WorksheetsUnit 4 Literature Test Part 1
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
What genre (type) of writing is this selection?
Autobiographical narrative
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Horror
The selection includes a clock that can talk. What type of literary device is being used?
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
The author uses the literary device in the previous question —
to compare two things
to foreshadow what will occur next in the story
to create a rhythm in speech
to give human qualities to nonliving things
The character of the Whether Man is a play-on-words for the title of —
Meteor man
Weather man
Letter man
None of the above
The words weather and whether are which of the following?
Synonyms
Homophones
Antonyms
Both a & c
Which of the following words is the base word for Lethargarian?
Legality, meaning “legal status”
Lethality, meaning “the capacity to cause death”
Lethargy, meaning “lack of energy”
None of the above
What is the purpose of the Watchdog?
To make sure no one steals another's property
To guard the junkyard in Doldrums
To make sure no one parks in a fire zone
To make sure no one wastes time
Which of the following parts and meanings are combined to make the word Dictionopolis?
a. Diction, meaning “word”, and -lis, meaning “big”
b. Diction, meaning “books”, and -polis, meaning “collection”
c. Diction, meaning “speech” or “language”, and -polis, meaning “city”
d. None of the above
Who is the king of Dictionopolis?
Azaz
The Mathemagician
Reason
Rhyme
Who is the king of Digitopolis?
Azaz
The Mathemagician
Reason
Rhyme
Which of the following words is the base word for Digitopolis?
Dig, meaning “to create holes”
Digi, meaning “wise”
Digitop, meaning “power”
Digit, meaning “numbers”
What was the “argument to end all arguments” between Azaz and the Mathemagician?
The importance of life versus the importance of death
The importance of knowledge versus the importance of health
The importance of numbers versus the importance of ideas
The importance of numbers versus the importance of words
What decision is reached by Rhyme and Reason for the “argument to end all arguments”?
Words and numbers are of equal value
Words are more important than numbers
Numbers are more important than words
Knowledge is more important than health
How do Azaz and the Mathemagician respond to the princesses' decision?
They compromise and eventually agree
They say that the girls failed to settle the argument and banish them to the Castle-in-the-air
They say that the girls need to come up with a different answer.
They say that the girls failed to settle the argument and sentence them to life imprisonment in Digitopolis
What is the item King Azaz gives to Milo?
A bottle of magic potion
A box full of letters to make words
A box full of numbers to control the Mathemagician
A box full of magical dust to make himself invisible
What does Dr. Dischord give Milo before he leaves?
A vaccination of noise serum
A prescription for noise
A package containing the sounds of laughter
A package containing the sounds of crying
When Milo drops and breaks a few numbers, how does the Mathemagician say the pieces are used?
For dividing
For fractions
For showing small children number values
For making mosaic number art
What effect does eating the stew have on Milo, Humbug, and Tock?
It satisfies their extreme hunger
It makes them sleepy
It makes them hungrier
Both a & b
What type of figurative language is being used in "subtraction stew"?
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Alliteration
How does Princess Rhyme speak when she is first introduced to the audience?
Her speech rhymes
She speaks in riddles
She speaks with symbolism
All of the above
How does Princess Reason speak when she is first introduced to the audience?
Her speech rhymes
She speaks without any logic or reason
She speaks logically and rationally
She speaks loudly because she is worried for Milo and his companions
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the three jobs the man asks Milo, Tock, and Humbug to do?
They will take a long time
They are given inadequate tools to do the jobs
They are worthwhile
They are unimportant
The author names the character Senses Taker for wordplay with which of the following?
Census taker
Sensory taker
Under taker
Name taker
How does the Senses Taker temporarily succeed in distracting Milo, Tock, and Humbug as they reach the stairs of the Castle-in-the-Air?
He distracts them with money and treasure
He distracts each with something that appeals to each individual
He holds the princesses hostage
None of the above
How are Milo, Tock, and Humbug snapped out of their trances?
Princesses Rhyme and Reason come to their rescue
They use the magical staff from the Mathemagician
The package of laughter from Dr. Dischord saves them
The box of letters from King Azaz wakes them up by writing “Wake up!”
Which of the following was the only sense that the Senses Taker could not take from Milo and his companions?
Sense of Duty
Sense of Purpose
Sense of Proportion
Sense of Humor
What was the important thing both kings withheld from telling Milo until his return?
The quest was long and dangerous
The princesses did not exist
The Castle-in-the-Air did not exist
The quest was impossible
According to Princess Reason, why must Milo never feel badly about making mistakes?
Very few people make them
They are learning opportunities
They are what make people interesting
People forget about mistakes very quickly
How long was Milo gone for his adventure?
Thirty minutes
One day
One hour
Two hours
The end of the selection reveals that Milo —
is upset that he wasted an hour with those characters
now knows the value of learning and time
regrets opening the box with the tollbooth
plans to make money by letting the neighborhood kids use the tollbooth
Who is the author of The Phantom Tollbooth?
Susan Nanus
Lewis Carroll
Esha Chhabra
Unknown
Who is the author of "The Great Universal Undo"?
Susan Nanus
Lewis Carroll
Esha Chhabra
Unknown
Who is the author of "Jabberwocky"?
Susan Nanus
Lewis Carroll
Esha Chhabra
Unknown
Who is the author of "The Importance of Imagination"?
Susan Nanus
Lewis Carroll
Esha Chhabra
Unknown
Who is the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?
Susan Nanus
Lewis Carroll
Esha Chhabra
Unknown
Which selection is a fictional narrative about a boy that uses a new technology to get more cookies?
"The Great Universal Undo"
The Phantom Tollbooth
"Jabberwocky"
"The Importance of Imagination"
Which selection is written in the drama genre and uses stage directions and dialogue?
"The Great Universal Undo"
The Phantom Tollbooth
"Jabberwocky"
"The Importance of Imagination"
Which selection is a novel that has been adapted into many plays and movies?
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
"Jabberwocky"
"The Great Universal Undo"
"The Importance of Imagination"
Which selection has an author that discusses how imagination can be used for innovation?
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
"Jabberwocky"
"The Great Universal Undo"
"The Importance of Imagination"
Which of the selections is a poem that uses invented language?
"The Great Universal Undo"
"The Importance of Imagination"
"Jabberwocky"
The Phantom Tollbooth
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.
Horrible
Wonderful
Crazy
Doomed
In the above passage, "Callooh" and "Callay" are most likely
Nouns
Verbs
Conjunctions
Interjections
Which genre below is usually split into different acts and/or scenes?
Novel
Drama
Short Story
Essay
Stage directions can
tell the performers where and how to move
tell the performers how to speak
give information about scenery, lighting, and sound
All of these choices
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
personification
direct characterization
indirect characterization
All of these choices
