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Vocabulary Ch. 14-23 (The Giver)

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the strongest synonym for agony?

a)

Pain

b)

Harsh

c)

Excruciating Pain

d)

Harm

2.

What might cause someone to start writhing around?

a)

Catching on fire

b)

Forgetting to do homework

c)

Watching a boring show

d)

Eating a delicious dinner

3.

What is the best example of someone or something that is forsaken?

a)

A car in a full lot

b)

A child who loses a turn on the swing

c)

A dog who is left out in the rain

d)

A student who forgets to study for finals

4.

When she dumped an extra load of laundry on her dad, she didn't realize that it was ________.

a)

A burden

b)

Dejected

c)

Forsaken

d)

Condemned

5.

If rules are not enforced, they cannot be __________.

a)

Dejected

b)

Foresaken

c)

Rigid

d)

Inflicted

6.

Being alone at the beach might bring you peace and ___________.

a)

An infliction

b)

Rigidity

c)

Solitude

d)

Writhing

7.

Which of the following people below most likely feels dejected?

a)

A person sitting in a crowded movie theater

b)

A runner crossing the finish line in first place

c)

A boxer who has lost all of their matches

d)

A person who is extremely bored

8.

What best explains what the Giver inflicts on Jonas in Ch. 15 and why this word fits?

a)

The memory of warfare - because he gives him something painful

b)

A sunset - because Jonas actually receives it

c)

the memory of warfare because he chooses to give this memory

d)

A sunset - because Jonas does not want pleasant memories

9.

After witnessing war, Jonas was frozen and ____________ with horror.

a)

plead

b)

went numb

c)

was in solitude

d)

was haphazard

10.

The homeless man felt ________ and dejected.

a)

intent

b)

rigid

c)

yearned

d)

wretched

11.

At his sentencing hearing, the criminal made a final _______ to the judge for mercy.

a)

intent

b)

plea

c)

agony

d)

haphazard

12.

Unfortunately, despite the criminal's plea, he was _______ to a state prison sentence.

a)

condemned

b)

forsaken

c)

wretched

d)

dejected

13.

What is the best way to listen in class?

a)

haphazardly

b)

intently

14.

After a long winter of hibernation, the bears ______ from out of their cave and went to find food.

a)

condemned

b)

yearned

c)

emerged

d)

plead

15.

Asher's messy, disorganized folders in school might best be described as _________.

a)

Condemned

b)

Intently organized

c)

Haphazard

d)

Agony

16.

How did Asher organize his folder?

a)

Haphazard

b)

Haphazardly