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WorksheetsCity of Ember Chapters 5-8
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What happened while Lina was looking for pencils?
Poppy ran off during the blackout.
Poppy stole a colored pencil.
Lina bumped into Doon.
Lina did not see her favorite colors.
Who found Poppy and was keeping her safe?
The Mayor
Mrs. Murdo
Granny
Doon
What was different about his blackout?
The lights never came back on.
The lights came back on immediately.
It was twice as long as any other blackout.
The lights were out all day.
How much did EACH colored pencil cost?
$1.50
$100
$5 for a pack of 6
$5
What was special about Thursday?
They could get free food from the supply depot.
Workers ages 12-15 had the day off.
Taco Thursday, of course.
I do not know.
Who told the citizens of Ember that solutions were being found to prevent the electricity from going out again?
Granny
Doon
Lina
The Mayor
What do you infer Poppy was chewing on at the end of this chapter?
yarn from Granny's shop
Lina's final report card from school
The Instructions from the Builders
a letter from Lina's dad
Why was Doon angry after the town meeting with the mayor?
His dad made him leave early
Doon knows the Mayor is lying.
Doon wanted to get out of Ember right then.
Doon was not angry. He was scared.
What was Granny cleaning out when Lina got home?
the fridge
her shop
the closet
Lina's bedroom
The reader can conclude the word "frayed" mean?
The edges of the couch cushions were frayed and torn from years of use.
Worn at the ends
Brand new
Shiny and clean
After the blackout, Lina knew Doon was right and that Ember was in GRAVE danger. What is the definition of the word GRAVE?
Unimportant
Joyous
Little
Serious
The Believers thought that ___.
they were going to find more food
the city would be saved by magic
the people of Ember would discover a way to leave the city
the Builders were coming back to help the people of Ember
Next Lina decided to talk to Lizzie Bisco about the document because ___.
her father was Mayor Cole
she knew how to read secret codes
she was quick and smart
her grandfather built the city
As a child Granny visited the storerooms in Ember with her classmates. The supplies looked like they would never run out. Granny loved one fruit. It was ___.
watermelon
pineapple
peaches
kiwi
After trying to decode the message Lina found an important word. What was it?
Doon
Pipeworks
Gathering Hall
Library
Read these events from Chapter 7.
1. Doon told his father that he thought the mayor was a fool after hearing his speech.
2. A notice was posted informing the people of Ember that Mayor Cole was holding a town meeting.
3. Lina carried the same message twelve times about the seven-minute-long blackout.
4. Mayor Cole spoke to the Emberites about solutions.
Which sequence best describes the order of events in this chapter.
1,2,3,4
4,3,2,1
2,1,4,3
3,2,4,1
What did Doon hope to find in the Pipeworks?
Bugs
Something Important
A way out
Treasure
What did Doon try to invent?
a moveable light
a generator
a new bug
a new city
What was the problem with the book about fire that Doon found?
It was too difficult to understand
It was missing pages
It was written in another language
It mostly described the dangers of fire
Doon finds the word Hogwash in a book. What does the word hogwash mean?
Something is smelly
To do something that is nonsense
to have fun doing something
washing a hog
