Thursday, 4/14: Vocabulary (+ Relay), Da Givah, Book Pitch

Tomorrow’s Test: Husker Du for your class, Vocabulary, Da Givah.

“Vocabulary, 4/14.”
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  1. _____   2. _____   3. _____   4. _____   5. _____

6. Much to her relief, the doctor said the tumor was ________.
7. The more closely you looked at the diagram, the more _____ it looked.
8. unnerving : benign :: indolent : ________
9. tropical : frigid : droopy : _____
10. After the insult she looked at him with a ______ stare.
11. The _____ lawyer took advantage of the old man.
12. “Wealth is ______, but poverty hides.”
13. (2) He prepared so ______(ly) that his presentation was _______ to watch.

(BONUS: What kind of sentence is #13?)

 

VOCABULARY RELAY!

 

giver

CORRECTION on yesterday’s quiz: RED is an acceptable answer for #1! Thank you.

Da Givah.
Write the CAPITAL LETTER AND THE FIRST FOUR WORDS OF THE ANSWER.

  1. There are several different races/cultures in the Community,but they are kept separate from each other.  a) True  b) False
  2. What does Jonas say happens if everything is the same? a) People don’t fight.  b) There is no jealousy or competition. c) Life isn’t fun.  d). There are no choices.  e) NOTA
  3. What does Jonas conclude is the reason for the Sameness? a) To prevent wars.  b) To protect people from making wrong choices. c) It’s easier  d) There’s no confusion   e) NOTA
  4. The Receiver is not allowed to have a spouse.  a) True b) False
  5. For Jonas, what is the most frustrating rule of his training? a) The one about medication for pain.  b) The one about talking about his training.  c) The one about rudeness.  d) The one about lying. e) NOTA
  6. What disturbed Jonas the most about the memory of the elephant?  a) The guns.  b) The blood.  c) The brutality of the men.  d) The fact that there were two colors of men.  e) The anguish of the other elephant.
  7. When the previous successor to The Giver failed, what happened? a) The people had no one to make decisions.  b)  The Receiver was punished.  c) Her memories were released into the Community, and the people felt pain. d) The books were banned when people found out. e) NOTA
  8. What does the Giver say that shocks Jonas?  a) “I don’t even know why they need a Receiver…”  b) “Frightening isn’t it?”  c) “They know nothing.”  d) “And you will (suffer). It’s my life. And it will be yours.”  e)  “Sameness sucks.”
  9. On p100, when the Giver says, “And next it will be you. A great honor,” he is being ironic.   a) True  b) False
  10. The Giver says that knowing facts without having memories is…  a) stupid  b) conflict-free  c) easier  d) meaningless  e) intelligence

 

BOOOOOOOOOOOK PIIIIIIIIIIIIIITCH!

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Giver aloud.