Decoding the Words
Vocabulary Ch. 15-16
Characters, Setting, Plot: Ch. 15-16
Review Ch. 1-14
The Maths
200
Finish spelling the word
Fl_te
flUte
200
Contort
Def.: twist or bend out of normal shape
“The Giver looked up at him, his face contorted with suffering.” (p.118, Ch. 15)
+100 points for using the word in a new sentence
200
How did Jonas make the Giver feel better when he was in pain?
He took a memory of war
(pp. 118-120, Ch. 15)
200
What do community members have to do when they get their first crush? (Ch. 5)
Take a pill to stop it. (Ch. 5, p. 37)
200
If Mother has 15 tunics, Father has 10 tunics, Lily has 12 tunics, and Jonas has 8 tunics, does the family have an even or odd number of tunics?
15+10+12+8=45
Odd
300
What’s the missing letter?
_ce Cream M_ce R_ce
The letter I
300
Implore
Def.: Beg, ask for urgently
“Water trickled into the imploring mouth and down the grimy chin.” (p. 119, Ch.
+100 points for using the word in a new sentence
300
Why doesn’t Jonas know his grandparents?
In the community, parents and children are not family after children are grown.
(p.124, Ch. 16)
300
Diminish (Ch. 9)
Make smaller or less important
“Almost instantly the excruciating pain in his hand had diminished to the throb
which was, now, all he could recall of the experience.” (Ch. 9, p.70)
300
The school lunch server gave Asher, Fiona, and Jonas each 9 apples.
How many apples do they have altogether?
3x9=27
400
What are the missing letters?
_ _ alk _ _ icken _ _ ips
What is CH
400
Obsolete
no longer used, out of date
“Your father means that you used a very generalized word, so meaningless that
it’s become almost obsolete.” (p.127, Ch. 16)
400
What are 2 things Jonas wishes could be different about the community?
Seeing colors, knowing grandparents, sharing community memories, feeling/acknowledging love (p. 128, Ch. 16)
400
Meticulous (Ch. 8)
great attention to detail, precise
“We have observed him meticulously.” (Ch. 8, p. 62)
400
The Committee wants Asher, Fiona, and Jonas to help with 6 chores.
They assign 1 chore to Asher, 2 chores to Fiona, and 3 chores to Jonas. Which
character is assigned 1/3 of the chores?
A. Fiona
500
Which letter A makes the same sound as it does in “glass”?
idea
cat
acorn
plate
cAt
500
Pervade
Spread throughout, become part of
“But this time he fit right in and felt the happiness that pervaded the memory.” (p.
122, Ch. 16)
500
What was Jonas’s first lie to his parents?
Saying he understands why it’s inappropriate to talk about love.
(p. 127, Ch.16)
500
What does the community call newchildren before their Naming ceremony? (Ch.7)
By their birth number (Ch. 7, p. 50)
500
The community auditorium has 500 seats. If 20 families of 4, 12 families of 3, and 50 childless adults go to an event, how many seats will be empty?
500- ((4x20) + (12x3) + 50) =
500-(80+36+50) =
500- (166) =
334