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WorksheetsThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 46mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which age group received bicycles?
a)
Eights
b)
Nines
c)
Tens
d)
Elevens
2.
What is described as PALE?
a)
hair
b)
eyes
c)
face
d)
clothes
3.
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.
4.
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.
5.
Which word was "too general" and not used in the community?
a)
family
b)
red
c)
feelings
d)
love
6.
Why does the Giver NOT go with Jonas?
a)
He is too old and wouldn't make it.
b)
He is not allowed to leave.
c)
He has to help the community.
d)
He takes back the memories.
7.
Who is Rosemary?
a)
Jonas's sister
b)
a friend of Jonas
c)
the Giver's daughter
d)
Jonas's mother
8.
Why do the members of the community take pills?
a)
for Stirrings
b)
for lying
c)
as a vitamin supplement
d)
to see beyond
9.
How does Jonas get down the last hill?
a)
He falls.
b)
He sleds.
c)
He rides his bicycle.
d)
He jumps.
10.
Why does Lily's mom not want her to be a Birthmother?
a)
It is too time consuming.
b)
She won't make much money.
c)
She wants her to be a lawyer.
d)
It is not honorable.
11.
Whose comfort object was an elephant?
a)
Gabriel
b)
Lily
c)
Fiona
d)
Jonas
12.
What is used to discipline the young and old?
a)
threat of release
b)
pills
c)
threat of release
d)
a discipline wand
13.
Which group gets the adult hair cut?
a)
Eights
b)
Nines
c)
Tens
d)
Elevens
14.
Why does Jonas change the plan he made with the Giver?
a)
Gabriel was going to be released.
b)
He decided that Fiona should go with him.
c)
The Chief Elder figured out what they were doing.
d)
He didn't want to hurt his parents' feelings.
15.
Lily is...
a)
Jonas's friend.
b)
Jonas's sister.
c)
the Giver's daughter.
d)
Jonas's mother.
16.
Larissa is...
a)
Jonas's sister
b)
Jonas's best friend
c)
a six with pale eyes
d)
a woman in the House of the Old
17.
Who does NOT get released?
a)
Larissa
b)
Roberto
c)
Rosemary
d)
Gabriel
18.
Which rule is most frequently broken in Jonas's community?
a)
You may not lie.
b)
Children must not ride bicycles until they are nine.
c)
You may not go Elsewhere.
d)
The names of new children are secret until the Naming Ceremony.
19.
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
20.
Why did colors disappear in their community?
a)
A meteor landed in their community and washed away color.
b)
Neighboring communities drained the color from their people.
c)
The current Receiver of memory removed color so that they would be color blind.
d)
The people made the choice to go to sameness, did away with differences
21.
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.
22.
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
23.
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
24.
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.
25.
What game were the children playing in the park when Jonas ruined their fun?
a)
Hide'n Seek
b)
Freeze Tag
c)
Monkey in the Middle
d)
Pretend War
26.
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
27.
What pain did Jonas's experience in his first painful memory?
a)
sunburn
b)
being stabed
c)
being shot
d)
fell from a tree
28.
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.
29.
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
30.
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
31.
What does Jonas's mom do for a living?
a)
Works as a birth mother
b)
She is the giver
c)
Works for the department of justice
d)
Works as a pilot
32.
Who is Lily?
a)
Jonas's friend
b)
Jonas's sister
c)
Jonas's crush
d)
Jonas's mother
33.
What do you get when you turn nine?
a)
Stuffed animal
b)
Hair bows
c)
Bicycle
d)
your assignment
34.
Who is Asher?
a)
Jonas's friend
b)
Jonas's dad
c)
Jonas's brother
d)
a stranger
35.
What is the treatment for stirrings?
a)
Pills every morning
b)
memory erasing
c)
injection of medicine
d)
Removal
36.
What was Jonas apprehensive about in the beginning of the book?
a)
The ceremony of 12
b)
Finishing all of his volunteer hours
c)
Sharing his feelings at dinner
d)
If he would get invited to the big party after class
37.
What ritual happens at the conclusion to every family meal?
a)
Telling of their dreams
b)
Telling of their feelings
c)
They played a intense game of 2 on 2 basketball
d)
They ate dessert
38.
What did Jonas take from recreation time that he knew he shouldn't?
a)
A school owned basketball
b)
The list that had the baby names on it
c)
An apple
d)
A test that was supposed to be done in class
39.
What do Jonas and Gabe have in common?
a)
The same Birthmother
b)
pale eyes
c)
The same comfort object
d)
birthmark
40.
Which job does Jonas' father do?
a)
Nothing
b)
Nurturer
c)
Head of the Council
d)
Caregiver in the House of the Old
e)
Teacher
41.
Chapter Two:
What happens at the Ceremony of Ones?
What happens at the Ceremony of Ones?
a)
Children receive a bicycle
b)
Children are released
c)
Children are given their names and family units
d)
Children are given a front button tunic
42.
Who skipped Jonas' number at the ceremony of Twelve and said, "Thank you for your childhood" ?
a)
The Giver
b)
Jonas' Father
c)
Jonas wasn't skipped, Asher was
d)
The Chief Elder
43.
What method does the Giver use to train Jonas?
a)
He places his hands on Jonas's bare back and gives him memories.
b)
He touches Jonas on the forehead.
c)
He shows him movies all the time.
d)
He makes him read every book in the library.
44.
What is the first memory Jonas receives?
a)
A ride on a sled through falling snow
b)
A sunburn
c)
A family at Christmas
d)
A ride on a sled resulting in a broken leg
45.
