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The Giver Ch 1-6 Vocabulary

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A harsh unpleasant sound

a)

rasping

b)

jeer

c)

intrigue

2.

Making rude or mocking remarks

a)

fragment

b)

jeer

c)

throng

3.

To arouse curiosity or interest; to fascinate

a)

recollection

b)

apprehensive

c)

intrigue

4.

Having an elegant or streamlined shape or design

a)

tunic

b)

sleek

c)

dwelling

5.

Another word for someone's home is their...

a)

transgression

b)

dwelling

c)

disgrace

6.

Something "palpable" feels...

a)

very strong/intense

b)

very soft/weak

c)

like paper

7.

Someone who is "distraught" is...

a)

very upset

b)

very happy

c)

very excited

8.

A loose garment, typically sleeveless and reaching to the knees

a)

absorbent

b)

recollection

c)

tunic

9.

I have a vague _______________ of my motorcycle accident, but it’s a bit blurry because I hit my head.

a)

disgrace

b)

reprieve

c)

recollection

10.

A synonym for "apprehensive" is...

a)

worried

b)

calm

c)

distraught

11.

To use flattery or coaxing in order to persuade someone to do something or give one something

a)

wheedle

b)

meticulous

c)

fragment

12.

The rules of the community say if there's a third ____________ the person must be released as punishment.

a)

jeer

b)

sleek

c)

transgression

13.

To gently calm a person or their feelings

a)

sooth

b)

aptitude

c)

appeal

14.

I'm very good at playing the piano. My teacher says I have a real ____________ for it.

a)

meticulous

b)

aptitude

c)

tunic

15.

If someone wants to change a rule in the community, they have to submit an _____________ to a committee.

a)

appeal

b)

aptitude

c)

absorbent

16.

Jonas wanted his father to _______________ Lily after she mentioned that his eyes were different.

a)

jeer

b)

chastise

c)

shuffled

17.

To move toward something (as if gravity were pulling you)

a)

shuffled

b)

soothe

c)

gravitate

18.

To move or proceed in a hurry

a)

shuffle

b)

hasten

c)

absorbent

19.

I ______________ down low in my seat because I didn't want the teacher to call my name.

a)

soothed

b)

shuffled

c)

hunched

20.

To walk slowly without lifting your feet off the floor

a)

shuffled

b)

relinquish

c)

dosage

21.

Fiona dried off the old man after his bath with an __________________ cloth.

a)

fragment

b)

absorbent

c)

meticulous

22.

An isolated or incomplete part of something

a)

fragment

b)

consciousness

c)

dosage

23.

My medicine wasn't working so I went to the doctor to get the _______________ adjusted.

a)

fragment

b)

throng

c)

dosage

24.

A crowd; or to crowd around someone

a)

throng

b)

transgression

c)

recollection

25.

Cancelling or postponing a punishment or something difficult

a)

aptitude

b)

reprieve

c)

tunic

26.

A person’s awareness of something

a)

consciousness

b)

appeal

c)

jeer

27.

To give something up

a)

shuffled

b)

relinquish

c)

intrigued

28.

Very careful, precise, and/or attentive to little details; organized

a)

meticulous

b)

sleek

c)

distraught