Literary devices review
The Phantom tollbooth: comprehension review
Vocab Practice
Plot structure terms
MLA and APA formatting
100

A word that imitates a real sound is called...

Onomatopoeia

100

The watchdog who helps Milo is named...

Tock

100

What is Ordinance?

A law or rule

100

What is Exposition?

Introduction of setting, characters, and background

100

MLA uses...

-No title page

-Last name and page number in header is required

-In-text citations uses authors last name and page numbers

200

Giving an object or idea human actions or feelings is...

Personification

200

The ruler of words and letters is...

King Azaz

200

What is Justification?

A reason that explains or defends something

200

What is Rising Action?

A series of events that build suspense and lead to the climax

200

APA uses...

-Title page

-Running head is required

-In-text citations uses author plus year

300

A comparison using like or as is a...

Simile

300

What is the main theme of "The Phantom Tollbooth"?

Education is valuable and exciting

300

What is Empathy?

Understanding and sharing another persons feelings

300

What is Climax?

The most exciting or important turning point in the story

400

An exaggeration that is NOT mean to be taken literally is a...

Hyperbole

400

A Tollbooth is where you...

Pay a fee to pass through

400

What is Sympathy?

Feeling sorry for someone's situation 

400

What is Falling Action?

A series of events after the climax that move towards the ending

500

A phrase that does not literally mean what it says is an...

Idiom

500

The character who shouts "BALDERDASH!" is...

Humbug

500

What is a Memoir?

A true story someone writes about one or more memories in their life

500

What is Resolution?

The conclusion where conflicts are resolved