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WorksheetsThe Phantom Toolbooth - Act 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
What is it illegal to do in the Doldrums?
Think
Write
Laugh
Sing
In Act 1, why does 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.
Reason: "Words and numbers are of equal value, for in the cloak of knowledge, one is the 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 show about the princesses?
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.