Why is Lily skeptical of Jonas's story about the elephants?
a)
She is afraid of elephants, so she thinks Jonas is just trying to scare her.
b)
Jonas is a liar.
c)
Lily has been raised to think that elephants are imaginary creatures.
d)
Lily is an expert on elephants and knows that they would never behave in the way Jonas describes them.
46.
What was the name of the failed Receiver that was chosen ten years ago?
a)
Jenny
b)
Melanie
c)
Fiona
d)
Rosemary
47.
Why is Jonas not permitted to apply for release?
a)
If Jonas left, all the valuable time and money spent on his training would be wasted.
b)
If Jonas left, all of the Committee of Elders would die of broken hearts because they love him so much.
c)
If Jonas left, all the memories he had accumulated would enter the minds of the citizens and create chaos.
d)
If Jonas left, the Giver would be lonely.
48.
Why do Jonas's parents refuse to tell him that they love him?
a)
They think that Jonas will be smothered by their love.
b)
They secretly hate him.
c)
They think love is an obsolete word with no meaning.
d)
They were not paying attention when Jonas asked if they loved him.
49.
Why does Jonas interrupt his friends' game of good guys and bad guys?
a)
They did not let him play.
b)
They are not following the rules.
c)
He thinks he is better than they are.
d)
It reminds him of war, and the memories he has experienced.
50.
Why does the nurturing center release one child from each set of identical twins?
a)
The staff there is crazy.
b)
Two identical people cannot exist and only 50 births are allowed per year.
c)
They need to practice their releasing techniques.
d)
One twin is always seriously ill at birth.
51.
Why does Jonas leave the community before the time that he and the Giver had planned?
a)
He realized that the Giver is conspiring with the Committee of Elders to trap him.
b)
He finds out that Gabriel will be released the next morning and wants to save his life.
c)
The wind is good, and he needs to take a boat.
d)
He wants to bring Fiona, and he knows the Giver would not approve.
52.
How does Jonas keep the search planes from finding him and Gabriel?
a)
He covers their bodies with think, dirty leaves.
b)
He shoots down the planes.
c)
He transmits memories of cold so that heat-seeking planes cannot locate him.
d)
He stays very still because the planes have motion sensors.
53.
How does Jonas keep the search planes from finding him and Gabriel?
a)
He covers their bodies with think, dirty leaves.
b)
He shoots down the planes.
c)
He transmits memories of cold so that heat-seeking planes cannot locate him.
d)
He stays very still because the planes have motion sensors.
54.
What does Jonas see (or think he sees) as he nears the bottom of the hill on the sled?
a)
Colored lights in the windows of the houses
b)
His parents waiting for him
c)
A search party from the community
d)
The cold hand of death reaching for him
55.
In the first chapter, why is the pilot released from the community?
a)
He was a spy from an enemy community.
b)
He failed to deliver his cargo of food on time.
c)
He flew over the community by mistake.
d)
He crashed his aircraft.
56.
Why does Jonas decide that "apprehensive" is a better word for his feeling than "frightened"?
a)
He wants to use more sophisticated vocabulary, since he is turning twelve soon.
b)
He thinks it expresses more precisely how he feels.
c)
He likes words that begin with vowels.
d)
His mother once used the word "apprehensive" and he admires her.
57.
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.
58.
Why is Gabriel in danger of being released?
a)
He bites the staff at the nurturing center.
b)
He was born with disabilities.
c)
He is not growing fast enough and cannot sleep through the night.
d)
He smiles too much and the staff suspects he will have issues when he grows up.
59.
What do the numbers assigned to each child signify?
a)
The order of their birth
b)
Their rank in school
c)
The department to which they belong
d)
Their height in inches
60.
Why does the Chief Elder apologize to the audience at the Ceremony of Twelve?
a)
She is about to tell them that Jonas is to be released.
b)
She has caused them anxiety about Jonas's assignment.
c)
Her shoes do not match her purse.
d)
She knows they are disappointed about their children's assignments.
61.
How does the community react to the death of a child in the river?
a)
They hold a candlelight vigil.
b)
They send food to the child's parents.
c)
They hold seminars to warn the children to stay away from the river.
d)
They chant the child's name over and over, each time more and more softly.
62.
What is the first memory received by Jonas?
a)
Sunburn
b)
Sunshine
c)
Love
d)
Snow
63.
Why does the Giver have to stay in the community even though Jonas leaves?
a)
Jonas
cannot take anyone else with him besides Gabe.
b)
He
is not allowed to leave.
c)
To help the community and keep them from destroying themselves.
d)
To
take the memories back.
64.
What is the "capacity to see beyond"?
a)
Being able to see color
b)
Being able to predict the future
c)
Being able to read people's minds
d)
Being able to communicate with dead people
65.
What is the first object Jonas sees change?
a)
Fiona's hair
b)
Apple
c)
Faces
d)
Rainbow
66.
To be a receiver, which quality do you need?
a)
Intelligence
b)
Integrity
c)
Courage
d)
All of these
67.
What had happened to the memories of the Receiver who had failed?
a)
They were lost forever.
b)
They were released back into the community.
c)
She took the memories with her.
d)
They went back to the Giver.
68.
What was the ritual at the end of each evening meal?
a)
Each family member would tell what they liked about the others.
b)
Each family member would tell about their goals in life.
c)
Each family member would share their feelings of the day.
d)
Each family member would share their dreams from the night before.
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