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Unit 2 Summative-The Giver

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

A person who is apprehensive about crowds is most likely to...

a)

Go to a concert with friends

b)

Attend Black Friday shopping to get the best deals

c)

Shop when most people are at work

d)

Go on a cruise

2.

Which two vocabulary words complete this sentence?

“I was in __________ pain; the doctor was _____________ to make it stop.”

a)

anguish; assuaged

b)

ecstatic; imposed

c)

vivid; disillusioned

d)

excruciating; implored

3.

Which of the following is an example of an anecdote?

a)

Giving an example from the text that proves your thinking

b)

Using multiple pieces of evidence that show your thinking

c)

Citing research about a similar topic.

d)

Telling a story that relates to the topic to show a relation between things

4.

Which might make someone feel mystified?

a)

Waking up and being able to fly

b)

Hiding from friends in the mall

c)

Losing your favorite hoodie

d)

Forgetting your homework

5.

The prefix, “dys-” means what?

a)

helpful; eager

b)

implored; kind

c)

bad; difficult

d)

smart; worthy

6.

Chastised

a)

guilt or reprimand

b)

confused or unsure

c)

given permission or allowed

d)

to make less severe

7.

compulsive

a)

establish or apply by authority

b)

dreamy

c)

out of date; not longer used

d)

over and over without clear thinking

8.

If something is vivid, you _____________

a)

cannot remember what it looks like

b)

can picture it very clearly

c)

are very wealthy

d)

run away from it as fast as you can

9.

Technology advances so quickly, devices become ________________ in only a few years.

a)

juvenile

b)

hostile

c)

wily

d)

obsolete

10.

bliss means

a)

an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offense

b)

perfect happiness; great joy

c)

lack of knowledge or information

d)

severe mental or physical pain or suffering

11.

anguish means

a)

an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offense

b)

perfect happiness; great joy

c)

lack of knowledge or information

d)

severe mental or physical pain or suffering

12.

The meaning of the word inter

a)

to test or quiz over a topic

b)

to go into a room

c)

to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb

d)

to give a job or a responsibility

13.

What does is mean by climax?

a)

the turning point of the text or the WOW moment

b)

the beginning of the story

c)

the end of the story

d)

the resolution

14.

What is the purpose of a dystopian text?

a)

instill fear in people so they obey their families and follow the laws of the

government

b)

educate people on the dangers of losing memories of the past

c)

explain a perfect community in which everybody’s needs

are served

d)

serve as a warning against the dangers of a controlling government

15.

What does the word 'benevolent' mean?

a)

Having or showing a wish to do evil to others

b)

Well meaning and kindly

c)

Having an intense or sharp quality

d)

Having a strong unpleasant smell

16.

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

a)

She is as innocent as an angel

b)

Time is money

c)

He swims like a fish

d)

She runs as fast as a cheetah

17.

If someone is feeling 'elated', they are...

a)

Feeling or showing great happiness

b)

Feeling or showing great sadness

c)

Feeling or showing great anger

d)

Feeling or showing great confusion

18.

What does the word 'malevolent' mean?

a)

Well meaning and kindly

b)

Having an intense or sharp quality

c)

Having a strong unpleasant smell

d)

Having or showing a wish to do evil to others

19.

What does the prefix 'anti-' mean?

a)

before; in front of

b)

against; opposite

c)

after; behind

d)

with; together

20.

If someone is feeling 'despondent', they are...

a)

Feeling or showing great happiness

b)

Feeling or showing great sadness

c)

Feeling or showing great anger

d)

Feeling or showing great confusion