WorksheetsThe Giver Chapters 1-12
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What word does Jonas use to describe how he is feeling at the beginning of the story?
apprehensive
petulant
overjoyed
flustered
What ritual does Jonas's family participate in every night?
Nighttime cooldown exercises
Bedtime poetry reading
The evening telling of feelings
A family sing-along
What is the name of the baby that Jonas's father is worrying about?
Gabriel
Caleb
Noah
Elias
What do the candidates receive at the Ceremony of 12?
Underclothes
A career assignment
A new tunic
A bicycle
Why did Jonas take an apple from the recreation area?
He wanted to see if he would get caught.
A member of the House of the Old requested it
He was really hungry
It seemed to change for a moment
Why is Gabriel staying at Jonas's family's house?
Jonas's parents are considering adopting him.
The Nurturing Center does not have room for him.
He is having trouble sleeping at the Nurturing Center.
His parents are on vacation and they need a babysitter.
What is celebrated at the House of the Old?
Releases
Birthdays
Independence Day
Admittances
What ritual does Jonas's family participate in every morning?
Sunrise viewing
The family walk
Dream sharing
Stretching
In Jonas's community, who chooses spouses?
The couples themselves
The couple's parents
The Committee of Elders
An Oracle
When people are released, where are they said to go?
Elsewhere
Nowhere
Everywhere
Anywhere
What career did Asher receive at the Ceremony of 12?
Education director
Recreation director
Hatchery attendant
Speaker
What career did Jonas receive at the Ceremony of 12?
Community Elder
Storyteller
Receiver of Memory
Laborer
As he trains for his new career, what is Jonas now allowed to do that most members of the community are not?
Lie
Steal
Fight
Curse
In what way is the Giver's house different from other houses in the community?
It has a speaker
It's full of books
It has several floors
It's painted red
As he trains for his new career, what is Jonas NOT allowed to do now?
Read the community's books
Live with his family unit
Ask questions of others
Tell his dreams
What is the first memory that the Giver gives Jonas?
His birth
War
A tornado
Snow
When the Giver gives a memory to Jonas, what happens?
Jonas keeps it, and the Giver loses it
Jonas sees it and then forgets it
The memory grows stronger for both Jonas and the Giver
Both Jonas and the Giver keep the memory
Why does the weather never change in the community?
A large shield blocks the sky
The community is underground
Global warming
The government controls the climate
Why do members of the community not see color?
Their diet makes them colorblind
The government wants everything to be the same
They do see color; they just don't know the words for colors
A disease spread through the community, which affected eyesight
What color does Jonas begin to see first?
Blue
Red
Orange
Yellow
