wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

City of Ember Chapters 5-8 Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word "wistfully" mean?

a)

Happily

b)

With longing or regret

c)

Angrily

d)

Quickly

2.

What does the word "defiant" mean?

a)

Agreeing with everyone

b)

Refusing to obey something or someone

c)

Being very quiet

d)

Helping others

3.

What does the word "hoisted" mean?

a)

Pushed down

b)

Raised or lifted up

c)

Thrown away

d)

Pulled apart

4.

What does the word "grave" mean?

a)

Happy and joyful

b)

Giving cause for alarm; serious

c)

Light and funny

d)

Bright and colorful

5.

What is the definition of a mechanism?

a)

A system of parts working together in a machine

b)

A single part of a machine

c)

A type of vehicle

d)

A piece of furniture

6.

Which of the following best describes a mechanism?

a)

A piece of machinery

b)

A type of animal

c)

A kind of plant

d)

A musical instrument

7.

What does the word "strewn" mean?

a)

Neatly arranged

b)

Scattered about

c)

Hidden away

d)

Packed tightly

8.

What does the word "painstakingly" mean?

a)

Quickly and carelessly

b)

With great care and thoroughness

c)

Happily and loudly

d)

Slowly and lazily

9.

What does the word "discontinue" mean?

a)

To start something new

b)

To continue doing something

c)

To cease doing or providing something

d)

To finish a race

10.

What does the word "illegible" mean?

a)

Easy to read

b)

Hard to read

c)

Colorful

d)

Neat

11.

What does the word "reluctantly" mean?

a)

With excitement and joy

b)

With hesitation, doubt, or dread

c)

With speed and energy

d)

With confidence and certainty

12.

What does the word "hogwash" mean?

a)

Truth

b)

Nonsense

c)

Wisdom

d)

Kindness

13.

What does the word "predicament" mean?

a)

A happy moment

b)

A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation

c)

A fun activity

d)

A simple task

14.

Which of the following situations could be described as a "predicament"?

a)

Winning a game

b)

Getting stuck in a small space

c)

Eating your favorite food

d)

Watching a movie

15.

A helicopter _______ the final section of the bridge into place.

a)

strewn

b)

grave

c)

hogwash

d)

hoisted

16.

A synonym for reluctantly.

a)
enthusiastically
b)
unwillingly
c)
willingly
d)
eagerly
17.

Stuck in the classroom, he gazes ______ through the window at the boys playing soccer outside.

a)

strewn

b)

wistfully

c)

reluctantly

d)

hogwash

18.

Don't believe a word of that, it's just a bunch of ________!

a)

hogwash

b)

painstakingly

c)

mechanism

d)

strewn

19.

The defiant puppy refused to let go of the stuffed animal.

What word in the sentence is a clue to help you determine the meaning of the word defiant?

a)

puppy

b)

stuffed

c)

refused

d)

animal

20.

Your grandmother is going to love that quilt you worked on so _________, sewing each individual stitch by hand.

a)

hesitantly

b)

reluctantly

c)

painstakingly

d)

hogwash