The Giver Vocabulary

From this moment you are _________________ from rules governing rudeness. 

• bewildered

• exempted

• awed

• apprehended

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

to give up, let go, or surrender

• relinquish

• gravitate

• escalate

• apprehend

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

nurturer

• Carefully paying attention

• A natural ability to do something

• Someone who helps others grow and develop

• To feel jealousy for another person’s situation or life.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up

• nondescript

• relinquish

• acquisition

• exempt

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

to absorb fully; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully

• intricate

• skeptical

• phenomenon

• assimilate

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the word 'exempted' mean in the context of 'The Giver'?

• Freed from obligation

• Punished for a crime

• Given a reward

• Taught a lesson

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In 'The Giver', what does it mean to 'relinquish' something?

• To hold tightly

• To give up

• To increase

• To understand

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Which word best describes the process of fully absorbing information, as used in 'The Giver'?

• Intricate

• Skeptical

• Phenomenon

• Assimilate

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the meaning of 'apprehend' as used in 'The Giver'?

• To understand

• To arrest

• To release

• To ignore

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In 'The Giver', what does 'nondescript' mean?

• Vivid

• Ordinary

• Colorful

• Unique

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4