Phantom Tollbooth Vocabulary Test

Match the following

• false talk, lies

• misapprehension

• careful thought

• insincerity

• lack of harmony, conflict/arguing

• dissonance

• a mistaken belief

• consideration

• not expressing genuine feelings

• humbug

Match the following

• an idea or feeling a word causes

• connotation

• angry, loud shouting

• clamor

• great in size, large

• magnitude

• a loud, unpleasant noise

• cacophony

• a harsh sound (nails on chalkboard)

• din

Match the following

• make a THEORY without firm evidence

• ignorance

• to freeze in shock, wonder, or fear

• presume

• suppose it's true based on PROBABILITY

• speculate

• assume something is true with NO PROOF

• surmise

• a lack of knowledge

• transfixed

Match the following

• a person that's annoying or inconvenient

• pessimistic

• always sees the worst in a situation

• admonish

• to warn/scold firmly

• nuisance

• desiring to cause harm

• malicious

• something that blocks your way

• obstacle

Fill in the Blank:

When Pearl played charades, she had to ___________________ the word by acting it out without using any words.

Milo, Tock, and the Humbug ______________ ran away from the demons in a hurried, crazy way!

Milo asked the Mathemagician to show him the number with the greatest __________________, or size and value.

When the Wildcat Dash was cancelled because of the rain, the crowd made such a ___________ with all their angry shouting!

Milo had to overcome every _____________ that got in his way as he went to rescue the Princesses.

The Senses Taker was being a _____________ by slowing them down with annoying questions and by talking too slowly. The demons were upon them!!