Vocabulary
Key Terms
Characters
Plot Points
A Little Bit of Everything
100

This word means to be outdated and no longer useful (Ex: A rotary phone)

What is obsolete?

100

An imaginary place that is designed to be perfect and free of any problems.

What is a utopia?

100

The main character of The Giver, he was selected to be the community's receiver. 

Who is Jonas?
100

Jonas's father's official job title

What is nurturer?

100

A fictional version of the real life that is designed to seem different and strange

What is alternate reality?
200

This word means to spread all throughout (Ex: A foggy valley)

What is pervade?

200

A word or phrase that is used to make something unpleasant sound more pleasant, like "pass away" or "bend the truth"

What is a euphemism? 

200

He is Jonas's clumsy best friend

Who is Asher?

200

This item is an emblem of the nines which symbolizes their age and "independence".

What is a bicycle?

200

The name of the nightly ritual in which each family member must describe their emotions with each other.

What is the Sharing of Feelings?

300

This word means to lessen the intensity of something (Ex. A bandaged knee)

What is assuage?

300

A comparison between two items by placing them side by side

What is juxtaposition? 

300

Jonas "kidnapped" him to save him from being released. 

Who is Gabriel?

300

This item became obsolete when snow was eliminated from the community.

What is a sled?

300

An example of a euphemism that is used to describe romantic feelings that people have for one another 

What are stirrings?

400

This word means bright and full of life (Ex: Times Square)

What is vibrant?

400

An imaginary place that, because it wants to be perfect, actually has more problems. 

What is a dystopia?

400

She failed as the community's receiver because the burden she bore was too overwhelming. 

Who is Rosemary?

400

While playing catch with an apple, Jonas noticed this characteristic about the apple, which he didn't quite know how to describe.

What is the color red?

400

The Giver shared a memory with Jonas about the hunting of this animal to illustrate the violence and brutality of mankind

What is an elephant?

500

This word means not enough or not good enough (Ex: An empty wallet)

What is inadequate?

500

A literary device in which an author leaves details unclear on purpose.

What is ambiguity?

500

She made fun of Asher at the Ceremony of Twelve. 

Who is the Chief Elder?

500

The Giver planned on using this ritual to trick the community after Jonas made his escape. 

What is the Ceremony of Loss?

500

Jonas shared this memory to Gabriel to help him fall asleep

What is a tranquil lake?