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WorksheetsThe Giver Chapters 1 and 2
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Why was the airplane Pilot-in-Training released after he flew over the community?
The pilot didn't deliver their food.
The Speaker decided the pilot should be released.
It is against the rules for planes to fly over the community.
He frightened Jonas.
Why are community members not supposed to joke about someone being released?
Being released is against the rules, and anyone breaking the rules is released.
Joking is not allowed in the community at all.
Being released is a severe punishment and is a statement of terrible failure.
Community members have to work really hard in order to be released, so they don't joke about it.
There are two occasions of release that are not punishment in the community. What are they?
Release of the elderly and students who don't submit their work on Google Classroom
Release of newchildren who grow too fast and parents of three children
Release of extra newchildren and Nurturers who become attached to them
Release of the elderly and newchildren who haven't developed as they should
What is the rule about family units?
There are two children per family, either both males or both females.
There are two children per family and a dog.
There are usually two children per family but sometimes a family can borrow one.
There are two children per family, one male and one female.
The community uses different words than we usually do for ordinary objects. What would we usually call a newchild?
A baby
A 2-3 year old
A teenager
A puppy
What is a Nurturer's job?
Nurturers make the community rules
Nurturers teach lessons to primary school children
Nurturers name newchildren
Nurturers take care of the newchildren
Which statement about the community is false?
All children in the community add one year to their age in December.
All children of the same age wear the same clothes.
All children celebrate their own birthdays.
All children participate in the ritual of feelings.
What rule did Jonas' father break?
He taught Lilly how to ride a bike.
He peeked at the Naming list.
He flew his jet over the community.
He joked about being released.
What happens to the Nines at the yearly Ceremony?
They get a middle name.
They get their hair cut for the first time.
They learn who they will marry.
They get their bikes.
Who is the most important Elder in the Community?
The Giver
The Receiver
The Speaker
The Department of Justice
Why is Jonas apprehensive about The Ceremony of Twelve?
He knows what Assignment the Elders will choose for him.
He doesn't want an Assignment from the Elders.
He doesn't know what Assignment the Elders will choose for him.
He knows what Assignment he wants and will be disappointed if he doesn't get it.
What does Jonas' mother warn him about that will happen after his Ceremony of Twelve?
He will have to be more independent and take care of Lilly because he will almost be an adult.
He and his friends won't be as close because he will spend more time with people who have the same Assignment as his.
He will never see his Year Eleven friends again because they stop going to school.
He will never have time to play because he will have to study all the time.
Someone who does what they are told to do is __________.
defiant
apprehensive
distraught
obedient
Which word is NOT a synonym for transgression?
crime
error
violation
obedience
When I was upset that I hadn't handed in my homework one minute late, my teacher __________ me that it was nothing to worry about.
confided
approached
reassured
encountered
Which word is a synonym for distraught?
confident
cool-headed
calm
upset
Norman was ________________ about giving his presentation, but after three minutes, he realized that he felt comfortable speaking in front of a crowd.
apprehensive
soothed
neglected
barren
Every time these players see each other, they do a silly handshake. It is their ___________.
transgression
obedience
aptitude
ritual
This mother squirrel ________ her baby.
obeys
nurtures
adheres
reconsiders
Which word DOES NOT fit the sentence?
When I'm anxious, I listen to classical music ___________ my nerves.
to calm
to soothe
to settle
to rant and rave
All students must ___________ to the rules or they will be in big trouble.
soothe
nurture
adhere
excavate
