Phantom Tollbooth Review

What is the meaning of the Latin Suffix -ity ?

• “The state or quality of”

• “Beside” or “alongside”

• “Under” or “Beneath”

• “Out” or “Outside”

What does Flexibility mean?

• Untruthfulness; Lack of honesty

• The quality of being very determined or persistent 

• The quality of bending easily

• Not me

What does Tenacity mean?

• Untruthfulness; Lack of honesty

• The quality of being very determined or persistent

• The quality of bending easily

• Not met

What does Insincerity mean?

• Untruthfulness; Lack of honesty

• The quality of being very determined or persistent

• The quality of bending easily

• Not me

After the incident, investigators had to ____ what happened.

• Ignorance

• Speculate

• Malicious

• Perspective

My parents  ______ on raising kids is different than mine.

• Ignorance

• Perspective

• Consequently

• Misapprehension

Connotation

• The dictionary definition of a word

• The feeling associated with a word

• A comparison of nouns using like or as

• A comparison of nouns without using like or as

Denotation

• The dictionary definition of a word

• The feeling associated with a word

• A comparison of nouns using like or as

• A comparison of nouns without using like or as

Press the word with a negative connotation

• Overthinker

• Determined

• Thoughtful

• Crowd

Which word has a positive connotation?

• Mob

• Overthinker

• Stench

• Request