Question

read the quotations below from norton justers the phantom tollbooth. match each one with the theme or lesson it suggests.
you cannot always see the purpose of what you are studying.
starting from scratch can help you reach an answer.
not knowing the limits of what can be done sometimes allows you to achieve more.
no matter what youre doing, something else always seems more appealing.
quotation
theme
\so many things are possible just as long as you dont know theyre impossible.\
\i often find,\ he casually explained to his dazed visitors, \that the best way to get from one place to another is to erase everything and begin again.\
\what you learn today, for no reason at all, will help you discover all the wonderful secrets of tomorrow.\
in school he longed to be out, and when he was out he longed to be in. on the way he thought about coming home, and coming home he thought about going.

Explanation:

• For the quotation “So many things are possible just as long as you don’t know they’re impossible.”: It emphasizes that not being aware of limitations (not knowing what can't be done) allows for achieving more, which matches the theme “Not knowing the limits of what can be done sometimes allows you to achieve more.”
• For the quotation “I often find,” he casually explained to his dazed visitors, “that the best way to get from one place to another is to erase everything and begin again.”: Erasing and beginning again is similar to starting from scratch, so it aligns with the theme “Starting from scratch can help you reach an answer.”
• For the quotation “What you learn today, for no reason at all, will help you discover all the wonderful secrets of tomorrow.”: Here, the learning (studying) today may not seem to have an immediate purpose, but it helps in the future. This corresponds to the theme “You cannot always see the purpose of what you are studying.”
• For the quotation “In school he longed to be out, and when he was out he longed to be in. On the way he thought about coming home, and coming home he thought about going.”: The person is never satisfied with what they are currently doing (always thinking of something else), which matches the theme “No matter what you’re doing, something else always seems more appealing.”

Answer:

• “So many things are possible just as long as you don’t know they’re impossible.” → Not knowing the limits of what can be done sometimes allows you to achieve more.
• “I often find,” he casually explained to his dazed visitors, “that the best way to get from one place to another is to erase everything and begin again.” → Starting from scratch can help you reach an answer.
• “What you learn today, for no reason at all, will help you discover all the wonderful secrets of tomorrow.” → You cannot always see the purpose of what you are studying.
• “In school he longed to be out, and when he was out he longed to be in. On the way he thought about coming home, and coming home he thought about going.” → No matter what you’re doing, something else always seems more appealing.