The Giver/Unit 3

Assignments

100

What is Jonas' Assignment?

The Receiver of Memory

200

What is Fiona's Assignment?

She works at the House of the Old

300

What is Jonas' father's Assignment?

Nurturer

400

What is Asher's Assignment?

Director of Recreation (anything with "recreation" is fine)

500

What assignment did Jonas' mother say has very little honor?

Birthmother

The Community

100

Describe the process of how two adults get "matched" in their community.

Adults apply to the Council of the Elders. The Council then places them with a "perfect match"!

200

What kinds of animals are in the community?

None! There are animals they have as stuffed animals, but they do not have real animals.

300

Why do Jonas and most 12+ people in the community take a daily pill?

To prevent the Stirrings/To stop them from feeling attractions.

400

What are two situations where someone might get released?

1. The Old get released when they feel ready to move on

2. People get released as a punishment if they break serious rules of the community

500

Why does the community have Sameness?

To avoid conflict, to have peace, and to keep control

Plot

100

Who is Asher?

Jonas' best friend

200

How old is Jonas in Chapter 1?

Eleven

300

Who is Gabe, and why is he in Jonas' house?

Gabe is a newchild who might have to be released, so Jonas' dad is keeping him at Jonas' house to try to help him.

400

If everyone rides bikes, how do do they know whose bike is whose?

They have nameplates on the bikes.

500

What are the three red things that Jonas saw when he was "seeing beyond" throughout the first 12 chapters.

1. The apple

2. The audience at the Ceremony of Twelve

3. Fiona's hair

Grammar

100

Identify the predicate of the following sentence: 

Aalik ate three apples.

"Ate three apples"

200

Identify the DEPENDENT CLAUSE in the following sentence:

We played beach volleyball before we swam in the ocean.

"before we swam in the ocean"

300

Sentence, fragment, or run-on (and fix it if need be):

With my dad, my brother, and my mom all together.

Fragment (missing predicate)

400

What are three ways to fix a run-on sentence?

- Comma and conjunction

- Period and capital letter

- Semicolon

500

Fix this: I went to the park but there were no birds.

Add a comma before the conjunction (but)

Vocab

100

What does vital mean?

Extremely important

200

Is "meticulous" an adjective, noun, or verb.

Adjective

300

Fill in the blank with a vocab word: The dark, ________ clouds cast a shadow over the community. 

Ominous

400

What is the definition of endure?

To suffer patiently; to remain in existence (one of the two definitions counts)

500

Fill in the blank: At my grandfather's funeral, my brother read a poem in a __________ voice.

Solemn