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The Giver Ch. 1-4 Vocabulary

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

forbidding or uninviting

a)

grim

b)

vital

c)

droning

d)

wheedle

2.

It was a lesser job, night crew nurturing, assigned to those who lacked the interest or skills or insight for the more _____________ jobs of the daytime hours.

a)

serious

b)

important

c)

vital

d)

grim

3.

A synonym for droning would NOT include:

a)

humming

b)

vibrating

c)

purr

d)

silence

4.

Adherence means (check all that apply)

a)

attachment or commitment to a person, cause, or belief.

b)

a rule defining correct procedure or behavior in a sport.

c)

the quality or process of sticking fast to an object or surface

d)

a code of practice and discipline for a religious order or community.

5.

The vocabulary word best represented by this image is

a)

jeering

b)

vital

c)

wheedle

d)

chastise

6.

At Thanksgiving your sister was acting petulantly. What might she have been doing?

a)

Giving a lecture on the impacts of Global Warming.

b)

Respecting her elders, including you.

c)

Throwing a tantrum about eating her vegetables.

d)

Eating slowly.

7.

"Jonas glared at her. He didn't like it that she had mentioned his eyes. He waited for his father to ____________ Lily."

a)

scorn

b)

chastise

c)

wheedle

8.

What was the crowd doing when they booed loudly for the opposing team?

a)

gravitating

b)

chastising

c)

jeering

d)

droning

9.

Check all of the synonyms for "prominent."

a)

important

b)

well known

c)

ordinary

d)

common

10.

You would think that these magnets would have better ______________________ -- they fall off every time I open the refrigerator!

a)

grim

b)

wheedle

c)

vital

d)

adherence