City of Ember Novel Study Resources
City of Ember Novel Study Resources
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Lesson 5 - The
vague Comparing Comparing Lina Coding & Recipe
Chapter 7 Indirect
Characters to Lizzie
Quotation
Review Activities
Doon's Creature Lesson 6 -
strewn Character Traits & Questions to Writing
Chapters 8-9 Fact or Opinion
and Predictions Ponder Conversation
Following
Temptations &
lurk Producing an Directions - Lesson 7 – Point
Chapters 10-11 Canning
Argument Draw Lina'a of View
Imaginary City
Lesson 8 –
egress Cause and Effect Friendship Making a Story
Chapters 12-13 Summarizing
Map
Lesson 9 –
Earthly Disasters
convoluted Antonyms and Creating an
Chapter 14 Mood
Synonyms Interesting
Setting
Following
Lesson 10 – - An
vicious Author’s Purpose Directions – Science - Moths
Chapter 15 Imaginative
Making an Edible
Story Beginning
Moth
Review Activities
Choosing
kiosk Theme Corrupt Leaders
Chapters 16-17 Correct
Meanings Writing the Rest
Choosing Caves Questions of the Story
refugee Word Choice
Chapters 18-19 Correct to Ponder
Meanings
Questions to Using a Grading
catastrophe Predictions
Chapter 20 Homonyms Ponder Rubric
Page 2 - Nothing about this endeavor is certain. There may be no one left in the city by then or
no safe place for them to come back to.
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Circle the 6 words that are synonyms (mean the same as) of endeavor.
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1. ______________ The President of the United States endeavored to keep the human
race alive by building the city of Ember.
3. ______________ The endeavor turned a rusty brown color when the workers neglected
to clean it regularly.
4. ______________ The mayor said send the endeavor ahead with the message.
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Write one sentence using endeavor as a noun and a different sentence using endeavor as a
verb.
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2. ______ was to keep the instructions for leaving the city of Ember.
a) The oldest person in Ember
b) The commissioners
c) The mayor
d) The chief builder
7. According to Lina, which one of the following job assignments was considered a "bad" job?
a) greenhouse helper
b) timekeeper's assistant
c) messenger
d) pipeworks laborer
_____________ The chief builder left instructions for leaving the city with the first mayor of Ember.
_____________ Lina and Doon trade jobs.
_____________ On assignment day Doon drew the job of messenger.
_____________ The city of Ember was built.
a) Lina took off her shoes and socks, wrapped herself around the cold metal pole, and climbed up the
light pole.
b) Doon wanted to be near the generator, so he traded jobs with Lina.
c) One by one the students reached into the sack and drew out job assignments.
d) In the city of Ember, the sky was always dark.
a) Doon sat in the second row with his shoulders hunched, his eyes squeezed shut and his hands
clasped together.
b) The mayor was a vast, heavy man with a gray, face.
c) The mayor should go on a diet so that he would not get out of breath so easily.
d) On Assignment Day the classroom was completely silent.
14. Based on Chapter 1 one could conclude all the following EXCEPT ______________.
a) Chet will fix the generator, and there will be no more blackouts
b) messenger was a fun job because they were able to move freely through the city and not have to
work behind a desk
c) Ember is a dreary place to live with a dark sky all the time
d) the students were always excited on Assignment Day because they discovered what they would be
doing for the next three years
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My Town Ember
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[Link].4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when
drawing inferences from the text.
[Link].5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing
inferences from the text.
[Link].6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn
from the text.
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Constructed Response
Fill in the chart with information that you learned in Chapter 1 about the setting of the story. Use this
information to compare it to where you live.
My Town Ember
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[Link].4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when
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drawing inferences from the text.
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[Link].5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing
inferences from the text.
[Link].6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn
from the text.
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Addendum
Student Packet without Common Core State
Standards
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Word of the Day
endeavor - A conscientious effort toward an end
Page 2 - Nothing about this endeavor is certain. There may be no one left in the city by then or
no safe place for them to come back to.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Circle the 6 words that are synonyms (mean the same as) of endeavor.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. ______________ The President of the United States endeavored to keep the human
race alive by building the city of Ember.
3. ______________ The endeavor turned a rusty brown color when the workers neglected
to clean it regularly.
4. ______________ The mayor said send the endeavor ahead with the message.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Write one sentence using endeavor as a noun and a different sentence using endeavor as a
verb.
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
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The City of Ember - Introduction and Chapter 1 - Pages 1 - 16
1. The builders said the people must live in the city of Ember for at least ____ years before
leaving.
a) 5000
b) 200
c) 60
d) 1000
2. ______ was to keep the instructions for leaving the city of Ember.
a) The oldest person in Ember
b) The commissioners
c) The mayor
d) The chief builder
7. According to Lina, which one of the following job assignments was considered a "bad" job?
a) greenhouse helper
b) timekeeper's assistant
c) messenger
d) pipeworks laborer
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11. Sequence these events in the correct order by writing 1 next to the event that occurred
first, 2 next to the event that happened second, and so on.
The chief builder left instructions for leaving the city with the first mayor of
_____________
Ember.
_____________ Lina and Doon trade jobs.
_____________ On assignment day Doon drew the job of messenger.
_____________ The city of Ember was built.
a) Lina took off her shoes and socks, wrapped herself around the cold metal pole, and climbed
up the light pole.
b) Doon wanted to be near the generator, so he traded jobs with Lina.
c) One by one the students reached into the sack and drew out job assignments.
d) In the city of Ember, the sky was always dark.
a) Doon sat in the second row with his shoulders hunched, his eyes squeezed shut and his hands
clasped together.
b) The mayor was a vast, heavy man with a gray, face.
c) The mayor should go on a diet so that he would not get out of breath so easily.
d) On Assignment Day the classroom was completely silent.
14. Based on Chapter 1 one could conclude all the following EXCEPT ______________.
a) Chet will fix the generator, and there will be no more blackouts
b) messenger was a fun job because they were able to move freely through the city and not
have to work behind a desk
c) Ember is a dreary place to live with a dark sky all the time
d) the students were always excited on Assignment Day because they discovered what they
would be doing for the next three years
_______________________________________ _______________________________________
_______________________________________ _______________________________________
_______________________________________ _______________________________________
_______________________________________ _______________________________________
_______________________________________ _______________________________________
_______________________________________ _______________________________________
_______________________________________ _______________________________________
_______________________________________ _______________________________________
My Town Ember
___ _________________________________ ___________________________________
__________________________________ ___________________________________
__________________________________ ___________________________________
__________________________________ ___________________________________
__________________________________ ___________________________________
__________________________________ ___________________________________
__________________________________ ___________________________________
__________________________________ ___________________________________
__________________________________ ___________________________________
__________________________________ ___________________________________
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