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Unit 4 Literature Test Part 1

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What genre (type) of writing is this selection?

a)

Autobiographical narrative

b)

Advertisement

c)

Play

d)

Horror

2.

The selection includes a clock that can talk. What type of literary device is being used?

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

3.

The author uses the literary device in the previous question —

a)

to compare two things

b)

to foreshadow what will occur next in the story

c)

to create a rhythm in speech

d)

to give human qualities to nonliving things

4.

The character of the Whether Man is a play-on-words for the title of —

a)

Meteor man

b)

Weather man

c)

Letter man

d)

None of the above

5.

The words weather and whether are which of the following?

a)

Synonyms

b)

Homophones

c)

Antonyms

d)

Both a & c

6.

Which of the following words is the base word for Lethargarian?

a)

Legality, meaning “legal status”

b)

Lethality, meaning “the capacity to cause death”

c)

Lethargy, meaning “lack of energy”

d)

None of the above

7.

What is the purpose of the Watchdog?

a)

To make sure no one steals another's property

b)

To guard the junkyard in Doldrums

c)

To make sure no one parks in a fire zone

d)

To make sure no one wastes time

8.

Which of the following parts and meanings are combined to make the word Dictionopolis?

a)

a. Diction, meaning “word”, and -lis, meaning “big”

b)

b. Diction, meaning “books”, and -polis, meaning “collection”

c)

c. Diction, meaning “speech” or “language”, and -polis, meaning “city”

d)

d. None of the above

9.

Who is the king of Dictionopolis?

a)

Azaz

b)

The Mathemagician

c)

Reason

d)

Rhyme

10.

Who is the king of Digitopolis?

a)

Azaz

b)

The Mathemagician

c)

Reason

d)

Rhyme

11.

Which of the following words is the base word for Digitopolis?

a)

Dig, meaning “to create holes”

b)

Digi, meaning “wise”

c)

Digitop, meaning “power”

d)

Digit, meaning “numbers”

12.

What was the “argument to end all arguments” between Azaz and the Mathemagician?

a)

The importance of life versus the importance of death

b)

The importance of knowledge versus the importance of health

c)

The importance of numbers versus the importance of ideas

d)

The importance of numbers versus the importance of words

13.

What decision is reached by Rhyme and Reason for the “argument to end all arguments”?

a)

Words and numbers are of equal value

b)

Words are more important than numbers

c)

Numbers are more important than words

d)

Knowledge is more important than health

14.

How do Azaz and the Mathemagician respond to the princesses' decision?

a)

They compromise and eventually agree

b)

They say that the girls failed to settle the argument and banish them to the Castle-in-the-air

c)

They say that the girls need to come up with a different answer.

d)

They say that the girls failed to settle the argument and sentence them to life imprisonment in Digitopolis

15.

What is the item King Azaz gives to Milo?

a)

A bottle of magic potion

b)

A box full of letters to make words

c)

A box full of numbers to control the Mathemagician

d)

A box full of magical dust to make himself invisible

16.

What does Dr. Dischord give Milo before he leaves?

a)

A vaccination of noise serum

b)

A prescription for noise

c)

A package containing the sounds of laughter

d)

A package containing the sounds of crying

17.

When Milo drops and breaks a few numbers, how does the Mathemagician say the pieces are used?

a)

For dividing

b)

For fractions

c)

For showing small children number values

d)

For making mosaic number art

18.

What effect does eating the stew have on Milo, Humbug, and Tock?

a)

It satisfies their extreme hunger

b)

It makes them sleepy

c)

It makes them hungrier

d)

Both a & b

19.

What type of figurative language is being used in "subtraction stew"?

a)

Personification

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

20.

How does Princess Rhyme speak when she is first introduced to the audience?

a)

Her speech rhymes

b)

She speaks in riddles

c)

She speaks with symbolism

d)

All of the above

21.

How does Princess Reason speak when she is first introduced to the audience?

a)

Her speech rhymes

b)

She speaks without any logic or reason

c)

She speaks logically and rationally

d)

She speaks loudly because she is worried for Milo and his companions

22.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the three jobs the man asks Milo, Tock, and Humbug to do?

a)

They will take a long time

b)

They are given inadequate tools to do the jobs

c)

They are worthwhile

d)

They are unimportant

23.

