WorksheetsPhanton Tollbooth Act 1 + Act 2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which word best describes Milo at the beginning of Act 1?
Tired
Bored
Angry
Curious
At the beginning of Act 1, 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?
to sing
to dance
to walk
to laugh
At the end of Act 1, what mission does King Azaz give Milo
helping Humbug and Tock get along better
settling the argument between Azaz and Mathemagician
rescuing princesses Rhyme and Reason
helping the Humbug find his true home
When Milo is the Word Market, a merchant says "A is one of our best sellers, but the X tastes like a bag of stale air."
What is the MOST LIKELY reason that A sells better than X?
The letter A appears at the beginning of the alphabet
Vowels are always used more than consonants
A's are used in more words than X's
The letter A has a crisp and specific sound
What lesson does Milo learn from the Doldrums in Act 1?
Rules are meant to be broken
Laughter is not a useful human behavior
Failing to think gets you nowhere
If you lose your way, try to find someone else's
Most of the characters in Act 1 love knowledge and words, but one character lacks that feeling. Which character is it?
Tock
Azaz
Humbug
Spelling Bee
Listen to this dialogue from Act 1
"Milo: What kind of place is Dictionopolis anyway?"
"Tock: It's where all the words in the word come from. It used to be a marvelous place, but ever since Rhyme and Reason left, it hasn't been the same."
After listening, what does the dialogue MOST CLEARLY provide information on
Tock's character
Milo's character
the auidence
the setting
Which of these words have the same denotation (meaning), but have different nuances (uses)
smart and funny
lovely and charming
synonym and antonym
somersault and cartwheel
In the following sentence, what is the subject?
The actors rehearsed for three weeks
The actors
actors
rehearsed
rehearsed for three weeks
In the following sentence, what word or words show the predicate?
The actors rehearsed for three weeks
the actors
actors
rehearsed
rehearsed for three weeks
In Act 2, why does the Mathemagicain 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
In Act 2, what items helps Milo get the princess out of the "Castle-in-the-Air"
the car
the tollbooth
the magic pencil
the box full of letters
According to King Azaz and the Mathemagician, why is Milo able to do the impossible?
He has Tock and Humbug to help him
He does not know that the task is impossible
He has learned a lot about math and numbers
He is dreaming and anything can happen in a dream
Which sentence best explains how Milo has changed by the end of Act 2
He has learned to make friends more easily
He has become afraid of making mistakes
He has become bored and tired
He has learned to value time
Suppose you are taking a walk in the woods. Which of the following would most likely be an obstacle in your path
a boulder across the path
sunlight breaking through the trees
a view of the lake from the hilltop
a light breeze that rustles leaves
Which of the following best shows the meaning of malicious?
Jamie texted his sister, asking her to lend him money
Callie told a lie about the new boy to make him look foolish
Dante pleaded with the coach to let him play in Saturday's game
Elsa stirred and tasted the batter before adding mroe chocolate chips
If you and your friend make a compromise, what is most likely going to happen?
You both get everything that you want
Neither of you gets anything that you expected
You get part of what you want and they get part of what they want
You friend gets all of what they want and you get none of what you want
In Act 2, they describe that "glittering numbers are dug up from the mine". What is this meant to show?
the numbers are to be protected from thieves
the numbers are precious as jewels
the numbers are not easy to find
the numbers come from mines
In Act 2, the Terrible Trivium makes the following statement to Milo
"If you spend all your time doing the easy and useless jobs, you'll never have time to worry about the important ones which are so difficult"
What does his speech most clearly imply or suggest about human beings?
People sometimes avoid difficult tasks by doing easy ones instead
People worry about the difficult tasks they must do
People have too many easy and useless jobs they must do
People need help figuring out which tasks are important
What is one important lesson Milo learns at the end of Act 2
the importance of education
the worthlessness of time
the value of persistence
the effects of pride
Which word or words in the following text are stage directions?
Dischord: AS LOUD AS POSSIBLE [Two screeches and a bump are heard] Now, step a little closer and stick out your tongue.
Dischord
AS LOUD AS POSSIBLE
[Two screeches and a bump are heard]
Now, step a little closer and stick out your tongue
Which stage direction helps the actor know how to speak?
[Opening a closet door]
[Pointing offstage]
[Sadness turns to fury]
[Puts the letter on the easel]
Which of these features are ONLY in the audio version of The Phantom Tollbooth, and not in the written play? Pick two options
scenes with action
dialogue between characters
stage directions being spoken aloud
props that provide clues about the setting
expressive voices that make characters' roles clear
Which of the following best describes how the image of "The Phantom Tollbooth and the play differ?
The play version clearly gives the title, but the image does not
The image uses cartoony imagery, but the plays images are realstic photographs
The play version includes Milo, but the image only includes the characters Milo meets
The image just shows one moment in the story, while the play includes the whole story
