Phantom Tollbooth Act 1 Vocabulary

The soccer team demonstrated _________ of the rules of the game. Therefore, they lost the game.

• ignorance

• consideration

• misapprehension

• presume

state of lacking knowledge learning or information.

• misapprehension

• ignorance

• presume

• surmise

Kendra gave the new plan some _______ before going through with it.

• misapprehension

• consideration

• ignorance

• speculate

Guess, using only intuition or imagination

• surmise

• presume

• speculate

• misapprehension

What would be the outcome of a student turning in homework based on a misapprehension of the assignment?

• teacher would ask student to share assignments with others

• homework would exceed the teacher's expectations

• homework would be incorrect or inaccurate

• student would receive extra credit for the homework

take for granted; assume something to be the case

• surmise

• presume

• speculate

• misapprehension

What did the gardener most likely mean when she said, “I surmise that a rabbit has eaten the lettuce”?

• The gardener planted the lettuce for a rabbit to eat

• The gardener hoped that a rabbit would eat the lettuce

• The gardener knew for certain a rabbit had eaten the lettuce

• The gardener used clues to guess that a rabbit had eaten the lettuce

guess; using information that is uncertain or incomplete

• surmise

• presume

• speculate

• misapprehension

Which sentence best illustrates one meaning of the word speculate?

• Leon and Jack discussed possible reasons that the power had gone out

• Rachel charged $2 an hour less than her friends did for babysitting

• Olivia told her friends that she needed stronger glasses

• The fans at the ballgame cheered for the home team

Careful Thought

• misapprehension

• consideration

• ignorance

• presume