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WorksheetsThe City of Ember
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
What happened to the chief builder's plan for the box?
One mayor died before he could tell his successor about the box.
The box was broken into, and its contents were stolen.
The box was opened by a hammer.
One mayor hid the box from everyone else so the city could not be saved.
What happened on assignment day?
Students received their parent's job.
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 picked a job from a small cloth sack.
Which statement from chapter one contains a cause-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.
You know that because of Lina's job, the city must not have ______.
running water
animals
boats
telephones
What job did Granny have?
Granny worked in the greenhouses planting vegetables.
Granny was a messenger like Lina.
Granny unraveled sweaters and picked apart clothes so people could use them to make new clothes.
Granny owned a shop with small items such as nails and tools.
Why was Granny tearing up the couch?
Granny was looking for something that had been lost.
Granny's money had fallen into the couch and she was trying to get it out.
Granny wanted to use the stuffing to make a blanket for Poppy.
Granny didn't like the couch because it was old.
How was Doon able to find his way around the Pipeworks?
Doon used a compass.
Signs were painted throughout the Pipeworks.
All workers were supplied with a map.
Workers used radio signals to give each other directions.
What did Mrs. Murdo do to help Lina's family?
Mrs. Murdo gave Lina's family money.
Mrs. Murdo cleaned and cooked for Lina, Granny, and Poppy.
Mrs. Murdo took Granny to the market.
Mrs. Murdo helped Lina deliver messages.
While Lina was buying the colored pencils, Poppy __________.
ate candy
left the shop
broke the vase
chewed on the blanket
When Lina asked Captain Fleery to come see the document she told Lina ______.
the document looked extremely important
to take the document to Mayor Cole
to forget the puzzle project
to solve the puzzle by herself
Doon pulled himself upward, pushed again-he was higher now than Lina had been-but suddenly his hands slid and he came _______________ down.
rising
plummeting
climbing
expanding
Which word best fits in the blank space?
Pipeworks : underground
Clary's workplace : greenhouses
Looper's Shop : eastside of Ember
Mayor's Office : _________________
Unknown Regions
north of town
Gathering Hall
River Road
Choose the purpose for the following type of writing.
Dear Mayor Cole,
I have discovered a document that was in the closet. It is instructions for something. I believe it is important because it is written in very old printing. Unfortunately it got chewed up by my sister, so it is not all there. But you can still read some bits of it, such as: marked with E find door of bo small steel pan. I will show you this document if you want to see it.
Sincerely yours,
Lina Mayfleet, Messenger
34 Quillium Square
to persuade the mayor to follow the instructions
to explain to the mayor about a document Lina had found
to describe to the mayor what the special instructions looked like
to inform the mayor that Lina's sister had chewed up the document
Lina sped by people on Otterwill Street going back to open their stores and overheard snatches of conversation as she passed.
In this sentence snatches most probably means _____________________.
grasping or seizing hastily
a brief period of time
a small amount
kidnapping
Doon went to the library to look up ____.
generators
fire
insects
maps of the city
Poppy's picture was a scribble. Lina's was ______.
the generator
a map of Ember
the Pipeworks
a city with a blue sky
During the night Granny called Lina to come to her. Granny wanted _______.
Lina to just be near to her
Lina to bring her some water
Lina to sing her a lullaby
Lina to tell her about the baby
After Granny died, Lina and Poppy moved in with ___________.
Lizzie
Doon and his father
Mrs. Murdo
The Mayor
Which sentence from the reading selection supports the conclusion that Lizzie would NOT have told Lina about the special canned goods Looper had given her if she had not tripped and spilled the cans?
Looper explores the storerooms. He's found out that there's still a little bit left of some rare things.
"What's in the sack?" Lina asked. "Oh, just some groceries," said Lizzie.
If there's only one can of peaches left, only one person gets to have it, right?
Looper found a can of pineapple.
I have groceries. I stopped at the store after work and bought a few things.
This paragraph is told from what point of view?
first person
second person
third person, omniscient
third person, objective
The people of Ember were frightened because ______.
more and more blackouts were occurring
a fire broke out in Cloving Square
a sickness was going through the town
the city ran out of all light bulbs
What is the main conflict in this story?
The town of Ember is unable to support its citizens.
Looper is a thief working for Mayor Cole.
Doon is about to miss curfew and will be outside after dark.
Lina must trust no one except Clary and Looper.
What was inside the boxes that Lina found in the dark tunnel?
maps
pencils
candles and matches
light bulbs
The way out of Ember was by __________.
a dark narrow tunnel
the river
an opening in the cave wall
a helicopter
What favor did Nammy Proggs do for Doon?
She watched Poppy while Lina and Doon went to the singing.
She lied to the guards about where Doon was.
She gave Doon some money to buy food.
She told Doon's dad where he went.
Pineapple! That delectable long-lost thing that her grandmother had told her about.
Delectable most likely means ______________________.
charming
delicious
cute
unappealing
The guards took Lina to ___________.
the prison room
the mayor
the singing
Mrs. Murdo's house
Which statement from the book supports the conclusion that the people of Ember are afraid?
"The Song of the River" startled her when it began - the men's voices, low and rolling, swelling with power, and then the women's voices coming in above with a complicated melody that seemed to fight the current.
Then the floodlights flickered - there was a great cry of hope from the crowd - and the lights came on and stayed on.
Someone shouted, "Don't move!" and someone else shrieked. The rumble rose to a roar, and then cries flew into the darkness from everywhere.
The song reached its climax: "Darkness like an endless night," sang the hundreds of voices, so powerfully the air seemed to shiver.
Lina forgot to ________________ when leaving to escape Ember.
pack extra clothes
bring food with her
give the note with instructions to Clary
pick up Poppy
What did Lina and Doon do while they looked over at the city of Ember?
waved their candle so someone would see the light
threw down the message they had written to Clary
shouted to the people below
jumped into the opening
