Vocabulary 1
What is the definition Anguish?
severe mental or physical pain or suffering
Vocabulary in Context
Question: You don’t know the meaning of a word on a reading test. What should you do?
a. Leave it blank
b. Look at the surrounding sentences for clues about the word’s meaning
c. Choose the answer that looks longest
d. Pick the first option
b. Look at the surrounding sentences for clues about the word’s meaning
2. Assuage
Which sentence best shows the meaning of assuage?
a. She tried to calm her friend’s fear before the big test.
b. She increased her friend’s stress.
c. She ignored her friend completely.
d. She made the situation worse.
a. She tried to calm her friend’s fear before the big test.
Jonas lives in a society that is:
a. Chaotic and unpredictable
b. Highly controlled and structured
c. Free and unregulated
d. Full of natural disasters
b. Highly controlled and structured
What is the definition of optimistic?
having a positive or hopeful outlook
What is the definition of chastise?
to harshly scold or discipline
Understanding Questions
Question: A test question asks: “Which of the following BEST explains…?” What should you focus on?
a. The first answer that seems okay
b. The answer that completely and accurately addresses the question
c. The answer that is longest or most detailed
d. Any answer that sounds familiar
b. The answer that completely and accurately addresses the question
Step 1: Define Compulsive then answer the question below
4. Compulsive
Which behavior is compulsive?
a. Choosing to clean once a week
b. Cleaning only when asked
c. Feeling an uncontrollable urge to clean repeatedly
d. Never cleaning
Definition: motivated by an obsessive urge to do something
c. Feeling an uncontrollable urge to clean repeatedly
What is the role of the Receiver of Memory?
a. To enforce rules in the community
b. To train new children
c. To hold all past memories of the world and advise the community
d. To control the community’s emotions
c. To hold all past memories of the world and advise the community
What is a transgression?
an action that breaks a law or rule
What is the difference between a dystopia and a utopia?
an imagined, nightmarish society in which people are oppressed and all aspects of their lives are controlled by the government
an imagined place where everything is perfect, especially as related to government and society
dytopia- controlled
utopia- perfect
Long Reading Passages
Question: When faced with a long reading passage and multiple questions, the best approach is:
a. Read the questions first, then skim the passage for answers
b. Read the passage three times before looking at the questions
c. Only read the first paragraph
d. Skip the passage and guess answers
a. Read the questions first, then skim the passage for answers
10. Impose
What does it mean to impose a rule?
a. Suggest a rule
b. Force a rule that must be followed
c. Erase a rule
d. Forget a rule
b. Force a rule that must be followed
What is the first painful memory Jonas receives?
a. Hunger
b. Sunburn
c. War
d. Fear
b. sunburn
Yearn
What does it mean to yearn for something?
a. To dislike something
b. To forget something
c. To ignore something
d. To have a deep longing for something
d. To have a deep longing for something
What is an antonym of inadequate
a. Sufficient
b. Tiny
c. Not enough
d. Dangerous
A. Sufficient
Essays
Question: You finish writing an essay with 10 minutes left. What is the best use of your time?
a. Start reading a book instead
b. Review your essay for spelling, grammar, and whether you answered all parts of the question
c. Add unrelated information to make it longer
d. Skip review and hand it in
Review your essay for spelling, grammar, and whether you answered all parts of the question
12. Mystified
Which sentence uses mystified correctly?
a. She felt mystified because she completely understood.
b. She felt mystified because she was totally confused.
c. She felt mystified because she was bored.
d. She felt mystified because she was excited.
b. She felt mystified because she was totally confused.
What is the Ceremony of Twelve?
a. A graduation for teenagers
b. A ceremony where each twelve-year-old is assigned their lifelong job
c. A birthday celebration
d. A festival for families
b. A ceremony where each twelve-year-old is assigned their lifelong job
Step 1: Define the word "vivid" then
Write a synonym for the word vivid:
definition: producing powerful feelings or images in the mind
clear ✅
Other acceptable answers: bright, striking, graphic, detailed
What does apprehensive mean?
a. Calm and relaxed
b. Excited for something fun
c. Nervous that something bad will happen
d. Unbothered
c. Nervous that something bad will happen
Handling Unfamiliar Content
Question: You get a question on a topic you don’t remember. What’s the best approach?
a. Leave it blank immediately
b. Use context clues, process of elimination, or related knowledge to make an educated guess
c. Panic and skip the rest of the test
d. Write “I don’t know” for every part
b. Use context clues, process of elimination, or related knowledge to make an educated guess
What is the definition of excruciating?
extremely–almost unbearably–painful
Question: Jonas begins to see the limitations of his society as he receives memories from The Giver. How do these memories change his perception of concepts like pain, pleasure, and choice, and why is this significant for the story’s theme?
a. He realizes that pain is unnecessary, so the society is perfect.
b. He only enjoys the memories and ignores the pain, showing that emotion is not important.
c. He understands that both pleasure and pain are essential to truly experience life, which highlights the theme that individuality and emotion are necessary for a meaningful existence.
d. He becomes confused and rejects all memories, proving that memories are harmful.
c. He understands that both pleasure and pain are essential to truly experience life, which highlights the theme that individuality and emotion are necessary for a meaningful existence.
Confide
Which sentence uses confide correctly?
a. He confide his homework in the trash.
b. She trusted her friend with a secret.
c. They confide their backpack.
d. He shouted his secret to the whole class.
b. She trusted her friend with a secret.