4.6:The Phantom Tollbooth Q & A
Q.1. Read the passage and answer the following questions.
(a) Which book is introduced in the passage?
Ans:The book “The Phantom Tollbooth” is introduced in the passage.
(b) Where does the story take place?
Ans:The story takes place in San Francisco at the United States of America.
(c) Who is the main character in the story?
Ans:Milo is the main character in the story.
(d)Why is the tollbooth called a ‘Phantom’ Tollbooth?
Ans: “Phantom” (A ghost) is a character we read about in comics. No one knows where he comes from. The same is applicable to the tollbooth. Both Phantom and the tollbooth have one thing in common: ‘their mysterious appearance’ and so the name “The Phantom Tollbooth”.
(e) When was the book written?
Ans:The book was written more than 50 years ago.
(f) Who has written the book?
Ans: Norman juster has written the book.
Q.2. List the various people and places mentioned in the passage. The places Milo visits and the people he meets have unusual names. Write the meanings of those names.
Q.3. List the various things that the Lethargarians do or want to do. Can you sum up all of it in one word or phrase?
Ans:Epitome of laziness
Q.4. In the novel, the Lethargarians give a whole day’s timetable of their activities. Can you guess what it would be like? Use your own ideas and prepare their timetable.
Q.5. Try to write an interesting timetable for imaginary people or creatures.
Q.6. Activity:Start a collection of new and interesting words. Write the words in coloured ink on cards of equal size and arrange them in alphabetical order. Try to use the words in your writing or conversation from time to time.
Q.7. Discuss what makes the following sentences funny.
1) Your wasted time will be refunded.
Ans:We all know that time once lost is lost forever.
2) There was no highway attached to the booth.
Ans:A highway is a main public road on which we find booths to make telephone calls or for toll collection. The tollbooth mentioned was erected by Milo. But there was no highway attached to the same. He wondered how a tollbooth could exist without a highway evoking laughter from the reader on the funny statement.
Q.8. The following boxes represent a word or phrase through a special arrangement of letters. Guess the words.
(b) Try to represent the words or phrases using such special graphic arrangements.
Q.9. Write a review of your favourite book. Use the following points:
- Title of the book
- Author/Authors
- The central idea or story
- The important characters
- Some special features of the book
- Why is it your favourite book?