Unit 4 - Imagination - Assessment

Which word best describes Milo at the beginning of The Phantom Tollbooth, Act I?

• Tired

• Bored

• Angry

• Curious

At the end of The Phantom Tollbooth, Act I, what mission does Azaz give Milo?

• Helping the Humbug and the Spelling Bee get along better

• Settling the quarrel between Azaz and the Mathemagician

• Rescuing the Princesses Rhyme and Reason

• Helping the Humbug find his true home

In the following sentence, which word or word group is the simple predicate?

The actors rehearsed for three weeks.

• The actors

• actors

• rehearsed

• rehearsed for three weeks

According to King Azaz and the Mathemagician, why is Milo able to do the impossible in Act II of The Phantom Tollbooth?

• He has Tock and Humbug to help him

• He does not know that the task is impossible

• He has learned a lot about math and numbers

• He is dreaming, and anything can happen in a dream

Which of the following best shows the meaning of the word malicious?

• Jaime texted his sister, asking her to lend him money.

• Callie told a lie about the new boy to make him look foolish.

• Dante pleaded with the coach to let him play in Saturday's game.

• Elsa stirred and tasted the batter before adding more chocolate chips.

If you and your friend make a compromise, what is most likely to happen? Base your answer on the meaning of compromise.

• You both get everything that you want.

• Neither of you gets anything that you expected.

• You get part of what you want, and he gets part of what he wants.

• Your friend gets all of what he wants, and you give up what you want.

Early in the selection from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, why does Alice go down the rabbit-hole?

• She is taking a shortcut because she is late.

• She is trying to find her sister’s lost book.

• She is following the White Rabbit.

In the selection from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, what does Alice mean when she wishes that she could be “shut up like a telescope”?

• She wishes that she could stop talking and thinking so much nonsense.

• She wishes that she could stand upright under the hall’s low ceiling.

• She wishes that she could fold up and fit through the little door.

• She wishes that she could go above ground to see the stars.

If a boy peeped around a corner, what most likely happened? Base your answer on the meaning of peeped.

• He got down on his hands and knees and crawled.

• He made a loud chirping sound to get someone’s attention.

• He slowly and carefully inspected the view, noticing every detail.

• He looked quickly and quietly to avoid being noticed.

What is the most likely meaning of curiosity in the following sentence?

My three-year-old cousin is full of curiosity.

• wild energy

• strong opinions

• endless mischief

• desire to know or learn