A WRINKLE IN TIME

VISUAL 1

Madeleine L’Engle’s Quotable Quotes

“We can’t take any

credit for our talents.
It’s how we use them
that counts.”

For Discussion:

What do you think Madeleine L’Engle

meant by this?

Do you agree with her?

Web Resource · A Wrinkle in Time · May 2018 • Demco Ideas + Inspiration

She leaned closer to Meg and Calvin and whispered, “It was really a very great honor for me
to be chosen for this mission. It’s just because of my verbalizing and materializing so well,
you know. But of course we can’t take any credit for our talents. It’s how we use them that
counts.

We have our talents, all of us. Things that we seem to just have a knack or a gift for.
But whatever that talent may be, it is how we use them that really makes a
difference. It could be something small, like making someone laugh or smile, or you
could change the world.
Name: ______________________________________ Date: ________________

Vocabulary Activity: Opposite Meanings

Chapter 4: “The Black Thing” — Chapter 6: “The Happy Medium”
Directions: Read each sentence from the story. The definition of each bold word has
been provided for you. Write two to four antonyms of the word on the line provided.

1. “Did a shadow fall across the moon or did the moon simply go out, extinguished as
abruptly and completely as a candle?” (Chapter 4, page 56)
abruptly: with great suddenness
I expected
antonyms: ____________________________________________________________

2. “There was an air of such ineffable peace and joy all around her that her heart’s
wild thumping slowed.” (Chapter 4, pp. 59-60)
ineffable: unable to be described using words
antonyms: ____________________________________________________________

3. “They seemed to be standing on some kind of nondescript, flat surface.” (Chapter

5, p. 83)
nondescript: uninteresting, dull, boring
antonyms: ____________________________________________________________

4. “Meg was in such an agony of impatience that her voice grated irritability.”
(Chapter 5, p. 89)
irritability: annoyingly, angrily, impatiently
antonyms: ____________________________________________________________

5. “’Just exactly because what you are you will be by far the most vulnerable.’”
(Chapter 6, p. 102)
vulnerable: weak, likely to be hurt or damaged
antonyms: ____________________________________________________________

6. “But he bounced it rather badly and with no particular rhythm, sometimes

dropping it and running after it with awkward, furtive leaps, sometimes throwing
it up into the air and trying to catch it.” (Chapter 6, p. 104)
furtive: sneaky, sly, secretive
antonyms: ____________________________________________________________
 Name: ___________________________ Date: ___________

Comprehension Questions
Chapter 4: “The Black Thing” — Chapter 6: “The Happy Medium”
Directions: Read the questions and answer them in complete sentences or choose the
correct answer. Use the book to help you, if needed. Use details from the text to support
your answer. Record the Concept of Comprehension© on the line next to each question.

_____ 1. Describe the planet of Uriel that the children have entered.
It had lots of plants and animals
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Perfect planet to rest on
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Like a planet from a Disney story
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_____ 2. What parts of planet Uriel symbolize beauty?

a. The dry grass and bushes.
b. The many shining stars.
c. The light and golden color.
d. The rainbow filled sky.

_____ 3. Are Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which human? Explain.

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_____ 4. Draw a two-dimensional shape.

_____ 5. Why was it difficult for Meg to breathe when the group stopped on the two-
dimensional planet?
a. There was no air on the planet.
b. Everything was flat on the two-dimensional planet.
c. It was very cold on the planet.
d. Meg was not able to completely materialize.
 Comprehension Questions (continued)
Chapter 4: “The Black Thing” — Chapter 6: “The Happy Medium”
_____ 6. What is a “wrinkle”?
squeezing material
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_____ 7. What is the “tesseract”?

transport in time
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_____ 8. How can the Dark Thing be overcome?

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_____ 9. Mrs. Whatsit gave Meg all her “faults”. What does that mean?

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_____ 10. What fault did Meg show when the group arrived on Camazotz?
a. Impatience
b. Laziness
c. Fear
d. Unkindness