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The Giver Vocab 18-23

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Giver chuckled ruefully. "The explanations are difficult. The whole thing is so beyond one's experience. But I tried. And she listened carefully. Her eyes were very luminous, I remember,"
a)
dark
b)
gloomy
c)
full of light
d)
green
2.
" I had to, Jonas. It was my job.  And she had been chosen." The Giver looked at him imploringly. Jonas stroked his hand.
a)
questioningly
b)
amusingly
c)
sadly
d)
beg someone desperately 
3.
Jonas shook his head empahtically. 
"No Giver," he said, "I want you to keep that, to have with you when I'm gone."
a)
slowly
b)
forcefully
c)
angrily
d)
awkwardly
4.
His parents would be irritated but not alarmed. They would think him inconsiderate and they would chastise him later.
a)
to joke with
b)
to hug
c)
to rebuke or reprimand severly
d)
to be disappointed in
5.
The Giver on his return, would find the community in a state of confusion and panic.Confronted by a situation they had never faced before, and faced with no memories from which to find solace, they would seek the Giver's advise
a)
joy
b)
comfort in time of distess
c)
sadness
d)
anger
6.
The hill was treacherously steep, he was impeded by the snow and his own lack of strength. 
a)
slowed
b)
cold
c)
inspired
d)
hopeful
7.
The hill was treacherously steep, he was impeded by the snow and his own lack of strength. 
a)
straightfoward
b)
dangerous
c)
stable
d)
unnecessary
8.
But his mind was elsewhere now. Warming himself ever so briefly had shaken away the lethargy and restored his will to survive.
a)
enthusiasm
b)
fear
c)
lack of energy 
d)
positivity
9.
But that evening everything changed. All of it - all of the things they had thought through so meticulously   - fell apart
a)
careless
b)
aekwardly
c)
thorough
d)
sporadically
10.
But his mind was alert now. Warming himself ever so briefly had shaken away the lethargy  and resignation and restored his will to survive.
a)
eagerness
b)
employment
c)
fear
d)
giving up
11.
It was terribly dangerous because some of the work crews were still about, but he moved stealthily and silently, staying in the shadows, making his way toward the river.
a)
awkwardly
b)
quality
c)
in a cautious manner
d)
bold and confident manner
12.
What does euthanasia mean?
a)
a process by which water goes back into the atmosphere
b)
a strong feeling of well being
c)
young  people from the continent of Asia
d)
the practice of permitting the death of a terminally sick person