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TEACHER’S PET PUBLICATIONS
PUZZLE PACK™
for
A Wrinkle in Time
based on the book by
Madeline L’Engle
Written by
Mary B. Collins
© 2005 Teacher’s Pet Publications
All Rights Reserved
ISBN 978-1-58337-718-5
Item No. 304808
A Wrinkle in Time Word List
No. Word
Clue/Definition
1. ATOMS
Small particles
2. BEAST
Meg's Ixchel friend: Aunt ___
3. BUNCOMBE
Mrs. Whatsit stole her sheets
4. CALVIN
Boy who went with Meg and Charles Wallace
5. CAMAZOTZ
Place where IT has won
6. CHARLES
Meg's brother: ___ Wallace
7. CLOVEN
She did confine thee into a ____ Pine
8. COLD
Meg's after tessering temperature
9. DARK
Laughing in the _________
10. DENNYS
A twin
11. EVIL
It
12. FEAR
Feeling towards the Dark Thing
13. FLOWERS
They made breathing possible
14. GENESIS
First book of the Bible
15. GLASSES
The ___ Mrs. W gave Meg allowed her to get in to see her father
16. HYPNOTIZE
The man on the chair wanted to ___ the children
17. IMPATIENCE
One of Meg's faults
18. IXCHEL
The creatures at this place are kind, gentle beings
19. LENGLE
Author
20. LIKE
____ and equal are not the same
21. LOVE
What Meg had that IT did not
22. MEDIUM
The Happy ___ showed the children Earth surrounded by the
Black Thing
23. MEG
She saved Charles Wallce
24. MEGAPARSEC
Meg's nickname referring to 3.26 million light years
25. MORON
Calvin called Charles a ___
26. MURDER
A most primitive word; kill
27. MURRY
Meg's family name
28. ORANGE
Color of Calvin's hair
29. RHYTHM
Everything on Camazotz moved in perfect ___
30. SONNET
Mrs. Whatsit compares human lives to a ____
31. SQUARE
The _____ of 4 is 2: ___ root
32. STAR
When a ___ dies in battle with the Black Thing, it becomes a
person like Mrs. Whatsit
33. TESSERACT
Short-cut or wrinkle
34. URIEL
Planet where they rested
35. WHICH
Gives Meg her love
36. WHO
She talks in quotations
37. WRINKLE
Tesseract
A Wrinkle in Time Fill In The Blank 1
1. Gives Meg her love
2. Meg's nickname referring to 3.26 million light years
3. Tesseract
4. Calvin called Charles a ___
5. Boy who went with Meg and Charles Wallace
6. She did confine thee into a ____ Pine
7. The Happy ___ showed the children Earth surrounded by
the Black Thing
8. Place where IT has won
9. One of Meg's faults
10. First book of the Bible
11. When a ___ dies in battle with the Black Thing, it
becomes a person like Mrs. Whatsit
12. The ___ Mrs. W gave Meg allowed her to get in to see
her father
13. She saved Charles Wallce
14. Small particles
15. Meg's Ixchel friend: Aunt ___
16. A twin
17. Author
18. The creatures at this place are kind, gentle beings
19. ____ and equal are not the same
20. Mrs. Whatsit compares human lives to a ____
A Wrinkle in Time Matching 1
___ 1. FEAR
A. She talks in quotations
___ 2. DENNYS
___ 3. MEDIUM
B. When a ___ dies in battle with the Black Thing, it
becomes a person like Mrs. Whatsit
C. Author
___ 4. BEAST
D. Meg's Ixchel friend: Aunt ___
___ 5. MORON
E. Calvin called Charles a ___
___ 6. SONNET
F. A most primitive word; kill
___ 7. SQUARE
G. Meg's family name
___ 8. WHICH
H. She saved Charles Wallce
___ 9. STAR
I. Boy who went with Meg and Charles Wallace
___10. WHO
J. Meg's brother: ___ Wallace
___11. EVIL
K. Mrs. Whatsit stole her sheets
___12. MEG
L. A twin
___13. IMPATIENCE
M. It
___14. BUNCOMBE
N. Gives Meg her love
___15. CALVIN
O. The _____ of 4 is 2: ___ root
___16. LENGLE
P. They made breathing possible
___17. TESSERACT
Q. What Meg had that IT did not
___18. FLOWERS
R. The man on the chair wanted to ___ the children
___19. WRINKLE
S. Feeling towards the Dark Thing
___20. CHARLES
T. Mrs. Whatsit compares human lives to a ____
___21. HYPNOTIZE
U. One of Meg's faults
___22. MURDER
V. Tesseract
___23. LIKE
W. Short-cut or wrinkle
___24. LOVE
X. ____ and equal are not the same
___25. MURRY
Y. The Happy ___ showed the children Earth surrounded by
the Black Thing
A Wrinkle in Time Magic Squares 1
Match the definition with the vocabulary word. Put your answers in the magic squares
below. When your answers are correct, all columns and rows will add to the same
number.
