WorksheetsThe Giver: Chapters 1 - 8 Vocabulary Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Intrigue
Occasionally, when supplies were delivered by cargo planes to the landing field across the river, the children rode their bicycles to the riverbank and watched, intrigued, the unloading and then the takeoff directed to the west, always away from the community.
cause to be interested or curious
laugh at with contempt and derision
deeply agitated especially from emotion
check and sort carefully
Defiant
She held up a clenched fist and the rest of the family smiled at her small defiant gesture.
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
capability to perform or produce
expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings
having unexpected good luck
Sympathetic
“Oh, no,” Mother murmured sympathetically. “I know how sad that must make you feel.”
Jonas and Lily both nodded sympathetically as well.
expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings
difficult to analyze or understand
deeply agitated especially from emotion
cause to be interested or curious
Capacity
Most of the people on the night crew had not even been given spouses because they lacked, somehow, the essential capacity to connect to others, which was required for the creation of a family unit.
capability to perform or produce
very intense
having unexpected good luck
excessively aware of your appearance or behavior
Remorse
No one had mentioned it, not even his parents, because the public announcement had been sufficient to produce the appropriate remorse.
a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
confusion resulting from failure to understand
totally perplexed and mixed up
deeply or seriously thoughtful
Reluctant
Together they agreed that it probably resulted from her feelings when she had reluctantly dealt punishment to the citizen who had broken the major rules a second time.
not eager
a relief from harm or discomfort
joyously unrestrained
willingly obedient out of a sense of respect
Interdependence
Fours, Fives, and Sixes all wore jackets that fastened down the back so that they would have to help each other dress and would learn interdependence.
a relation between entities that rely on each other
a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
a relief from harm or discomfort
lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
Distinguish
Jonas never found the Ceremony of Ten particularly interesting—only time-consuming, as each child’s hair was snipped neatly into its distinguishing cut: females lost their braids at Ten, and males, too, relinquished their long childish hair and took on the more manly short style which exposed their ears.
be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait
not habituated to; unfamiliar with
marked by extreme care in treatment of details
be compatible, similar, or consistent
Meticulous
The community was so meticulously ordered, the choices so carefully made.
marked by extreme care in treatment of details
be compatible, similar, or consistent
greatly annoyed; out of patience
willingly obedient out of a sense of respect
Profound
The speech was much the same each year: recollection of the time of childhood and the period of preparation, the coming responsibilities of adult life, the profound importance of Assignment, the seriousness of training to come.
far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect
in a serious and dignified manner
greatly annoyed; out of patience
characterized by extreme care and great effort
