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City of Ember Chapters 5-8

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word 'wistfully' mean?

a)

With hesitation

b)

With longing or regret

c)

With great care and thoroughness

d)

With hesitation, doubt, or dread

2.

What is the definition of 'defiant'?

a)

Nonsense

b)

Giving cause for alarm; serious

c)

Refusing to obey something or someone

d)

Scattered about

3.

What does 'hoisted' mean?

a)

Cease doing or providing something

b)

Not legible; hard to read

c)

A system of parts working together in a machine

d)

Raised or lifted up

4.

What is the meaning of 'grave'?

a)

Scattered about

b)

With great care and thoroughness

c)

Refusing to obey something or someone

d)

Giving cause for alarm; serious

5.

What does 'mechanism' refer to?

a)

With longing or regret

b)

Scattered about

c)

A system of parts working together in a machine

d)

Cease doing or providing something

6.

What is the definition of 'strewn'?

a)

With great care and thoroughness

b)

Scattered about

c)

With hesitation, doubt, or dread

d)

Refusing to obey something or someone

7.

What does 'painstakingly' mean?

a)

Cease doing or providing something

b)

With great care and thoroughness

c)

With longing or regret

d)

Refusing to obey something or someone

8.

What does 'discontinue' mean?

a)

Giving cause for alarm; serious

b)

Cease doing or providing something

c)

Raised or lifted up

d)

Not legible; hard to read

9.

What is the meaning of 'illegible'?

a)

Scattered about

b)

Not legible; hard to read

c)

With hesitation, doubt, or dread

d)

With great care and thoroughness

10.

What is the definition of 'reluctantly'?

a)

With great care and thoroughness

b)

Nonsense

c)

With hesitation, doubt, or dread

d)

With longing or regret

11.

What does 'hogwash' mean?

a)

Cease doing or providing something

b)

Refusing to obey something or someone

c)

Nonsense

d)

Scattered about

12.

What is the meaning of 'predicament'?

a)

A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation

b)

Giving cause for alarm; serious

c)

With great care and thoroughness

d)

Raised or lifted up