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The Giver Chapter 1 - 3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What had frightened Jonas about a year ago?

a)
a thunderstorm
b)
a lion
c)
a jet
d)
a policeman
2.
What punishment did someone in the community receive for a major wrong doing?
a)
death
b)
community service
c)
jail
d)
release from the community
3.

What ritual did the family do after eating the evening meal?

a)
talk about their feelings
b)
watch television
c)
read a book together
d)
help clean up
4.
What problem did Lily tell about?
a)
that she wanted to go on vacation
b)
a boy who cut in line
c)

that math class was too hard

d)
falling and cutting her knee
5.
What concern did father have?
a)
he had to wait in line to buy gasoline
b)

one of the newborns wasn't growing fast enough

c)
He wanted a new job working with the elderly
d)

He wanted a raise in his salary

6.
What is a family in Jonas' Community?
a)
two children, one male, one female
b)
parents could have as many children as they had funds to take care of properly
c)

The number of children depended on the jobs the parents had.

7.
What was unusual about the number of children of any age in Jonas' community?
a)
the number of children varied from year to year
b)
there were always more girls than boys.
c)

There was always 50 children of each age.

d)

There was always more boys than girls.

8.
What rule had father broken?
a)
He walked to work instead of riding his bicycle.
b)
He didn't go to the December ceremony.
c)
He asked for three children.
d)
He looked up Gabe's name.
9.

"We accept your apology Asher," the students' replied in unison. Unison means...

a)

very loudly

b)

speaking as one voice

10.
How were people in Jonas's community assignmed jobs?
a)
everyone registered for the jobs they wanted at the courthouse.
b)
The Elders assigned jobs.
c)
You took a test in school to determine which job best suited you.
11.
At what age did everyone stop celebrating birthdays?
a)
50
b)
18
c)
12
d)
21
12.

Jonas felt ____ about the Ceremony of 12.

a)

frightened

b)

egar

c)

uncertain

d)

apprehensive

13.

Who was the Receiver?

a)

The most important Elder

b)

The person receiving a child

14.

Jonas' mother was the one responsible for the ___ to the rules.

a)

unison

b)

adherence

c)

palpable

d)

sifting

15.

Sometimes students must take an aptitude test to see how much skill they have in an area. Aptitude means...

a)

test

b)

natural ability

c)

student

d)

area

16.

What physical feature did Jonas and the baby have in common?

a)

pale eyes

b)

black hair

c)

freckles

d)

pug nose

17.

How are babies born in this community?

a)

the stork brings the babies

b)

test tubes

c)

parents have their own children

d)

each birthmother has 3 babies for the community

18.

What rule did Jonas break and get publicly reprimanded for by the speaker?

a)

he did not park his bike correctly

b)

he played catch with an apple

c)

he didn't eat his supper

d)

he took an apple home from the recreation area

19.

Jonas' Mother was the one responsible for the adherence to the rules. Adherence means...

a)

to follow closely

b)

to break

c)

to review closely

d)

to make up as you go along

20.

Jonas waited for his Father to chastise Lily for pointing out his difference, a rudeness in their society. Chastise means

a)

punish

b)

reprimand

c)

tell someone they did something wrong

d)

all the above.