A. GENESIS
B. ORANGE
C. SQUARE
D. BEAST
E. URIEL
F. MURRY
G. LIKE
H. MEGAPARSEC
I. WHO
J. TESSERACT
K. FLOWERS
L. MURDER
1. Color of Calvin's hair
2. ____ and equal are not the same
3. They made breathing possible
4. Feeling towards the Dark Thing
5. The Happy ___ showed the children
Earth surrounded by the Black Thing
6. A most primitive word; kill
7. Meg's nickname referring to 3.26
million light years
8. First book of the Bible
M. MEDIUM
N. FEAR
O. SONNET
P. LENGLE
9. Author
10. She talks in quotations
11. Planet where they rested
12. Meg's Ixchel friend: Aunt ___
13. The _____ of 4 is 2: ___ root
14. Meg's family name
15. Short-cut or wrinkle
16. Mrs. Whatsit compares human lives
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Boy who went with Meg and Charles
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Calvin called Charles a ___ (5)
Color of Calvin's hair (6)
Everything on Camazotz moved in perfect
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Feeling towards the Dark Thing (4)
First book of the Bible (7)
Gives Meg her love (5)
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Laughing in the _________ (4)
Meg's Ixchel friend: Aunt ___ (5)
Meg's after tessering temperature (4)
Meg's brother: ___ Wallace (7)
Meg's family name (5)
Meg's nickname referring to 3.26 million
light years (10)
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She did confine thee into a ____ Pine (6)
She saved Charles Wallce (3)
She talks in quotations (3)
Short-cut or wrinkle (9)
Small particles (5)
Tesseract (7)
The Happy ___ showed the children Earth
surrounded by the Black Thing (6)
The ___ Mrs. W gave Meg allowed her to
get in to see her father (7)
The _____ of 4 is 2: ___ root (6)
The creatures at this place are kind, gentle
beings (6)
The man on the chair wanted to ___ the
children (9)
They made breathing possible (7)
What Meg had that IT did not (4)
When a ___ dies in battle with the Black
Thing, it becomes a person like Mrs.
Whatsit (4)
____ and equal are not the same (4)
A Wrinkle in Time Crossword 1
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2. First book of the Bible
5. Mrs. Whatsit stole her sheets
10. Small particles
11. When a ___ dies in battle with the Black Thing, it
becomes a person like Mrs. Whatsit
13. The _____ of 4 is 2: ___ root
14. She did confine thee into a ____ Pine
16. Feeling towards the Dark Thing
18. Laughing in the _________
19. The man on the chair wanted to ___ the children
21. She saved Charles Wallce
22. Mrs. Whatsit compares human lives to a ____
23. She talks in quotations
24. ____ and equal are not the same
25. Calvin called Charles a ___
26. Place where IT has won
Down
1. A most primitive word; kill
2. The ___ Mrs. W gave Meg allowed her to get in
to see her father
3. It
4. One of Meg's faults
6. Boy who went with Meg and Charles Wallace
7. Meg's Ixchel friend: Aunt ___
8. Meg's brother: ___ Wallace
9. Meg's after tessering temperature
12. Meg's family name
15. Author
16. They made breathing possible
17. Everything on Camazotz moved in perfect ___
18. A twin
20. Short-cut or wrinkle
21. The Happy ___ showed the children Earth
surrounded by the Black Thing
A Wrinkle in Time
MEDIUM
TESSERACT
CLOVEN
MEG
SONNET
BEAST
SQUARE
MURDER
RHYTHM
ORANGE
IXCHEL
DENNYS
FREE SPACE
GENESIS
LOVE
EVIL
COLD
ATOMS
WRINKLE
STAR
URIEL
FEAR
CHARLES
BUNCOMBE
DARK
A Wrinkle in Time
LENGLE
MORON
GLASSES
IMPATIENCE
FLOWERS
MURRY
WHO
CALVIN
HYPNOTIZE
LIKE
CAMAZOTZ
WHICH
FREE SPACE
BUNCOMBE
CHARLES
FEAR
URIEL
STAR
WRINKLE
ATOMS
COLD
EVIL
LOVE
GENESIS
MEGAPARSEC