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WorksheetsThe Giver 1-8 Chapters
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did Asher get smacked a lot when he was a three?
a)
He kept stealing apples from the Recreation Area.
b)
He kept saying "smack" instead of "snack."
c)
He was always running late for scheduled events.
d)
He kept calling attention to other people's differences.
2.
What was Asher's life assignment?
a)
Caretaker in the House of Old
b)
Birthmother
c)
Assistant Director of Recreation
d)
Engineer
3.
What assignment was given to Fiona?
a)
Assistant Director of Recreation
b)
Receiver of Memory
c)
Caretaker in the House of Old
d)
Birthmother
4.
Why did Jonas get so upset during the Ceremony of Twelve?
a)
His turn was skipped over when the Chief Elder was giving assignments.
b)
Another twelve, Pierre, got the life assignment Jonas had wanted.
c)
He noticed that his father was not in the audience because he was home with Gabe.
d)
He realized he may never get the chance to tell Fiona his feelings.
5.
Jonas was "selected" for what assignment?
a)
Receiver of Pain
b)
Receiver of Memory
c)
Receiver of Gifts
d)
Receiver of Thoughts
6.
Who will train Jonas?
a)
His father, as all males are trained by their fathers
b)
The Chief Elder of the community
c)
Asher, because part of his assignment involves training
d)
The current Receiver in the community
7.
How did the crowd respond after the Ceremony of Twelve when Jonas was left standing alone on the stage?
a)
They stood silent and confused.
b)
They bowed down to him saying, "All Hail Jonas!"
c)
They chanted his name, "JONAS. JONAS. JONAS."
d)
They screamed at Jonas in anger because of his new assignment.
8.
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
9.
What's Jonas's mother's role in the community?
a)
A member of the Department of Justice
b)
A Nurturer
c)
A birthmother
d)
A Teacher
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 was so different about the newchild?
a)
He had dark hair like Lily.
b)
He had pale eyes like Jonas.
c)
He had a birthmark on his arm.
d)
He had one pale eye and one dark eye.
12.
What was it about the apple that concerned Jonas?
a)
It was bruised.
b)
The appearance of it changed.
c)
It disappeared.
d)
It was rotten.
13.
What was special about turning 10?
a)
Children started school.
b)
Children were able to say "no".
c)
Children were given helmets.
d)
Children got a haircut.
14.
Nines got their first bicycle. What did that represent?
a)
Moving at their own speed and not relying on others for transportation
b)
Moving gradually out to the community, away from the protective family unit
c)
Making cyclical decisions to enhance their thinking skills.
d)
It represented the family unit falling apart after the youngest became mobile.
15.
Which rule is most frequently broken in Jonas’s community?
a)
Children must not ride bicycles until they are nine
b)
Children are not allowed to date
c)
Aircrafts are not to be flown over the community
d)
The names of newchildren are secret until the Naming Ceremony
16.
Which of the following sentences best shows the parallel difference between how families are created in Jonas’s society and how they are created in our society?
a)
Families apply for children in Jonas’s society, while we can make our own children
b)
People are assigned mates in Jonas’s society, but we can have as many children as we want.
c)
Birthmothers make children, while we can choose not to have children at all
d)
Families are given one boy and one girl in Jonas’s society, but we can choose our mates.
17.
What is a family in Jonas's community?
a)
Two children - one male and one female.
b)
Parents could have as many children as they had funds to take care of them properly.
c)
Four children - two males and two females.
d)
The number of children in a family depended on the the parents' jobs.
18.
How were people in Jonas's community assigned jobs?
a)
Everyone had to register for the jobs they wanted at the court house.
b)
The elders assigned the jobs.
c)
Everyone took a test to determine which job they were suited for.
d)
Jobs required applications and interviews.
19.
What did children do between the ages of 8 and 12?
a)
Volunteer work at a place of their choosing.
b)
Go to school from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
c)
Exercise at least two hours a day.
d)
They went to camp each summer.
20.
What volunteer work did Asher, Fiona, and Jonas do together?
a)
worked at the manufacturing center
b)
delivered packages
c)
changed diapers at the Nurturing Center
d)
bathed the elderly
21.
What was the treatment for Stirrings?
a)
pills
b)
therapy
c)
shots
d)
isolation
22.
"...she had been chastised for a rule infraction she didn't understand" (p 34).
a)
cheered
b)
punished
c)
forgiven
d)
complimented
23.
"Sixes all wore jackets they fastened down the back so they would have to ... learn interdependence" (p 40).
a)
independence
b)
freedom
c)
strength
d)
reliance
24.
"... the Assignments were scrupulously thought through by the Committee of Elders" (p 49).
a)
thoughtlessly
b)
quietly
c)
carefully
d)
idly
25.
"Jonas ... I apologize to you in particular. I caused you anguish" (p 60).
a)
happiness
b)
joy
c)
relief
d)
pain
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