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The Giver based on the book by

Lois Lowry

Written by

William T. Collins

© 2005 Teacher’s Pet Publications

All Rights Reserved

ISBN 978-1-60249-325-4

Item No. 304391

The Giver Unit Word List No.Word Clue/Definition

1. AGE Didn't matter after Ceremony of Twelve

2. ANIMALS None existed in Jonas's world

3. APPLE It changed before Jonas's eyes

4. ASHER Had trouble with language

5. ASSIGNMENTS The Elders chose these for the Twelves

6. BACK Jackets of Fours, Fives & Sixes buttoned down the ___

7. BEYOND Jonas was able to see ___

8. BICYCLE Moving out into the community

9. BIRD Gabe thought it was a plane

10. BIRTHMOTHER Not an honorable Assignment

11. BOOKS The Receiver had many in his dwelling

12. CALCULATOR Male Elevens' pants had a pocket for one

13. CARETAKER Fiona's assignment was ___ of the Old

14. CHANGED What happened to the apple

15. CHIEF Announced the assignments: ___ Elder

16. COLORS The people could not see them

17. DECEMBER Month of the Ceremony

18. DISCIPLINE This wand was a punishment tool for small children

19. DISPOSITION Father had a calmer one than Mother

20. EIGHTS Had jackets with small buttons and pockets

21. ELEPHANT Lily's comfort object

22. ELSEWHERE Outside the Community

23. FEELINGS Family shared them after dinner

24. FEMALE These Elevens new undergarments

25. FIONA Jonas dreamed about her

26. GABRIEL The newchild who stayed with Jonas

27. GIVER Transferred the memories to Jonas

28. GRANDPARENTS Jonas liked the memory of them

29. HIPPO Gabe's comfort object

30. HONOR The Receiver had this, but no power

31. INDEPENDENCE Jacket buttoned in front

32. INTELLIGENCE Mother's was higher than Father's

33. JONAS Became the new Receiver of Memory

34. JUSTICE Mother worked in this Department

35. LANGUAGE It was to be precise

36. LARISSA Described Roberto's ceremony

37. LIE Jonas, as Receiver, could do this

38. LILY Wanted to be a birthmother

39. LOVE Jonas asked his parents if they felt this for him

40. MALE These Elevens got longer pants with a pocket

41. MATURITY Short hair symbolized this

42. MEMORIES Jonas wanted to give them to people

43. MOTHER She was intelligent

44. MUSIC Jonas heard it coming from the bottom of the hill

45. NAMING Father broke a rule to look at this list

46. NINES They got their bicycles

47. NINETEEN Jonas's number

48. NURTURER Father's job

49. OLD Fiona worked in the House of the ___

50. ONES They got names and parents

51. PAIN The people had never known this

52. PALE Jonas's and Gabe's eyes looked this way

53. PILL Jonas stopped taking his

The Giver Fill In The Blank 1

1. The color Jonas saw

2. They got names and parents

3. Father released the smaller of them

4. Gabe's comfort object

5. Searched for Jonas and Gabe

6. Transferred the memories to Jonas

7. Jonas heard it coming from the bottom of the hill

8. Family shared them after dinner

9. Mother's was higher than Father's

10. Short hair symbolized this

11. Father's job

12. Jonas stopped taking his

13. Lily didn't like hair ___

14. Moving out into the community

15. Gabe thought it was a plane

16. Jonas could not ask for this

17. They had their long hair cut off

18. Had jackets with small buttons and pockets

19. These Elevens got longer pants with a pocket

20. Jonas's Assignment was ___ of Memory

The Giver Matching 1

___ 1. CHANGED A. The newchild who stayed with Jonas

___ 2. JUSTICE B. None existed in Jonas's world

___ 3. HONOR C. Gabe thought it was a plane

___ 4. ASSIGNMENTS D. Month of the Ceremony

___ 5. NINES E. Jonas could not ask for this

___ 6. ELSEWHERE F. Lily's comfort object

___ 7. BICYCLE G. The color Jonas saw

___ 8. BIRTHMOTHER H. Jonas heard it coming from the bottom of the hill

___ 9. LANGUAGE

I.

Jonas recognized when the children played it

___10. RED J. Moving out into the community

___11. DECEMBER K. The Receiver had many in his dwelling

___12. RELEASE L. The Elders chose these for the Twelves

___13. BOOKS M. Outside the Community

___14. BIRD N. The Receiver had this, but no power

___15. ONES O. It was to be precise

___16. ROBERTO P. This wand was a punishment tool for small children

___17. PLANES Q. Has a release ceremony in House of Old

___18. MUSIC R. They got names and parents

___19. ELEPHANT S. What happened to the apple

___20. WAR T. Asher's Assignment was director of it

___21. STIRRINGS U. Not an honorable Assignment

___22. ANIMALS

V. They got their bicycles

___23. DISCIPLINE W. Adults took daily pill for these

___24. GABRIEL

X. Searched for Jonas and Gabe

___25. RECREATION Y. Mother worked in this Department

The Giver Magic Squares 1

Match the definition with the vocabulary word. Put your answers in the magic squares below. When your answers are correct, all columns and rows will add to the same number.

