5th ELA Final Study Guide

What lesson does Milo learn in the Doldrums?

• Rules are meant to be broken.

• Laughter is not useful human behavior. 

• Failing to think means that you get nowhere. 

• If you lose your way, try to find someone else's. 

Which word best describes Milo at the beginning of The Phantom Tollbooth?

• tired

• content

• bored

• curious

At the beginning of The Phantom Tollbooth, what does the package that Milo opens contain? 

• a phantom

• a tollbooth

• a clock

• a car

What is it illegal to do in the Doldrums in The Phantom Tollbooth?

• think or write

• sing or laugh

• write or sing

• think or laugh

Why does King Azaz give Milo a box of letters of the alphabet?

• so that Milo will win when he argues with the Mathemagician

• so that Milo can eat the letters when he is hungry

• so that Milo can make words to help overcome obstacles

• so that Milo will learn to be a better reader

In The Phantom Tollbooth, the travelers hear a loud noise. The Humbug then makes this statement. 

"It's something terrible, I just know it. Oh no. Something dreadful is going to happen to us. I can feel it in my bones."

What does this dialogue most likely suggest?

• Milo will accomplish his goal.

• Humbug will be very helpful to Milo. 

• Milo will have more strange adventures. 

• Milo will refuse to continue the journey. 

Reason: "Words and numbers are of equal value, for in the cloak of knowledge, one is a warp and the other is the woof."

Rhyme: "It is no more important to count the sands than it is to name the stars."

What do these lines suggest most clearly about Rhyme and Reason? 

• They are nervous about sharing their opinions. 

• They do not like words or numbers very much. 

• They are sensible and are able to agree about things. 

• They think that stars are better than words or numbers.

In the Word Market, Merchant 4 declares that "'A' is one of the bestsellers" but that "the 'X'... Tastes like a trunkful of stale air."

What is most likely reason that "A" sells better than "X"?

• The letter A appears at the beginning of the alphabet. 

• Vowels are always more useful than consonants. 

• The letter A has a crisp and specific sound. 

• A's are used in many more words than X's are. 

Why does the Mathemagician call his pencil a "magic staff"?

• It shines like a flashlight.

• It gives him the power to be king. 

• It can be used to solve problems. 

• It can cause demons to disappear. 

What is true about both King Azaz and the Mathemagician at the end of The Phantom Tollbooth?

• They both want Rhyme and Reason to reign again.

• They both want numbers to be most important. 

• They both want words to be most important. 

• They both want Milo to be punished.