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WorksheetsThe Giver
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 8mins
In the first chapter, why is the Pilot released from the community?
He was a spy from an enemy community
He failed to deliver his cargo of food on time
He misread his navigational instructions and frightened the community
He crashed his aircraft
Why does Jonas decide that “apprehensive” is a better word for his feeling than “frightened”?
He wants to use more sophisticated vocabulary, since he is turning twelve soon
He thinks it expresses more precisely how he feels
He likes words that begin with vowels
His mother once used the word “apprehensive” and he admires her
What does Jonas’s mother do for a living?
She is a Nurturer
She is a Storyteller
She is a Birthmother
She works for the department of justice
Which rule is most frequently broken in Jonas’s community?
Children must not ride bicycles until they are nine
Aircrafts are not to be flown over the community
The names of newchildren are secret until the Naming Ceremony
Why does Jonas’s mother discourage Lily from becoming a Birthmother?
Giving birth is dangerous, and Lily might die from the complications
Birthmothers are very lazy and never get anything done
The position holds very little honor in the society
Why does Jonas worry about Asher’s Assignment?
Asher is easily disappointed and will probably find fault with his assignment
Asher does not seem to have any serious interests
Asher will fail at any Assignment he is given
Asher has not completed enough volunteer hours to qualify for an Assignment
Why is Gabriel in danger of being released?
He bites the staff at the Nurturing Center
He is not growing fast enough and cannot sleep through the night
He smiles too much, and the staff suspects he will be abnormally gassy when he grows up
What do the numbers assigned to each child signify?
The order of their birth
Their rank in school
The department to which they belong
Their height in inches
Why does the Chief Elder apologize to the audience at the Ceremony of Twelve?
She is about to tell them that Jonas will be released
She has caused them anxiety about Jonas’s Assignment
She knows they are disappointed with their children’s Assignments
How does the community react to the death of a child in the river?
They hold a candlelight vigil
They send casseroles to the child’s parents
They hold seminars to warn children to stay away from the river
They chant the child’s name over and over, each time more and more softly
Where did the Giver get his wisdom?
From his own experience
From reading books
From memories transmitted by the previous Receiver
From a surgical operation
Which of the following was not written on Jonas’s Assignment sheet?
You are permitted to lie
You are not permitted to apply for release
You are not permitted to apply for a spouse
You are exempted from rules governing rudeness
What method does the Giver use to train Jonas?
He places his hands on Jonas’s bare back and gives him memories
He burns Jonas with a hot iron repeatedly until Jonas can endure pain
He teaches Jonas to read novels with a critical eye
He shows Jonas videos of events that happened in the distant past
What is the first memory Jonas receives?
A sunburn
A ride on a sled through falling snow
A family at Christmas
A ride on a sled resulting in a broken leg
Why is Lily skeptical of Jonas’s story about the elephants?
She is afraid of elephants, so she thinks Jonas is just trying to scare her
Lily is an expert on elephants and knows they would never behave in the way Jonas describes them
Lily has been raised to think that elephants are imaginary creatures
What was the name of the failed Receiver who was chosen ten years ago?
(a)
Jonas was not able to apply for release because if he left the community, all the memories he had accumulated would enter the minds of the citizens and create chaos
True
False
How does Jonas help the newchild Gabriel go to sleep?
He transmits memories of lullabies and soft beds
He transmits memories of peaceful sails on a lake
Why do Jonas’s parents refuse to tell him that they love him?
They think that Jonas will feel smothered by their love
They were not paying attention when he asked if they loved him
They think love is an obsolete word with no meaning
Why does Jonas interrupt his friends’ game of good guys and bad guys?
He has a better idea for a game and thinks his rank as Receiver should count for something
They are not following the rules governing gameplay
He recognizes that their game takes a casual attitude toward tragedy
The Nurturing Center releases one of every set of identical twins because it is inconvenient to have identical people walking around
True
False
Why does Jonas leave the community before the time he and the Giver had planned?
He realizes that the Giver is conspiring with the Committee of Elders to trap him
He finds out that Gabriel will be released the next morning and wants to save his life
The wind is good, and he needs to take a boat
He wants to bring Fiona, and he knows the Giver would not approve
How does Jonas keep the search planes from finding him and Gabriel?
He covers their bodies with thick, dirty leaves
He bribes one of the Pilots to ignore them
He transmits memories of cold so that the heat- seeking planes cannot locate them
He stays very still because they are motion-sensitive
