WorksheetsThe City of Ember - Ch. 1-12 Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 51mins
How did the box with the instructions get lost?
The mayor died before he could tell anyone what it was.
The Builders lost it while buiding the city.
Poppy hid it.
How did the instructions get torn up?
They were in the garbage.
Poppy tore them up and was chewing on them.
Granny didn't want anyone to get out.
Mayor Cole got rid of the instructions by burning them in the fireplace.
Where did LIna and Doon find the Mayor's secret room?
behind a bookcase in his office
in the Pipeworks behind a secret, locked door
in the Greenhouse when Clary wasn't around
What job did Doon really want to draw on Assignment Day?
Messenger
Greenhouse worker
Pipeworks Laborer
Electrician's Helper
Who did Lizzie consider to be her boyfriend?
Doon Harrow
Sadge Merrall
Orly Gordon
Looper
After Doon traded jobs with Lina at the beginning of the novel, what did he want to fix in the pipeworks?
the generator
the pipes
his book
the broken light bulbs
What does the word "Egress" mean?
exit
entrance
electricity
It's a type of bird.
At what age do they draw a job on Assignment Day?
10 years old
15 years old
18 years old
12 years old
In the story, Lina bought two colored pencils from Looper. What were the colors?
blue and yellow
green and red
blue and green
yellow and red
_____ was to keep “The Instructions for The City of Ember.
The oldest person
The mayor
The commissioners
The Chief Builder
How long did the lights remain out in Chapter 5—the longest blackout ever in Ember?
20 minutes
7 minutes
1 hour
15 minutes
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.”
Clary
Granny
Doon
Lina
What color are the messenger jackets in the City of Ember?
yellow
red
blue
green
What happened on Assignment Day?
Students picked a job from a small cloth green sack as their new 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.
The teacher and the mayor selected jobs for the students as they left school.
Who made the statement “Letting anger take over can lead to unintended consequences”?
Lina
Doon
Doon's dad
Mayor Cole
Why did Doon want to trade jobs with Lina?
Lina had an easier job than Doon had drawn.
Doon had a broken leg and would not be able to run all over Ember with messages.
Doon wanted to work on the generator near Pipeworks.
Doon’s father did not want him to be a messenger in the city because it was too dangerous.
The people from Ember had never _____.
used electricity before
met someone from another city/place other than Ember
climbed up a staircase
eaten vegetables
According to Lina, which of the following job assignments might have been considered a “bad” job to have pulled out of the green bag?
Greenhouse helper
Messenger
Timekeeper’s assistant
Pipeworks laborer
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 was unable to recall her day with Lina.
Lina thought that the partial document was _____ (from the opened case).
directions for building the city
instructions for saving the city
recipe from the first people of Ember
Poppy’s homework
What surrounds the City of Ember on all sides?
the mayor and the police force
the river
darkness
a volcano
Students were assigned to their job for _____ years.
1
3
2
4
The Believers and Captain Fleery thought that _____.
the Builders were coming back to help/save the City of Ember
the magic of the box would have saved the people of Ember
the Instructions would have found and saved the City of Ember
the people of Ember were too happy to leave Ember
Lina is content with the decision to live with Mrs. Murdo and has adjusted well to her new home.
True
False
At the end of Chapter 12, Lina realizes Doon is really her best friend.
True
False
The builders said the people must live in the City of Ember for at least _____ years before leaving.
5,000 years
60 years
200 years
1,000 years
No one has been successful in creating a moveable light within the City of Ember—all lights are indoors or streetlights.
True
False
Who did Doon see sleeping in the secret room within the Pipeworks?
Looper
Barton Snode
the Mayor
the guards from the Gathering Hall
Granny ate Pineapple 4 times before the storehouses ran out of the fruit.
True
False
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.”
Lina running in the streets delivering messages.
Lina was out in the street when Poppy was lost, and the lights went out.
Lina was searching for grandma.
Lina saw Sadge in the street going crazy again.
What does Lina purchase but then later begins to feel guilty about her purchase?
new coat for herself
yarn for the shop
more food for herself and Poppy
colored pencils
The guards are next in charge, behind the mayor.
True
False
Vocab: Which of the following does NOT describe plummet?
a plane taking a nose dive
a mountain climber reaching the summit
a man dropping off a cliff
a meteor falling towards earth
Vocab: Which of the following describes methodically?
a young boy randomly picking flowers for his mother
a girl haphazardly throwing clothes in the closet
a teenager stringing beads in an intricate pattern
an old lady messily putting away her knitting
Vocab: Which of the following describes vague?
how to spell the word vague
the the time the sun will rise in the morning
the number of legs a spider has
the indistinct figure standing in the window
Vocab: The newspapers were _____ all over the floor of my Grandfather's office.
strewn
plummeted
flanked
vague
Vocab: The President of the United States is _____ with Secret Service at all times.
flanked
endeavored
plummeted
hoisted
Vocab: a conscientious effort toward an end
endeavor
flank
vague
methodically
Vocab: to raise or haul up with or as if with the help of a mechanical apparatus
hoist
plummet
strewn
methodically
What have Lizzie and Looper been doing in Ch. 11?
Eating sweets
Hoarding (Keeping) rare items in the storeroom
Feeding the rats of Ember
Helping Lina
What does Doon discover at the start Ch. 12?
The mayor has been stealing food and keeping it in a brightly lit room
The pipe is about to break and flood Ember.
He is in love with Lina.
There is only one working light bulb left in the city.
What event has been increasing in Ch. 12?
food shortages
blackouts
burst pipes
the mayor's speeches to the people
Where do Poppy and Lina live now Grandmother has passed away?
with Clary
with Doon and his father
with Mrs Murdo
alone
What does Egress mean?
Run
Escape
Exit
Fight
What special food does Lina remember from her childhood?
Tuna
Chicken nuggets
Creamed corn
Lettuce
Who built the City of Ember?
The Builders
The Mayors
The Believers
The Chargers
What is the main conflict of the story?
Lina and Doon aren't friends anymore.
The city is running out of paper.
The city is slowly falling apart and they need to find a way out.
Mayor Cole is stealing money.
What is the area called that surrounds the City of Ember?
Unknown Regions
Unknown Lands
Empty Regions
Wastelands
Select the person this quote is describing: "A long leg stepped over the rope, and the person it belonged to turned and walked away. All they saw was his black--a dark coat, dark untidy hair. He walked with a lurching motion that struck Lina as somehow familiar."
Sadge
Mayor Cole
Looper
Barton Snode
