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The Giver reading comprehension
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1
How does Jonas help the newchild Gabriel go to sleep?
He transmits memories of peaceful sails on a lake
He tells him bedtime stories
He transmits memories of lullabies and soft beds
He injects him with a mild sleeping drug
2
What does Jonas's mother do for a living
She is a Story-teller
She is a Birthmother
She works for the Department of Justice
She is a Nurturer
3
Why do Jonas’s parents refuse to tell him that they love him?
They secretly hate him
They think that Jonas will feel smothered by their love
They think love is an obsolete word with no meaning
They were not paying attention when he asked
4
Why does Jonas’s mother discourage Lily from becoming a Birthmother?
Birthmothers are very lazy and never get anything done
The society is overpopulated
The position holds very little honor in the society
Giving birth is dangerous
5
The Giver had different furniture than others because he was rich.
True
False
6
Why is Gabriel in danger of being released?
He isn't growing fast enough and can't sleep at night
He bites the staff at the Nurturing Center
He smiles too much
He has too much rizz
7
How does the community commemorate the death of Caleb?
They hold a candlelight vigil
They chant the child’s name over and over, more softly each time
They send casseroles to the child’s parents
They hold seminars to warn children
8
Where did the Giver get his wisdom?
From a surgical operation
From memories transmitted by the previous Receiver
From Temu
From his own experience
9
Which of the following statements is false?
Teachers are allowed to strike children
Fiona has feelings for Jonas too
Jonas was not chosen, but was selected
A discipline wand is used on the young and the old
10
In the first chapter, why is the Pilot released from the community?
He failed to deliver his cargo of food on time
He was a spy from an enemy community
He misread his navigational instructions & scared everyone
He crashed his aircraft
11
What is the first memory Jonas receives?
A sunburn
A ride on a sled through falling snow
A family at Christmas
Warfare
12
What word has become "so meaningless that it is obsolete"?
hippo
love
skibidi
sameness
13
Asher's assignment was Pilot
False
True
14
Which rule is most frequently broken in Jonas's community
Children must not ride bikes until they are nine
Everyone must tell their dream
Names of newchildren are secret until the Naming Ceremony
Aircrafts are not to be flown over the community
15
Why is Lily sceptical of Jonas’s story about the elephants?
She is afraid of elephants
Jonas is a pathological liar
She is always sceptical
Lily has been raised to think that elephants are imaginary
16
What method does the Giver use to train Jonas?
He burns Jonas with a hot iron until Jonas can endure pain
He places his hands on Jonas’s back and gives him memories
He teaches Jonas to read novels with a critical eye
He shows Jonas videos of events that happened in the past
17
Which of the following was
not
written on Jonas’s Assignment sheet?
You are exempted from rules governing rudeness
You are not permitted to apply for release
You are permitted to lie
You are not permitted to apply for a spouse
18
The Giver's spouse lives at The House of the Old
False
True
19
Why does the Nurturing Center release one of every set of identical twins?
One twin is always seriously ill at birth
It is too confusing to have identical people walking around
They need to practice their releasing techniques
The staff is psychotic
20
Why is Jonas not permitted to apply for release?
The Giver would be lonely
Because of the last receiver's release
All the valuable time & money spent, would be wasted
He is too young
21
Why does the Chief Elder apologize to the audience at the Ceremony of Twelve?
She farted.
Her shoes do not match her handbag
She is about to tell them that Jonas will be released
She has caused them anxiety about Jonas’s Assignment
22
What is Jonas trying to reach by leaving the community?
Infinity and beyond
Everywhere
Elsewhere
Everest
23
What was the name of the Giver's daughter?
Fiona
Rosemary
Larissa
Edna
24
What was Jonas' number?
52
22
29
19
25
What are Stirrings?
The beginnings of sexual desire
The feelings when someone can see colour for the first time
Intense religious gatherings
Small ropes used to make bracelets
26
Why did Climate Control become necessary to the community?
Too many people were scared of the sun
Snow made growing food too difficult
To prevent frizzy hair
Snow made sliding too fun and distracted the children
27
Why does Jonas interrupt his friends’ game of good guys and bad guys?
He has a better idea for a game
He knows that the game is really about warfare
He likes bossing people around
They did not let him play
28
The Giver's ability is not seeing beyond, it is:
Hearing voices
Seeing behind
Hearing beyond
Holding forever
29
What was the weight of the heavier twin from chapter 19?
7 pounds even
6 pounds 10 ounces
5 pounds 10 ounces
6 pounds even
30
Which department constantly relocates its head office?
The license bureau
The bicycle repair office
The doctor's office
The public library
31
What do the numbers assigned to each child signify?
Their height in inches
The order of their birth
Their favourite number
Their rank in school
32
Why does Jonas worry about Asher’s Assignment?
Asher does not seem to have any serious interests
Asher has not completed enough volunteer hours
Asher will fail at any Assignment he is given
Asher is easily disappointed
33
Why do fours, fives, and sixes have to wear jackets with buttons on the back?
They are insane and must be controlled this way
To make their parents' lives difficult
Because they lose them all the time
To develop interdependence
34
According to Larissa at the House of the Old, who was not worthy of mentioning due to their assignment?
Roberto
Lily
Asher
Edna
35
How old is the Giver?
40-50 years
75-100 years
150 years
100-125 years
36
Why does Jonas decide that “apprehensive” is a better word for his feeling than “frightened”?
His mother once used the word and he admires her
He wants to use more sophisticated vocabulary
He thinks it expresses more precisely how he feels
He likes words that begin with vowels
