The City of Ember Chapters 1-5

What was different about the city of Ember?

• The city was build on an Island
•  In the city the sky was always dark. 
• Everything in the city of was built of steel.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

What happened on assignment day?

• Students picked a job from a small cloth sack
• The mayor of Ember assigned jobs to the students based on their skills
• Students were allowed to pick job assignments based on their talents.

Students were assigned to their jobs for ________ years.

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Which one of the following job assignemnts weas considered a "Bad" job?

• Greenhouse helper
• Timekeeper's assistant
• Messenger
• Pipeworks Labourer

What condition was the City of Ember in?

• Brand new buildings
• Prospering with many new supplies
• Shortages and blackouts

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.W.7.9A

Why did Doon want to trade jobs with Lina?

• Lina had an easier job?
• Doon had a broken leg and would not be able to run all over Ember with messages.
• Doon wanted to work on the generator near Pipeworks.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

The main idea of Chapter 1 "Assignment Day" is ______________________.

• Doon and Lina are such good friends that Doon will trade his good job for Lina's bad job
• The students of Ember find out what they will be doing for the next three years.
• The mayor of Ember with his vast, heavy build was a tyrant who loved to boss the students around.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which statement from this chapter cotains a Cause and Effect relationship?

• Lina took off her shoes and socks, wrapped herself around the cold metal pole, and climbed up the light pole.
• Doon wanted to be near the generator, so he traded jobs with Lina.
• One by one the students reached into the sack and drew out job assignments?
• In the city of Ember, the sky was always dark.

Which Statement from this chapter is an opinion?

• Doon sat in the second row with his shoulders hunched, his eyes squeezed shut and his hands clasped together.
• The mayor was a man with a gray face.
• The mayor should go on a diet so that he would not get out of breath so easily.
• On Assignment Day the classroom was silent.

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Based on this chapter (Chapter 1) one could conlcude all of the following except:

• Chet will fix the generator, and there will be no more blackouts
• Messenger was a fun job because messengers are able to move freely through the city and not have to work behind a desk.
• Ember is a dreary place to live with a dark sky all the time
• The students were always excited on Assignment Day because they discovered what they would be doing for the next three years.