The author names the character Senses Taker for wordplay with which of the following?

a)

Census taker

b)

Sensory taker

c)

Under taker

d)

Name taker

24.

How does the Senses Taker temporarily succeed in distracting Milo, Tock, and Humbug as they reach the stairs of the Castle-in-the-Air?

a)

He distracts them with money and treasure

b)

He distracts each with something that appeals to each individual

c)

He holds the princesses hostage

d)

None of the above

25.

How are Milo, Tock, and Humbug snapped out of their trances?

a)

Princesses Rhyme and Reason come to their rescue

b)

They use the magical staff from the Mathemagician

c)

The package of laughter from Dr. Dischord saves them

d)

The box of letters from King Azaz wakes them up by writing “Wake up!”

26.

Which of the following was the only sense that the Senses Taker could not take from Milo and his companions?

a)

Sense of Duty

b)

Sense of Purpose

c)

Sense of Proportion

d)

Sense of Humor

27.

What was the important thing both kings withheld from telling Milo until his return?

a)

The quest was long and dangerous

b)

The princesses did not exist

c)

The Castle-in-the-Air did not exist

d)

The quest was impossible

28.

According to Princess Reason, why must Milo never feel badly about making mistakes?

a)

Very few people make them

b)

They are learning opportunities

c)

They are what make people interesting

d)

People forget about mistakes very quickly

29.

How long was Milo gone for his adventure?

a)

Thirty minutes

b)

One day

c)

One hour

d)

Two hours

30.

The end of the selection reveals that Milo —

a)

is upset that he wasted an hour with those characters

b)

now knows the value of learning and time

c)

regrets opening the box with the tollbooth

d)

plans to make money by letting the neighborhood kids use the tollbooth

31.

Who is the author of The Phantom Tollbooth?

a)

Susan Nanus

b)

Lewis Carroll

c)

Esha Chhabra

d)

Unknown

32.

Who is the author of "The Great Universal Undo"?

a)

Susan Nanus

b)

Lewis Carroll

c)

Esha Chhabra

d)

Unknown

33.

Who is the author of "Jabberwocky"?

a)

Susan Nanus

b)

Lewis Carroll

c)

Esha Chhabra

d)

Unknown

34.

Who is the author of "The Importance of Imagination"?

a)

Susan Nanus

b)

Lewis Carroll

c)

Esha Chhabra

d)

Unknown

35.

Who is the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?

a)

Susan Nanus

b)

Lewis Carroll

c)

Esha Chhabra

d)

Unknown

36.

Which selection is a fictional narrative about a boy that uses a new technology to get more cookies?

a)

"The Great Universal Undo"

b)

The Phantom Tollbooth

c)

"Jabberwocky"

d)

"The Importance of Imagination"

37.

Which selection is written in the drama genre and uses stage directions and dialogue?

a)

"The Great Universal Undo"

b)

The Phantom Tollbooth

c)

"Jabberwocky"

d)

"The Importance of Imagination"

38.

Which selection is a novel that has been adapted into many plays and movies?

a)

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

b)

"Jabberwocky"

c)

"The Great Universal Undo"

d)

"The Importance of Imagination"

39.

Which selection has an author that discusses how imagination can be used for innovation?

a)

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

b)

"Jabberwocky"

c)

"The Great Universal Undo"

d)

"The Importance of Imagination"

40.

Which of the selections is a poem that uses invented language?

a)

"The Great Universal Undo"

b)

"The Importance of Imagination"

c)

"Jabberwocky"

d)

The Phantom Tollbooth

41.

Which word below would most likely be a synonym of the word "frabjous" in the following: O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!/He chortled in his joy.

a)

Horrible

b)

Wonderful

c)

Crazy

d)

Doomed

42.

In the above passage, "Callooh" and "Callay" are most likely

a)

Nouns

b)

Verbs

c)

Conjunctions

d)

Interjections

43.

Which genre below is usually split into different acts and/or scenes?

a)

Novel

b)

Drama

c)

Short Story

d)

Essay

44.

Stage directions can

a)

tell the performers where and how to move

b)

tell the performers how to speak

c)

give information about scenery, lighting, and sound

d)

All of these choices

45.

We can tell that Alice is younger than her sister because her sister is reading a book with no dialogue or pictures. This is an example of

a)

personification

b)

direct characterization

c)

indirect characterization

d)

All of these choices