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City of Ember Ch17

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

P226 - Think about the previous chapter. Where was Lina at 3:20?


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2.

P226 - Why were the streets empty and utterly deserted?


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3.

P228 - We read, "But the song rose again, defying the darkness."

Which is the closest meaning to 'defying the darkness'?


[Next Q: p229]

a)

Ignoring the darkness

b)

Oblivious to the darkness

c)

Unaware of the darkness

d)

Resisting the darkness

4.

P229 -- What can we imply from the phrase 'groped around'?


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a)

That the bag was big

b)

That there were many things inside the bag

c)

The candle had fallen out of the bag

d)

He had difficulty finding the candle

5.

P230 -- Explain why the writer has use three dots . . . in the second paragraph.


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6.

P230 -- What is the purpose of the colon in the fourth paragraph?


[Next Q: p231]

a)

To separate items in a simple list

b)

To separate items in a complex list

c)

To join two, closely related clauses

d)

To introduce a list

7.

P231 -- When Lina met Doon again, she was breathing so hard she could barely talk. Explain in your own words why Lina found it difficult to talk.


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8.

P235 - When Lina is speaking to Poppy, why has the writer used italics for the words adventure and ride? (How did Lina speak these words)?


[This is the last question]

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