a rule that Jonas must follow during his training?
a)
You may not lie.
b)
You may not participate in dream telling
c)
You
may not apply for release.
d)
You may not have medication related to pain during training.
24.
Why does Jonas stop taking his daily pill?
a)
The pills make him sick.
b)
The pills make him lose his appetite.
c)
The pills keep him from having emotions like love.
d)
The pills make him sleep too much.
25.
The Giver’s favorite memory is of
a)
A family at Christmas
b)
Sledding downhill
c)
Sailing on a lake
d)
A birthday party
26.
What will happen when Jonas leaves the community?
a)
All the memories will return to the people.
b)
He will be forgotten and replaced.
c)
His mother and father will be put in jail.
d)
The elders will order his execution.
27.
In his Ceremony, what does Jonas’s Assignment turn out to be?
a)
He will be the new Giver
b)
He will be the new Receiver
c)
He does not receive an assignment
d)
He will be an Elder
28.
The author of The Giver is:
a)
Lois Lowery
b)
S.E. Hinton
c)
R.L. Stein
d)
Robert Frost
29.
What part of Jonas and the Giver’s plan near the end of the book does not happen?
a)
Jonas leaves the Community
b)
Jonas is presumed dead because his bike is found near the river
c)
Jonas “kidnaps” Gabriel from the Community
d)
the Giver does not leave the Community
30.
Who was Rosemary?
a)
A.
a
girl Jonas had a crush on, before he started taking pills
b)
A.
a
girl who was Jonas’s twin, who had been released when Jonas was born
c)
Jonas’s mother
d)
the Giver’s daughter
31.
At each session, the Giver's touch on the skin of Jonas's _________ transfers experiences and events.
a)
hippo
b)
pill
c)
back
d)
discipline wand
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