WorksheetsVocabulary in The Phantom Tollbooth (ch. 1-10, definitions)
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a tollbooth?
a)
a roadside kiosk where drivers or pedestrians must pay to use a bridge or road.
b)
a place where you can go for vacation
c)
a literal meaning, not metaphorical
d)
a magical world where things are not what they seem
2.
Adjective: Sluggish, with no energy; drowsy and lazy
a)
lethargic
b)
macabre
c)
faintly
d)
loiter
3.
Noun: The purity or intensity in colors/hues
a)
lethargic
b)
faintly
c)
chroma
d)
macabre
4.
Adjective: The complete, detailed version with no parts missing.
a)
chroma
b)
unabridged
c)
balderdash
d)
humbug
5.
Which word means "overwhelmed with shock or surprise"?
a)
Lethargic
b)
Quagmired
c)
Upholstered
d)
Flabbergasted
6.
Adjective: Disturbing, terrifying; often having to do with death
a)
lethargic
b)
unabridged
c)
macabre
d)
chroma
7.
Noun: Someone stands guard or checks on a situation, especially against something unethical
a)
humbug
b)
loiter
c)
doldrums
d)
watchdog
8.
Which word means "an awkward, complex, or hazardous situation. (Also: a soft, wet area of land that gives way under foot)"?
a)
Quagmire
b)
Macabre
c)
Chroma
d)
Unabridged
9.
Adjective: Barely, hardly; very lightly
a)
doldrums
b)
lethargic
c)
faintly
d)
unabridged
10.
What is upholstery?
a)
cloth or leather covering on furniture
b)
logic, order, and reason (not the lack of it)
c)
overwhelmed with shock or surprise
d)
a difficult situation to get out of
11.
Noun: Someone who is dishonest and lies; a fraud or a fake
a)
macabre
b)
humbug
c)
balderdash
d)
watchdog
12.
Noun: Nonsense; ridiculous
a)
humbug
b)
balderdash
c)
faintly
d)
chroma
100 %
