Give 3 physical traits and 3 personality traits that describe Jonas.
physical: 12 years old, light-colored eyes, short hair
personality: empathetic, understanding, sensitive, brave, intelligent
100
What does the idiom "to see eye to eye" mean?
to share the same viewpoint or opinion as someone else
100
Use the idiom "to have a green thumb" in a sentence.
My mom is a wonderful gardener; she has such a green thumb.
100
What is the complete subject and the complete predicate in the following sentence: "Jonas and Gabe are traveling toward Elsewhere."
complete subject = Jonas and Gabe; complete predicate = are traveling toward Elsewhere.
100
What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?
a common noun is a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea; a proper noun is specific name for a person, place, thing, or idea and is always CAPITALIZED
200
Explain one important theme that we can learn from reading The Giver.
Memories are meant to be shared with the people we love. Without memories or love, life is meaningless, lonely, and empty.
200
Use the idiom "to blow the whistle" in a sentence.
I blew the whistle and told my mom what my brother did.
200
What does the idiom "to give someone the cold shoulder" mean?
to ignore someone or to be unfriendly on purpose
200
What is the simple subject and the simple predicate in the following sentence: The utopian community appears perfect.
Let's keep this secret between you and _____. (I/me)
me
300
The most important conflict in The Giver is character vs. ____________. Explain why.
Character vs. society because Jonas and The Giver want to find a way to change the community. They want people to feel emotions and share the memories.
300
What does the idiom "tickled pink" mean?
to be pleased or excited about something
300
Use the idiom "to knock someone's socks off" in a complete sentence.
She knocked my socks off when she say her solo at the Christmas concert.
300
Write the following sentence on the board using there/their/ there: __________ dog ran over __________.
Their dog ran over there.
300
Change these nouns to plural on the board: tomato, fox, city
tomatoES, foxES, citIES
400
What is "the Capacity to See Beyond"?
the characteristic that Jonas possesses that allows him to see colors, hear music, and receive memories
400
Use the idioms "to hit the sack" and "to be under the weather" in one sentence.
I was feeling under the weather, so I hit the sack early.
400
What does the idiom "to put all your eggs in one basket" mean?
to risk everything at once, instead of spreading out the risk
400
Write a sentence on the board using their, there, and they're.
They're walking to their car that's parked over there.
400
What are the 5 kinds of nouns?
common, proper, concrete, abstract, collective
500
What are the five types of fiction? What type of genre is The Giver?
realistic fiction, science fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, and mystery
500
This idiom means to lose the courage to do something.
to have or to get cold feet
500
Use the idioms "off the top of your head" and "to be in a pickle" in one sentence.
I blurted the answer off the top of my head during the test, and now I'm in a pickle.
500
Write a sentence on the board using the words "off" and "of."
Please take off your jacket in sit in front of the board.
500
Change these phrases to their possessive forms and identify each as singular or plural: the toys of the baby and the nest of the birds
the baby's toys (singular); the birds' nest (plural)