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COE Final Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____ was to keep “The Instructions for The City of Ember.

a)

The oldest person

b)

The mayor

c)

The commissioners

d)

The Chief Builder

2.

How long did the lights remain out in Chapter 5—the longest blackout ever in Ember?

a)

20 minutes

b)

7 minutes

c)

1 hour

d)

15 minutes

3.

Define Egress according to Clary.

a)

A way out or an exit

b)

Found

c)

To be lost

d)

Entrance

4.

What was the main reason that Lina and Doon decided to leave right away from Ember?

a)

They were being followed by the guards.

b)

Someone had told Mrs. Murdo that Lina was in danger.

c)

A reward had been posted for their capture.

d)

A mystery phone call.

5.

Select the person that would have stated this: “In my mind, I see another city. It isn’t like Ember, it is white and gleaming.”

a)

Clary

b)

Granny

c)

Doon

d)

Lina

6.

The notice that greeted Doon, Lina, and Poppy after leaving Ember was written by The Builders.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What color are the messenger jackets in the City of Ember?

a)

Yellow

b)

Red

c)

Blue

d)

Green

8.

The molded journal that Poppy tried to eat, gave Lina and Doon reason to believe that disaster was close at hand on Earth before the volunteers moved into the City of Ember.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What happened on assignment day?

a)

Students picked a job from a small cloth green sack as their new job.

b)

The mayor of Ember assigned jobs to the students based on their skills.

c)

Students were allowed to pick job assignments based on their talents.

d)

The teacher and the mayor selected jobs for the students as they left school.

10.

Who made the statement “Letting anger take over can lead to unintended consequences”?

a)

Lina

b)

Doon

c)

Doon's dad

d)

Mayor Cole

11.

Why did Doon want to trade jobs with Lina?

a)

Lina had an easier job than Doon had drawn.

b)

Doon had a broken leg and would not be able to run all over Ember with messages.

c)

Doon wanted to work on the generator near Pipeworks.

d)

Doon’s father did not want him to be a messenger in the city because it was too dangerous.

12.

What is Lina’s favorite day of the year?

a)

Christmas

b)

Singing Day

c)

End of School

d)

The first day of the new school year

13.

The people from Ember had never _____.

a)

Used electricity before.

b)

Met someone from another city/place other than Ember.

c)

Climbed up a staircase.

d)

Ate vegetables.

14.

According to Lina, which one of the following job assignments might have been considered a “Bad” job to have pulled out of the green bag?

a)

Greenhouse helper

b)

Messenger

c)

Timekeeper’s assistant

d)

Pipeworks laborer

15.

What was different about the City of Ember?

a)

The city was built on an island.

b)

In the city the sky was always dark since it is an “underground city.”

c)

The weather is always hot in the city.

d)

Everything in the City of Ember was built of steel.

16.

Why was Granny tearing up the couch?

a)

Granny was looking for something that had been lost.

b)

Granny’s money had fallen into the couch and she was trying to get it out.

c)

Granny wanted to use the stuffing to make a blanket for Poppy.

d)

Granny was unable to recall her day with Lina.

17.

Lina thought that the partial document was _____ (from the opened case).

a)

Directions for building the city.

b)

Instructions for saving the city.

c)

Recipe from the first people of Ember

d)

Poppy’s homework

18.

What surrounds the City of Ember on all sides?

a)

The mayor and the police force

b)

The river

c)

Darkness

d)

Volcano

19.

Generator: _____ Builders: ‘Instructions”

a)

Greenhouses

b)

Mayor

c)

Gathering Hall

d)

River

20.

Students were assigned to their job for _____ years.

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

4

21.

The Believers and Captain Fleery thought that _____.

a)

The Builders were coming back to help/save the City of Ember.

b)

The magic of the box would have saved the people of Ember.

c)

The Instructions would have found and saved the City of Ember.

d)

The people of Ember were too happy to leave Ember.

22.

Lina is content with the decision to live with Mrs. Murdo and has adjusted well to her new home.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Doon is Lina’s best friend.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The builders said the people must live in the City of Ember for at least _____ years before leaving.

a)

5,000 years

b)

60 years

c)

200 years

d)

1,000 years

25.

No one has been successful in creating a moveable light within the City of Ember—all lights are indoors or streetlights.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Who did Doon see sleeping in the secret room within the Pipeworks?

a)

Looper

b)

Barton Snode

c)

The Mayor

d)

The guards from the Gathering Hall

27.

