Phantom Tollbooth Vocabulary ch. 4 & 5

Which word means "a difficult situation?"

• lavish

• menacing

• commendable

• quagmire

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which word means "shocked or astonished?"

• brevity

• adept

• flabbergasted

• commendable

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which of the following is an antonym for the word "lavish?"

• reasonable

• fancy

• extravagant

• excessive

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which of the following is a synonym for the word "adept?"

• clumsy

• expert

• unskilled

• amateur

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

What is an antonym for the word "menacing?"

• dangerous

• risky

• threatening

• harmless

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

When they get to the dungeon, Milo and Tock discuss how they can "get into a lot of trouble mixing up words." Milo tells Tock he wants to learn all about words if they ever get out of the dungeon. Faintly Macabre surprises them by saying, "A very ___________________ ambition, young man."

• tumult

• commendable

• menacing

• disconsolate

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

We can infer from reading The Phantom Tollbooth, that Norton Juster probably values ________________ in writing and speaking.

• quagmire

• tumult

• brevity

• lavish

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

The spelling bee tells Milo, "Perhaps you are under the ________________ that I am dangerous." In fact, he is really quite harmless.

• misapprehension

• tumult

• quagmire

• flabbergast

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

The voices of the merchants could be heard above the ________________of the crowd in the market place.

• quagmire

• brevity

• commendable

• tumult

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

Sometimes school can seem like a _______________of never-ending quizzes, tests and assignments!

• tumult

• quagmire

• adept

• flabbergast

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4