A. HONOR

E. EIGHTS

I. BICYCLE

M. BACK

B. CALCULATOR

F. ROSEMARY

J. SAILING

N. GIVER

C. LOVE

G. PALE

K. NAMING

O. BIRD

D. FIONA

H. LIE

L. CARETAKER

P. OLD

1. Gabe thought it was a plane

2. Jonas dreamed about her

3. This memory made Gabe go to sleep

4. Had jackets with small buttons and

pockets

5. Moving out into the community

6. The Giver's daughter

7. Fiona worked in the House of the ___

8. Jonas asked his parents if they felt this

for him

9. Jonas, as Receiver, could do this

10. Father broke a rule to look at this list

11. The Receiver had this, but no power

12. Transferred the memories to Jonas

13. Male Elevens' pants had a pocket for

one

14. Jackets of Fours, Fives & Sixes

buttoned down the ___

15. Jonas's and Gabe's eyes looked this

way

16. Fiona's assignment was ___ of the Old

A= B= C= D=

E= F= G= H=

I= J= K= L=

M= N= O= P=

The Giver Word Search 1

H I P P O I R E V I G P S S M A C K

C R C F I E N O I A F A L L Z P T Q

M O Q V W L F T B G M L Y A W P E Z

V T L O G Y L R E E H E F M N L N Y

W A P O Y L I F N L R T V I C E S L

I L H H R E R E D E L T S N O N S F

N U B T L S S I S P B I O A O N E D

D C M A W S L H T H M M G B B E A B

E L C Y C I B C N A C A B E L H S B

P A I L L K N L E N S I L I N K H T

E C S Y Q J A S R T R H N E O C L B

N X U T R N S A A K V G E O G V E V

D L M M G E S Z P T S K B R N C F N

E P O U F S L R D E N Y D W I E J T

N R A V I N N E N M B E E T M P O K

C G E R E Q H I A I L O I A A D N R

E G A D H O N O R S A I L I N G A W

T L O N E S S D G P E E N D C W S N

Announced the assignments: ___ Elder (5) Asher confused it with snack (5) Became the new Receiver of Memory (5) Described Roberto's ceremony (7) Didn't matter after Ceremony of Twelve (3) Family shared them after dinner (8) Father broke a rule to look at this list (6) Father released the smaller of them (5) Fiona worked in the House of the ___ (3) Gabe thought it was a plane (4) Gabe's comfort object (5) Had jackets with small buttons and pockets (6) Had trouble with language (5) Has a release ceremony in House of Old (7) It changed before Jonas's eyes (5) It was to be precise (8) Jacket buttoned in front (12) Jackets of Fours, Fives & Sixes buttoned down the ___ (4) Jonas asked his parents if they felt this for him (4) Jonas could not ask for this (7) Jonas dreamed about her (5) Jonas found one at the top of the hill (4) Jonas heard it coming from the bottom of the hill (5) Jonas liked the memory of them (12) Jonas recognized when the children played it

(3) Jonas stopped taking his (4) Jonas's and Gabe's eyes looked this way (4) Jonas, as Receiver, could do this (3) Lily didn't like hair ___ (7) Lily's comfort object (8) Male Elevens' pants had a pocket for one (10) Mother's was higher than Father's (12) Moving out into the community (7) None existed in Jonas's world (7) People chose to go to it a long time ago (8) Searched for Jonas and Gabe (6) The Receiver did not have this (5) The Receiver had many in his dwelling (5) The Receiver had this, but no power (5) The color Jonas saw (3) The newchild who stayed with Jonas (7) The people could not see them (6) The people had never known this (4) These Elevens got longer pants with a pocket (4) These Elevens new undergarments (6) They got names and parents (4) They got their bicycles (5) They had their long hair cut off (4) This memory made Gabe go to sleep (7) Transferred the memories to Jonas (5) Wanted to be a birthmother (4)

The Giver Crossword 1

1 2 3

4 5

6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13

14

15 16

17

18 19

20 21

22

Across

2. The Receiver did not have this

4. Fiona's assignment was ___ of the Old

6. Jonas, as Receiver, could do this

7. Mother's was higher than Father's

11. Jonas found one at the top of the hill

13. Didn't matter after Ceremony of Twelve

14. Jonas recognized when the children played it

15. The color Jonas saw

16. They got names and parents

17. Gabe thought it was a plane

18. She was intelligent

20. They had their long hair cut off

21. The people had never known this

22. Jonas was able to see ___ .

Down

1. Month of the Ceremony

2. Jonas's and Gabe's eyes looked this way

3. Outside the Community

4. The people could not see them

5. Father released the smaller of them

8. It was to be precise

9. Transferred the memories to Jonas

10. Jonas's number

12. Jonas asked his parents if they felt this for him

13. Had trouble with language

15. Has a release ceremony in House of Old

16. Fiona worked in the House of the ___

17. The Receiver had many in his dwelling

19. Gabe's comfort object

The Giver

LIE

ASSIGNMENTS

BEYOND

DISPOSITION

PLANES

DISCIPLINE

MOTHER

DECEMBER

ANIMALS

BIRTHMOTHER

CHANGED

SEVENS

FREE SPACE

SAMENESS

HIPPO

ROSEMARY WAR

PAIN

ELEPHANT

ROBERTO

FEELINGS

BACK

COLORS

FIONA

ASHER

The Giver

TENS

RIBBONS

ONES

SAILING

STIRRINGS

MATURITY

LILY

TWINS

RECREATION

ELSEWHERE

GRANDPARENTS

PILL

FREE SPACE

INTELLIGENCE

BIRD

INDEPENDENCE

TWELVES

JONAS

LANGUAGE

THREES

CHIEF

BICYCLE

POWER

GIVER

MUSIC