The City of Ember Vocabulary Test

Which sentence best displays the correct meaning of the word ponderously?

• Mayor Cole ponderously spoke about the current situation in Ember.

• The mayor walked ponderously through the streets of Ember.

• LIna ponderously hugged Poppy before going to work.

• Doon imagined how ponderously wonderful it would be to discover a way out of Ember.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which vocabulary word means extremely large or great?

• dismay

• immense

• ponderously

• rutted

• tainted

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Select all the words that could be synonyms of tainted.

• messy

• polluted

• colorful

• infected

• contaminated

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which of the following pictures best represents the meaning of the word rutted.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

In this excerpt from the novel, what is the closest meaning of the word dismay? Select all that apply.

• concern

• shock

• joy

• distress

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What did Mayor Cole mean when he said to Lina, "impudence will make things worse...?"

• The mayor meant that no matter what Lina said, she would be in trouble.

• The mayor meant that if Lina didn't tell him where the instructions were, she would be in worse trouble.

• The mayor meant that if Lina was rude and arrogant , she would get in worse trouble.

• The mayor meant that if Lina didn't know the meaning of hogwash, she would be punished.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following pictures best displays the meaning of plunder?

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which of the following is the opposite of the word dawdle?

• linger

• stall

• hurry

• stroll

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the meaning of the word proceed, as used in this sentence from the novel?

• hide, stay out of sight

• discuss, talk

• escape, egress

• move forward, continue

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which of the following words is the closest definition of the word demonstrator?

• show-off

• complainer

• protester

• obedient

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4