Chapter 18 Questions - The Phantom Tollbooth

Which statement best describes the Castle in the Air?

• It is gloomy in the clouds and darkness.

• It is snowy and cold.

• It is warmed by the sun.

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Which of the following pieces of evidence shows an internal challenge Milo faces while talking with Rhyme and Reason? Select all that apply.

• “‘We’ve come to rescue you both,’ Milo explained very seriously” (232).

• “‘It has been a long trip,’ said Milo, climbing onto the couch where the princesses sat” (233).

• “‘…but we would have been here much sooner if I hadn’t made so many mistakes. I’m afraid it’s all my fault’” (233)

• “‘But there’s so much to learn,’ he said, with a thoughtful frown” (233).

• “‘Many of the things I’m supposed to know seem so useless that I can’t see the purpose in learning them at all’” (233).

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CCSS.W.5.9A

Which words best describe Milo’s feelings while he’s talking with the princesses in the Castle in the Air?

Select all that apply.

• Relieved and happy

• Confused and overwhelmed

• Frustrated and lost

• Content and successful

• Scared and sad

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What happens to the Castle in the Air near the end of the chapter?

• It is attacked by the demons from the Mountains of Ignorance and falls down.

• It begins to drift away as the demons from the Mountains of Ignorance chop off the staircase that leads to it.

• It vanishes like a dream and no longer exists.

• It stands strong and continues to be the home of Rhyme and Reason.

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Read the text evidence, then answer the question.

"…but we would have been here much sooner if I hadn’t made so many mistakes. I’m afraid it’s all my fault" (233).

What is Milo struggling with?

• Milo is confused because he still has so much to learn and doubts he knows enough now.

• Milo feels badly he made so many mistakes and it took him so long to get to Rhyme and Reason.

• Milo thinks there isn’t much point to learning things.

• Milo is worried about the demons attacking him and his friends.

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Read the text evidence, then answer the question.

“But there’s so much to learn, he said, with a thoughtful frown” (233).

What is Milo struggling with?

• Milo is confused because he still has so much to learn and doubts he knows enough now.

• Milo feels badly he made so many mistakes and it took him so long to get to Rhyme and Reason.

• Milo thinks there isn’t much point to learning things.

• Milo is worried about the demons attacking him and his friends.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

Read the text evidence, then answer the question.

“Many of the things I’m supposed to know seem so useless that I can’t see the purpose in learning them at all” (233).

What is Milo struggling with?

• Milo is confused because he still has so much to learn and doubts he knows enough now.

• Milo feels badly he made so many mistakes and it took him so long to get to Rhyme and Reason.

• Milo thinks there isn’t much point to learning things.

• Milo is worried about the demons attacking him and his friends.

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CCSS.W.5.9A

Read Rhyme and Reason's advice, then answer the question.

“You must never feel badly about making mistakes…as long as you take the trouble to learn from them” (233).

How could Rhyme and Reason’s advice help Milo resolve his internal conflicts?

• This advice could help Milo by teaching him that he shouldn’t be ashamed when he makes a mistake because he can learn more from making mistakes than from always being right.

• This advice could help Milo by showing him that learning new things can be exciting and it can help you do better in school

• This advice could help Milo by showing him it’s not bad to mess up as long as you take something away from it and do better next time.

• This advice could help Milo by showing him how powerful learning is and how much more successful his life will be if he continues to learn.

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CCSS.W.5.9A

Read Rhyme and Reason's advice, then answer the question.

“…you often learn more by being wrong for the right reasons than you do by being right for the wrong ones” (233).

How could Rhyme and Reason’s advice help Milo resolve his internal conflicts?

• This advice could help Milo by teaching him that he shouldn’t be ashamed when he makes a mistake because he can learn more from making mistakes than from always being right.

• This advice could help Milo by showing him that learning new things can be exciting and it can help you do better in school

• This advice could help Milo by showing him it’s not bad to mess up as long as you take something away from it and do better next time.

• This advice could help Milo by showing him how powerful learning is and how much more successful his life will be if he continues to learn.

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Read Rhyme and Reason's advice, then answer the question.

“…it’s not just learning things that’s important. It’s learning what to do with what you learn and learning why you learn things at all that matters” (233).

How could Rhyme and Reason’s advice help Milo resolve his internal conflicts?

• This advice could help Milo by teaching him that he shouldn’t be ashamed when he makes a mistake because he can learn more from making mistakes than from always being right.

• This advice could help Milo by showing him that learning new things can help you do better in school

• This advice could help Milo by showing him it’s not bad to mess up as long as you take something away from it and do better next time.

• This advice could help Milo by showing him how powerful learning is and how much more successful his life will be if he continues to learn.

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