The Phantom Tollbooth Act 1

If a narrator appears in a drama, what is his or her main job?

• to act as a storyteller
• to explain the stage directions
• to read the script to the audience
• to serve as the main character

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which of the following might be contained in stage directions?

• lines spoken by a narrator
• a speech by the main character
• descriptions that tell what the stage looks like
• a summary of the play

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which statement is true about dialogue?

• The words each character says are enclosed by quotation marks.
• The words each character says appear next to the character's name.
• The words that the main character says appear in italics or brackets.
• The words that address the conflict are shown in heavy black type.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

The printed form of a drama is called the

• dialogue.
• set.
• script.
• act.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

Which of the following is NOT contained in stage directions?

• directions about how the characters should move
• definitions of the words the characters should say
• descriptions of what the stage should look like
• directions about how the characters should speak

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is dialogue?

• helpful suggestions about the set and costumes
• the solution of a conflict
• the central problem that a character must face
• what the characters say

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

At the beginning of the play, what does the package that Milo opens contain?

• a phantom
• a clock
• a tollbooth
• a car

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

The most important event in Scene i of "The Phantom Tollbooth," Act I, happens when

• someone winds an alarm clock.
• Milo enters his bedroom.
• Milo notices a mysterious package.
• Milo sets off for Dictionopolis.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

Which adjective best describes Milo at the beginning of "The Phantom Tollbooth," Act I?

• tired
• bored
• angry
• sad

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

What does the audience learn in the first scene of "The Phantom Tollbooth," Act I?

• Milo does not like school.
• Milo watches too much television.
• Milo's family spends little time with him.
• Milo is about to begin an adventure.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.5