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The Giver Chs. 1-6

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What word does Jonas use to describe how he’s feeling?

a)

Apprehensive

b)

Petulant

c)

Overjoyed

d)

Flustered

2.

What ritual does the Jonas’s family participate in every night?

a)

Nighttime cool down exercises

b)

Bedtime poetry reading

c)

The evening telling of feelings

d)

A family sing-along

3.

What is the name of the baby that Jonas’s father is worrying about?

a)

Gabriel

b)

Caleb

c)

Noah

d)

Elias

4.

What do the candidates receive at the Ceremony of 12?

a)

Underclothes

b)

A career assignment

c)

A new tunic

d)

A bicycle

5.

Why did Jonas take an apple from the recreation area?

a)

He wanted to see if he would get caught

b)

A member of the House of Old requested it

c)

He was really hungry

d)

It seemed to change for a moment

6.

Why is Gabriel staying at Jonas’s family’s house?

a)

A. Jonas’s parents are considering adopting him

b)

B. The Nurturing Center does not have room for him

c)

C. He is having trouble sleeping at the Nurturing Center

d)

D. His parents are on vacation and needed a babysitter

7.

What is celebrated at the House of the Old?

a)

Releases

b)

Birthdays

c)

Independence Day

d)

Admittances

8.

Why is Jonas expected to start taking a pill?

a)

He needs help sleeping

b)

He has allergies

c)

He has caught a virus

d)

His “stirrings” have begun

9.

What ritual does Jonas’s family participate in every morning?

a)

Sunrise viewing

b)

The family walk

c)

Dream sharing

d)

Stretching

10.

In Jonas’s community, who chooses spouses?

a)

The couple chooses themselves

b)

The couple’s parents

c)

The Committee of Elders

d)

An Oracle

11.

When people are released, where are they said to go?

a)

Elsewhere

b)

Nowhere

c)

Everywhere

d)

Anywhere

12.

Which word best fills in the blank in this sentence? “The __________ child was always in a bad mood.”

a)

Palpable

b)

Distraught

c)

Bewildered

d)

Petulant

13.

Which word best fills in the blank in this sentence? “The woman felt _________ for what she had done; she couldn’t get past her feelings of regret.”

a)

Remorse

b)

Adherence

c)

Petulant

d)

Apprehensive

14.

Which word best fills in the blank in this sentence? “The teachers would __________ children who used imprecise language.”

a)

Transgress

b)

Chastise

c)

Remorse

d)

Bewilder

15.

Which word best fills in the blank in this sentence? “The _________ child was confused by his parents’ advice.”

a)

Apprehensive

b)

Palpable

c)

Bewildered

d)

Petulant