City of Ember Chapters 1-10
English
5th - 6th Grade
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This quiz assesses 5th and 6th grade students' reading comprehension of "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau, focusing specifically on chapters 1-10. The questions target key literary elements including character development (Lina and Doon's personalities, motivations, and relationships), plot progression (the mysterious message, the search for answers, and the discovery of secrets), setting details (the underground city's infrastructure, food supplies, and physical limitations), and thematic concepts (fear of the unknown, problem-solving, and hope in desperate circumstances). Students need strong literal comprehension skills to recall specific details like character ages, job assignments, and sequence of events, while also demonstrating inferential thinking to understand character motivations, cause-and-effect relationships, and the significance of discoveries within the dystopian world. The complexity requires students to track multiple plot threads simultaneously and understand how character actions drive the narrative forward. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying 5th and 6th grade English literature. The assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding during novel study, as homework to reinforce chapter reading, or as review material before unit tests. Teachers can use this quiz to identify students who may need additional support with reading comprehension or to facilitate small group discussions about character development and plot analysis. The question format encourages close reading habits and attention to textual details that support deeper literary analysis. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards RL.5.1 and RL.6.1 for citing textual evidence, RL.5.3 and RL.6.3 for analyzing character interactions and plot development, and RL.5.10 and RL.6.10 for reading grade-level complex literary texts with scaffolding and support.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which food in Ember is eaten on a daily basis?
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.W.5.9A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
About how old are Lina and Doon?
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CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What surrounds Ember on all sides?
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In Chapter 6, the message in the old box is partially illegible because:
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CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following people does Lina NOT tell about the message from the box?
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
In Chapter 9, how does Doon react to the puzzle-like message that Lina shows him?
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.3.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What do Lina and Doon find when they visit the pipeworks together the first time?
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CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
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