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The Phantom Tollbooth (Vocabulary and Comp) Ch. 15 - 16

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 45mins

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1.

A sweet yet pungent aroma hung in the air and drifted easily from one anxious nose to the other, stopping only long enough to make several mouths water and a few stomachs growl.

(Choose the odd one out)

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

"How very strange," thought Milo as he finished his seventh helping. "Each one I eat makes me a little hungrier than the one before.

a)

It means that the more we learn things, the more we want to learn more.

b)

It means that we should give up trying new things.

3.

After Milo had eaten nine portions, Tock eleven, and the Humbug, without once stopping to look up, twenty-three, the Mathemagician blew his whistle for a second time and immediately the pot was removed and the miners returned to work.

a)

The Humbug ate more portions because he's the one who has a lot of things to learn.

b)

The Humbug ate more portions because he's the smartest among the three.

4.

"Here in Digitopolis we have our meals when

we're full and eat until we're hungry. That way, when you don't have anything at all, you have more than enough. It's a very economical system. You must have been quite stuffed to have eaten so much."

a)

It talks about the reality of being hungry.

b)

It talks about the reality of not getting satisfied.

5.

"The best way to get from one place to another is to erase everything and begin again."

a)

To have a new beginning in everything that we want to achieve.

b)

To have an eraser for our mistakes in order to get things perfect.

6.

Does numbers have ending?

a)

Yes, because there's a biggest number.

b)

No, because we can always add another number to it.

7.

Is there a smallest number?

a)

Yes, the Mathemagician said there is.

b)

No, because we can always divide it in half.

8.

What does infinity mean?

a)

Please define the meaning.

b)

9.

"You wouldn't like it much anyway," someone replied gently. "Infinity is a dreadfully poor place. They can never manage to make ends meet."

a)

earn enough money to live without getting into debt

b)

connect the ends of the strings properly

c)

have a happy ending in life like a fairytale

10.

"A few years ago I was just .42 and, believe me, that was terribly inconvenient."

a)

too short for its height

b)

causing trouble, difficulties

c)

not enough support from the family

11.

"Oh, we're just the average family," he said thoughtfully; "mother, father, and2.58 children—and, as I explained, I'm the .58." --- "It must be rather odd being only part of a person,"

a)

In a family, there's always a small person.

b)

In a family, there's always the richest person.

c)

In a family, there's always a different/unique person.

12.

"AND ALL BECAUSE OF THAT STUBBORN WRETCH AZAZ," roared the Mathemagician,

a)

like an old man

b)

like a bad guy

c)

like an angel

13.

"That doesn't make any sense, you see—" he started to explain.

"Dollars or cents, it's still not yours to spend," the bird replied haughtily.

a)

synonyms

b)

antonyms

c)

homonyms

14.

"Is everyone who lives in Ignorance like you?" asked Milo.

"Much worse," he said longingly. "But I don't live here. I'm from a place very far away called Context."

a)

words or sentences that help to make its meaning clear

b)

something such as music, dance, or architecture

c)

a person with the same name as another

15.

This character symbolizes ....

a)

avoiding responsibilities by doing uselss tasks

b)

avoiding the difficult Math problems

c)

using knowledge in making things work