City Of Ember Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: ________ fiction is an imaginary place or condition in which everything is as bad as possible.

• dystopian

• utopian

• science

• historical

Fill in the blank: ________ fiction focuses on real or imagined science.

• science

• historical

• fantasy

• romantic

Fill in the blank: ________ books are where a list of transactions are kept.

• ledger

• notebook

• diary

• journal

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a machine to keep electricity running.

• generator

• battery

• transformer

• inverter

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Fill in the blank: ________ are people who collect usable things.

• scavengers

• hoarders

• collectors

• gatherers

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Fill in the blank: ________ means not respectable.

• disreputable

• respectable

• honorable

• admirable

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Fill in the blank: ________ means having the power to impress.

• impressive

• ordinary

• unimpressive

• mediocre

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Fill in the blank: A ________ is the part by which a machine operates.

• mechanism

• engine

• circuit

• gear

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

To ________ means to laugh or chuckle.

• chortled

• cry

• scream

• whisper

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Fill in the blank: ________ means very hard to read.

• illegible

• readable

• clear

• understandable

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A