WorksheetsPhantom Tollbooth Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 23mins
Why is the Mathemagician's pencil magical?
It gives him control of his kingdom.
It can be used to solve problems.
He can count with it.
He can make King Azaz disappear.
Why is Milo able to do the 'impossible'?
He knows a lot about math and numbers.
He knows a lot about words and letters.
During his dreams he can go anywhere.
He does not know that the task was impossible.
What was a big help to Milo's rescuing the princesses?
the demons
the tollbooth
the Awful Dynne
the package of letters
At the end of Act II what do King Azaz and the Mathemagician agree on?
The demons are actually the Lethargians.
The princesses should rule the kingdoms again.
Everyone should have a square meal each day.
They both have half baked ideas about how to rule their kingdoms.
What did Milo learn by the end of Act II?
He learned that he gets bored sometimes.
He learned that he can't judge a book by its cover.
He learned that he should value time.
He learned he shouldn't take risks.
What is a good example of an obstacle?
birds singing in the morning
the smell of fresh cookies
cool air off of Lake Michigan
a broken tree branch in the driveway
When you make a compromise you...
settle for part of what you wanted.
you settle for nothing.
you settle for everything everything.
you argue and scream.
Which of the following best shows the meaning of the word 'malicious'?
The teacher was pessimistic about the weather on the day of the field trip.
Jordan surmised that the stormy weather would cancel the plans.
She presumed she could share her best drawings with the class.
The little boy purposely broke his neighbor's favorite toy.
What do the demons and Milo's encounter with them represent?
positive attitudes and facing struggles in life will make you stronger
some people do not want to change
avoid the hardest jobs of all
unkind people in the world cannot be changed
How does the Dodecahedron describe numbers?
If the answer is accurate, who cares if the question is wrong?
The more you want, the less you get, and the less you get, the more you have.
The most beautiful and valuable things in the world.
Dig and polish them right here, and then send them all over the world.
What does this mean - 'People sometimes avoid difficult tasks by doing easy ones instead'
If you worry about the useless and easy jobs then you will never have time to do the important ones.
People should only do the tasks they enjoy the most.
If you can do unimportant jobs, you should do many.
People need help figuring out which tasks are important.
Many lessons were learned for Milo by the end of Act II. What is one important lesson.?
Beware of boredom, you may find yourself very lazy.
An education will keep you out of the doldrums.
It is important to demonstrate persistence when facing obstacles.
What you accomplish on your own is more important than accomplishing a task with friends.
Why is it important to persevere when the going gets tough?
You'll discover that many things are possible.
You'll learn that some jobs are unimportant.
You may learn that ignorance is valuable.
You may learn that just because you have a choice, it doesn't mean that any of them has to be right.
Which of the following is a state direction form Act II?
Humbug. I'm afraid not, old man. I'd like to, but I've arranged for a lecture tour which will keep me occupied for years.
Tock. And they do need a watchdog here.
Milo. Well, O.K., then.
(Milo hugs the Humbug.)
Which stage direction helps the actor know how to speak?
Humbug. We're in a deep pit! We'll never get out of here.
VOICE. That is quite an accurate evaluation of the situation.
Milo. (Shouting angrily) Then why did you help us at all?
VOICE. Oh, I'd do as much for anybody.
Who makes the SOUND EFFECTS in the playwright?
The actor at the time of the sound effect.
The audience in response to an actor's appeal.
The entire cast will always make the sound effects.
Something other than the characters themselves.
When adding the suffix 'ity' to an adjective such as insincere, what part of speech will you form?
a verb
a noun
an adverb
an adjective
Which is a simple sentence?
Milo has quite an imagination.
Because he was bored, he landed himself in the doldrums.
The playwright was good, but many enjoyed the audio version even better.
Humbug was going on a lecture tour, and the watchdog was going to stay in the kingdoms.
What is true about a complex sentence?
The sentence contains one independent clause and is a complete thought.
The sentence contains a dependent clause that starts with an independent clause.
The sentence contains two independent clauses joined with a conjunction.
The sentence contains two dependent clauses.
Which example best demonstrates an independent clause?
'We assumed there was no school......'
'Because they like the snow......'
'.....who rarely goes outside.'
'If you want a snowball fight.....'
Which of the following is a compound sentence?
They attended the play, which was at West High School.
The performers practiced for many weeks.
Because West High School is known for its talented students, many people attended the performance.
We read the playwright, and we went to see the play.
What features does an audio version have that is not written in the play version?
the characters dialogue
props and costumes
stage directions spoken aloud
action packed scenes
How did the play version and the image viewed while listening to the audio differ?
All the characters are seen in both the play version and the image.
Both use costumes and props.
The play version has the whole story, while the image shows just one moment.
The image has sound effects and the play version did not.