Granny ate Pineapple 4 times before the storehouses ran out of the fruit.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

What event is described- “shouts of alarm came from up and down the street, and then silence…Terror swept through her. I must stand still, she thought…She took a step. When she didn’t bump into anything, she took another step, and the fingers of her right hand crumpled against something hard.”

a)

Lina running in the streets delivering messages.

b)

Lina was out in the street when Poppy was lost, and the lights went out.

c)

Lina was searching for grandma.

d)

Lina saw Sadge in the street going crazy again.

29.

What does Lina purchase but then later begins to feel guilty about her purchase?

a)

New coat for herself.

b)

Yarn for the shop.

c)

More food for herself and Poppy.

d)

Colored pencils.

30.

Who found the note that was dropped into the City of Ember by Lina and Doon at the end of the novel?

a)

The Mayor

b)

Doon's dad

c)

Clary

d)

Mrs. Murdo

31.

What did Doon’s father tell him about his job after the first day?

a)

To notice what no one else does.

b)

Be good at what you do.

c)

He should change jobs after 3 months and work to repair the generator.

d)

He should not return to his job because the mayor will find out that he switched jobs.

32.

What happened to Granny?

a)

She fell and hit her head and became very sick.

b)

She died.

c)

She was angry at Lina and left the City of Ember.

d)

She yelled at Mrs. Murdo because she reopened the yarn shop.

33.

Decide which of the following statements is incorrect based on what you have read.

a)

Lizzie is helping Looper to eat up all the extra food found in the storerooms.

b)

They mayor is stealing food from the city storerooms.

c)

Lina decided to be greedy and asked for Lizzie to get her the colored paper.

d)

The people of Ember are beginning to worry about food, supplies, and electricity.

34.

The guards are next in charge, behind the mayor.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Lina, Doon and Poppy first saw a deer in the open field after leaving Ember and were shocked to see such a beautiful creature.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

In a single pulley, what is the relationship between the effort and resistance forces?

a)

The effort force is smaller than the resistance force

b)

The effort force is larger than the resistance force

c)

The effort force outweighs the resistance force

d)

The effort and resistant forces are equal

37.

How are large gears different from small gears?

a)

Large gears always move with force than small gears

b)

Large gears are usually made of steel; small gears are usually made of aluminum

c)

Large gears generate torque; small gears generate friction

d)

Large gears have fewer teeth than small gears

38.

Which of the following is a true statement?

a)

An inclined plane reduces the amount of work one needs to do

b)

An inclined plane increases the amount of work one needs to do

c)

An inclined plane makes work require more effort

d)

An inclined plane makes work require less effort

39.

When using a lever, what happens if you decrease the distance between the fulcrum and the load?

a)

You have to use more force to move the load

b)

You can use less force to move the load

c)

You have to decrease the length of the lever

d)

You have to increase the height of the fulcrum

40.

Which answer correctly describes wheel and axle movement?

a)

The wheel and axle move the same distance and turn with the same amount of force

b)

The wheel moves a lesser distance than the axle but turns with greater force

c)

The wheel moves a greater distance than the axle but turns with less force

d)

The wheel moves, while the axle stays completely still

41.

effort, or force, exerted over a certain distance

a)

work

b)

pulley

c)

force

d)

joule

42.

standard unit for measuring work

a)

machine

b)

force

c)

joule

d)

work

43.

measured in units called Newtons, abbreviated N.

a)

force

b)

work

c)

time

d)

distance

44.

make work easier by increasing the force needed to do work

a)

simple machines

b)

joule

c)

force

d)

gears

45.

A ramp is one of the most basic examples of a simple machine called the ...

a)

inclined plane

b)

pulley

c)

lever

d)

screw

46.

along with its other 3 components, load, fulcrum, and effort, allow us to move things more easily by magnifying our efforts

a)

pulley

b)

inclined plane

c)

lever

d)

screw

47.

a rotating lever that moves in a circular motion around a fulcrum

a)

screw

b)

wheel and axle

c)

pulley

d)

inclined plane

48.

A rope running over a wheel fixed to a support makes this simple machine

a)

pulley

b)

inclined plane

c)

screw

d)

gear

49.

a device that transfers motion from one part of a machine to another; most are wheels or cylinders

a)

gears

b)

pulley

c)

screw

d)

lever

50.

turning power

a)

momentum

b)

joule

c)

torque

d)

gear