Milo finds a magic tollbooth that transports him to a magical land. In this land, he meets Tock the dog and they travel together to Dictionopolis. In Dictionopolis, they get caught up in a fight between the Spelling Bee and the Humbug that destroys the word market. Milo and Tock are blamed and imprisoned. They eventually escape with the Which and set out to rescue the princesses Rhyme and Reason to restore peace to Dictionopolis.

1. By: Joey, Nate, & Ashley

2. Summary
There was a boy named Milo. He thought life was very dull and boring.
One day, he received a box that contained a magic tollbooth. This took him to a
magical land. Milo wanted to travel to a city called Dictionopolis. On his way, he
met Tock the dog. Tock was as big as a bear. Tock joined Milo on his journey as
they traveled. Although traveling was daring and dangerous for the duo, they
continued their journey. Dictionopolis was a very active place. They then
discovered the word market. This where the people of Dictionopolis would buy
words. Then came the Spelling Bee. This bee could spell anything. But then, the
Humbug arrived. He thought he was better than the Spelling Bee. They got into
a fight and Humbug took out the whole market! Milo and Tock were blamed for
it and put in jail. He there met the Which. They talked to her and said they
would escape along with her. She told them of the princesses named Rhyme and
Reason. They all set out to find them and return peace to Dictionopolis and
Digitopolis.

3. Main Ideas
What is this passage mainly about?
The passage is mainly about Milo finding a small box that
had a tollbooth in it that led him to a magical realm
where he got into a world of action and adventure. We
found this out by using context clues and looking
closely at the details.

4. Identify Meanings
What does contained mean?
Contained means to hold something. We found this out
by looking at the sentence it was in and picking the
best answer. “One day, he received a box that contained
a magic tollbooth.”We knew the tollbooth was in the
box so it must mean inside of something.

5. Author’s Purpose
The author’s purpose of writing this story was to
entertain the reader with a story about a boy who uses
a magic tollbooth. We found this out because we know:
 There is no factual information in this story.
 All of the characters are fictional.
 And they do not persuade you to do anything.

6. Literary Devices
Read the sentence:
“Tock was as big as a bear.”
This is an example of a simile. We know this because it
uses the word “as” in it. This clarifies that this
sentence is a simile because all similes use words like
“like” or “as”. Other types of literary devices are
personification, metaphor, and alliteration.

7. Synonyms and Antonyms
Read the sentence:
“Milo thought life was dull and boring.”
In this sentence, dull means the same as boring. This is
an example of a synonym. Dull is the OPPOSITE of
colorful. That was an example of an antonym.
Antonym=opposite
Synonym= same

8. Fact and Opinion
Read the sentence:
“Dictionopolis was a very active place.”
This is an opinion because someone could think
differently. A fact is something like: “There was a boy
named Milo.” This is a fact because it is proven that
there was once a boy named Milo.

9. Character Traits
These are three character traits about Milo.
 Milo thinks life is dull.
 Milo likes to express his opinions.
 Milo can be very excited.
Character traits are three specific, detailed things
about a certain character.

10. Alternative Thinking
We thought that another possible title for the story
could be something like “A Milo Story”. This makes
sense because this story is mainly about Milo’s journey
to different places.

11. Setting
The setting of the story is a magical world called
Expectations. There are many cities within
Expectations like Dictionopolis, Digitopolis, and the
Doldrums.

12. Story Resolution
Milo and Tock saved Rhyme and Reason from Digitopolis
and brought peace to the land of Expectations once
more.