Name _________________________________________ Period ___________

The Giver
Vocabulary Quiz: Chapters 1-4

Directions: Match the vocabulary words for numbers 1-8 with the correct definition
from letters a-h. Then match the vocabulary words in numbers 9-16 with the correct
definition from letters i-p. Write the letter of the correct definition or synonym on the line
provided.

1. _____ ironic a. to influence someone through flattery or trickery

2. _____ palpable b. strictly; based on legal interpretation

3. _____ wheedle c. the opposite of intended or expected meaning

4. _____ disposition d. brought up feelings of amazement or fear

5. _____ transgression e. natural ability

6. _____ awed f. noticeable; intense; obvious

7. _____ technically g. breaking a law or rule

8. _____ aptitude h. personality; attitude

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9. ______ chastise i. belief

10. _____ petulantly j. annoying or unpleasant

11. _____ remorse k. in a touchy, sullen, or grumpy manner

12. _____ conviction l. calculated

13. _____ hasten m. laughed; giggled

14. _____ tabulated n. to correct or punish

15. _____ nuisance o. move or act quickly

16. _____ chortled p. a strong feeling of guilt

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The Giver
Vocabulary Quiz: Chapters 5-8

Directions: Write the vocabulary word that best matches each definition, choosing from
the word bank below. Be careful to spell the word correctly as you write. Not all words
will be used.

aptitude avert benign disquieting

emblem exuberant indolence infringed
meticulously nuisance palpable prestige
profound relinquish reprieve retroactive
spontaneously throng unanimous

1. delay of punishment:

2. to turn away:

3. very carefully; scrupulously:

4. high standing in others’ opinions:

5. causing a feeling of anxiety; disturbing:

6. occurring naturally; without being planned:

7. full of enthusiasm; lively:

8. laziness; lack of interest:

9. something that visually symbolizes an object, idea, group, or quality; a symbol:

10. deep, strong, or intense:

11. intruded upon land, rights, or privileges that belong to someone else:

12. mild; harmless:

13. all members of a group in complete agreement:

14. to give up; surrender:

15. relating or applying to things that have happened in the past:

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The Giver
Vocabulary Quiz: Chapters 9-12

Directions: Match the vocabulary words for numbers 1-8 with the correct definition
from letters a-h. Then match the vocabulary words for numbers 9-16 with the correct
definition from letters i-p. Write the letter of the correct definition on the line provided.

1. _____ throng a. source; beginning

2. _____ dismounting b. large group of people

3. _____ relish c. with fear or trepidation; suspiciously

4. _____ integral d. necessary; essential

5. _____ origin e. getting off something, such as a horse or bicycle

6. _____ alcove f. one that follows another in a job or office

7. _____ successor g. small recessed section of a room

8. _____ apprehensively h. an appreciation of an experience; enjoyment

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9. _____ torrent i. flinching away from pain

10. _____ glee j. puzzled; confused

11. _____ obsolete k. high-spirited joy

12. _____ wincing l. buying and selling of goods

13. _____ commerce m. flood; rapid outpouring

14. _____ admonition n. cleverly; with humor and irony

15. _____ dumbfounded o. no longer useful

16. _____ wryly p. strong advice; warning

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The Giver
Vocabulary Quiz: Chapters 13-17

Directions: Write the vocabulary word that best matches each definition, choosing from
the word bank below. Be careful to spell the word correctly as you write. Not all words
will be used.

agony anguish assimilated assuage

dejected disengage ecstatic embedded
expertise glum injustice irrationally
obsolete ominous permeated placidly
sinuous trudged wisp wry

1. foreboding sense of evil:

2. spread throughout; penetrated:

3. graceful and agile; full of smooth bends and curves:

4. mental pain, distress, or anxiety:

5. an integral part of something:

6. special skill or knowledge:

7. with a calm nature and appearance:

8. fragment; trace:

9. without reason or understanding:

10. dreary; gloomy:

11. intense pain:

12. unfair treatment:

13. to lessen the intensity of pain or discomfort; to calm:

14. feeling great pleasure or delight:

15. absorbed; understood:

16. walked steadily and with great effort:

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The Giver
Vocabulary Quiz: Chapters 18-23

Directions: Match the vocabulary words for numbers 1-8 with the correct definition
from letters a-h. Then match the vocabulary words in number 9-16 with the correct
definition from letters i-p. Write the letter of the correct definition on the line provided.

1. _____ dejected a. an idea occurring later

2. _____ excruciating b. to get or obtain possession

3. _____ inflict c. very unhappy; dispirited; disappointed

4. _____ afterthought d. in a state of great hardship; miserable

5. _____ wretched e. to cause or impose; to deal or mete out

6. _____ empowered f. relief from emotional distress or grief

7. _____ acquire g. gave authority or power to

8. _____ solace h. extremely painful

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9. ______ churning i. without energy; slow and sluggish

10. _____ rueful j. slowed the progress of; interfered

11. _____ languid k. splashing or turning violently

12. _____ augmented l. made greater or more numerous

13. _____ vigilant m. very heavy; like lead

14. _____ tantalizing n. feeling, showing, or causing regret or pity

15. _____ impeded o. teasing by showing something desirable but

continually out of reach

16. _____ leaden p. watchful and alert

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