The City of Ember Vocabulary
Authored by Sarah Williams
English
5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What was the power that turned the worm into a moth? It was greater than any power the Builders had had, he was sure of that. The power that ran the city of Ember was feeble by comparison—and about to run out.
extremely bright
abundant
excessively slow
very weak or ineffective
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
“It means—”
“Do not presume to tell me what it means!” the mayor cried.
take liberties or act with too much confidence
assume
a happy greeting
interrupt
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
She groped her way back to her own bed and fell into a deep sleep, and when, hours later, the clock tower struck six and the lights came on, Lina went fearfully into her grandmother’s room.
felt about blindly
jumped
ran swiftly
crawled
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the word 'feeble' mean in the context of 'The City of Ember'?
extremely bright
abundant
excessively slow
very weak or ineffective
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In 'The City of Ember', what does the word 'presume' mean?
take liberties or act with too much confidence
assume
a happy greeting
interrupt
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does 'groped' mean in the sentence from 'The City of Ember'?
felt about blindly
jumped
ran swiftly
crawled
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the meaning of 'incoherent' as used in 'The City of Ember'?
logical
unclear
organized
simple
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
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