Page 1 : STD: - 6th English (Final Exam), 4.6:- The phantom Tollbooth, Hard Word:, Admitted – accepted / confessed, intrigued – aroused curiosity, regulations – rules for control, mission – an important task, territory – an area, depict – Represent in words or pictures, Q.1) Read the passage and answers the following question., Which book is introduced in the passage?, Ans. The novel “The Phantom Tollbooth” is introduced in the passage., Where does the story take place?, Ans. The story takes place in San Francisco in the United States., Who is the main character in the story?, Ans. Milo, a young boy who lived in San Francisco in the States is the main character in the story., Why is the tollbooth is 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.”, When was the book written?, Ans. The book was written more than 50 years ago., Who has written the book?, Ans. The book has been written by Norman Juster., Q.2) Read the following extract and complete the activities that follow., Extract: Milo was not sure that this new game would turn out to be interesting. However, he sat in his toy car, approached the booth, paid the toll with the coins, and drove past the tollbooth. But when he looked back, Oh wonder of wonders, the toll booth had disappeared along with Milo’s room and even his house! He found himself speeding down a highway into an unknown territory! What happened next is the story of Norman juster’s novel, ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’!, Though Milo didn’t know it then, he had begun his journey in the land of expectations. He was in the kingdom of wisdom. He had many adventures there. He had to rescue the princesses Rhyme and Reason from castles of air. Was he successful in his mission? Who were the strange people and creatures he met there? What happened to the toll booth? Did Milo see it again? Did Milo find his life interesting later on? You must read the novel to find it out., The novel ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ was written more than 50 years ago but it continues to be a classic of children’s literature. It is a fantasy but it has an important message for children all over the world. It has helped them to look at their school and studies in a new light., What does the passage deal with?, Ans. The passage deals with an extract from the novel “The Phantom Tollbooth” and a short review of the same., Where did Milo find himself?, Ans. Milo found himself speeding down a highway into an unknown territory., Where did Milo’s journey begin from?, Ans. Milo’s journey began from the land of expectations., Where did Milo have many adventures?, Ans. Milo had many adventures in the kingdom of wisdom., Write any one adventure which Milo had in the kingdom of wisdom., Ans. Milo had to rescue princesses Rhyme and Reason from castles of air., Pick out a word from the passage which means:, an exciting and daring experience, huge fortified building, Ans. a) adventure b) castle, Give the adjective from of:, Ans. a) Successful: success, B) School: scholastic, You must read the novel to find out., Ans. 1) Modal: must 2) Function: compulsion, Why should we read book?, Ans. “Books are key to wisdom’s treasure’ Books are roads to lands of pleasure”., Books provide us with wisdom and it is also a pleasure time activity. It enhances our knowledge and helps to put our leisure time to good use. So we must read books. Let us pleadg to “Read and Grow”., Complete the boxes with two nouns from the extract:, Ans. 1) Journey 2) Wisdom, Q.3) Discuss what makes the following sentences funny:, Your wasted time will be refunded., Ans. We all know that time once lost is lost forever., The above lines from the lesson is funny because in the letter which was sent with the parcel along with other instructions, the above line too was included. This line is a continuation of the earlier part of the statement which said that results were not guaranteed and if not perfectly satisfied, your wasted time will be refunded., This impossible and improbable assurance makes it a funny statement., 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.