Inference Skills
by Margaret Whisnant
By Lois Lowry
Chapters 11 -15
Twenty-Four Cards
Multiple Choice Questions
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The Giver
Chapter 11 – Chapter 15
by Lois Lowry
The Giver is one of the best, if not the best, examples from children’s literature of how important inference skills can be. Like
a secret code between writer and reader, Ms. Lowery unveils Jonas’s dystopian world clue by clue. Her carefully chosen
words and phrases are candles flickering in the dark, each one shedding a point of light on a small corner of the strange
community until they reveal the awful truth. Miss the clues, and Jonas’s heart-pounding story is a tangle of confusion.
These task cards are designed to guide young readers through the novel’s gallery of passages, sentences, phrases, and
even single words that carry inferred meanings involving plot analysis and character development. Each card presents a
story passage (always in italics), a summary of story events, or a combination of the two with an accompanying question.
Students must choose the correct answer from four given possibilities (multiple choice).
The set includes a cover card (which can double as a container label), a student instruction card, an answer sheet, and
answer keys. Page numbers where passages and summaries are located in the book are included with the answer keys to
give teachers the option of using the individual cards as warm-ups or quizzes.
Preparation Instructions: The cards are formatted with a color border, but they also work well in grayscale.
 Cut card pages vertically at 5½” and individual cards horizontally at 4”.
 Answer sheets are designed to be cut 5½” by 7¾”.
These Task Cards cover Chapter 11 – Chapter 15. Sets for Chapters 1-5 and 6-10 are also available from my store. Sets
for the remainder of the book are being created and will be posted soon.
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Jonas felt only the light touch of the old man’s hands on his
back. . . One part of his consciousness knew that he was still
lying there, on the bed. . . Yet another, separate part of his being
was upright now, in a sitting position. . . And he could see,
though his eyes were closed. . .
When the memory of the sled ride down the snowy hill was
over, He opened his ordinary eyes, and saw that he was still on
the bed, that he had not moved at all.
When Jonas first met him, the Receiver said, “I am not,
actually, as old as I look. . . This job has aged me. . . “
After giving Jonas the first memory, he added, “transmitting
that tiny memory to you--I think it lightened me just a little. .
A little weight off this old body.”
The author shows the reader how the Receiver transmits
memories to Jonas rather than naming the process. The above
information implies that it is a form of
A. mental telepathy
B. the power of suggestion
C. drug-induced hallucinations
D. an over-active imagination
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What has caused the Receiver to age and look older than
he actually is?
A. being an Elder
B. memories
C. transmitting memories
D. training a new Receiver
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The sled ride The Receiver transmitted to Jonas was a
very distant memory that he had tugged forward from many
generations back. The Receiver who had given it to him
had pulled it through a long time period, too.
Jonas was enjoying receiving memories. They hadn’t hurt
as all, though the Chief Elder and the Receiver had said his
training would be painful.
The Receiver sighed, “I started you with memories of
pleasure. My previous failure gave me the wisdom to do
that.”
Jonas assured the Receiver, “I’m brave. I really am.”
This information tells the reader that the community
A. has been in existence for a very long time.
B. doesn’t know how long it has existed.
C. chooses a new Receiver with each new generation.
D. has existed for three generations.
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This information implies that the Receiver who failed
A. hadn’t been warned about the pain.
B. had received too many painful memories too soon.
C. had difficulty receiving any type of memory.
D. hadn’t been as brave as Jonas.
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Answer Keys
1. A (pp. 80-81 p.82)
13. D (p. 98)
2. B (p. 82)
14. B (pp. 99-100)
3. A (p. 83)
15. D (pp.102-104)
4. B (p. 85)
16. A (p. 105)
5. B (p. 86)
17. A (p.106)
6. B (p. 88)
18. B (p.78 pp.106-107)
7. A (p. 89)
19. B (p. 111)
8. D (pp. 90-91)
20. C (p. 112)
9. B (p. 95)
21. A (p. 113)
10. C (p. 95)
22. C (p. 114)
11. D (p. 95)
23. A (p. 116)
12. A
24. B (pp. 118-119)
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Inference Skills
The Giver
Chapters 11-15
Instructions
Read each story passage or section summary
and the question that goes with it. Choose the
correct answer from the four possible responses
and write its letter on your answer sheet.
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