1. Matilda likes..
A to read her aunt's books.
B to read books from the local library
C to watch TV
2. Why does Matilda start school late?
A She forgot she had to go to school.
B Her parents forgot to send her.
C Her parents fell asleep
3. What's her teacher's name?
A Miss Hunie.
B Miss Hommie
C Miss Honey.
4. What's the head teacher's name?
A Miss Tronchball
B Miss Trunchbull
C Miss Trunchball
5. Who is the worst teacher?
A Miss Trunchbull
B Miss Honey
6. Who does Miss Trunchbull frighten?
A All the children.
B All the children but not Miss Honey.
C All the children and Miss Honey.
7. How many children do Mr and Ms Wormwood have?
A One boy and two little girls.
B One boy and a little girl
8. Who are Mr and Ms Wormwood?
A Matilda's step parents.
B Matilda's parents
C Matilda's uncle and aunt
9. By the age of one and a half, Matilda...
A could speak just a little.
B could speak perfectly.
C couldn't speak.
10. Matilda went to the library and asked for..
A Picture books
B Children's books
C Geography books
11. Matilda's father was..
A an engineer (he built machines)
B a salesman (he sold cars for a living)
C a mechanic (he fixed cars for a living)
12. Why does Matilda tell her dad he is not honest?
A Because he paints the car to make it look as new.
B Because he uses sawdust so the cars works perfectly for a day or two.
C Because he uses a drill to turn the clock backwards, so the car has less kilometres.
D Because he uses his finger to turn the clock backwards, so the car has less kilometres.
13. What did Matilda do before her father went to the garage?
A She put a thick line of glue round the inside of his hat.
B She put a thin line of glue round the inside of his hat.
14. What happened the next morning after Matilda had glued on the hat on his father's head?
A Matilda's mom had to cut the hat off his head, cutting the hair down to the skin.
B Matilda's mom had to cut the hat off his head without cutting his hair.
15. What happened when Matilda was reading a book?
A His dad told her how wonderful it was that she knew how to read.
B His dad pulled the book out of her hands, and pulled the pages out of the book
16. What did Matila borrow from his neighbour Fred?
A A pigeon
B A cat
C A parrot
17. How many cars did Matilda's dad sell?
A1
B5
C3
18. Mr Wormwood asked his son to solve a math problem. Who solved it?
A His daughter
B His wife.
C His son
19. What was Miss Honey like?
A She had a pretty face, with brown eyes and brown hair.
B She had a pretty face with blue eyes and brown hair.
20. Why was Miss Honey shocked?
A Because Matilda could multiply by two, by twelve and by fourteen.
B Because Matilda could multiply all numbers
C Because Matilda could multiply only by two
21. Miss Honey went to Ms Trunchbull's office because...
A Matilda was a bad little girl.
B Matilda was not behaving appropriately
C Matilda was very clever and Miss Honey thought she belonged in a more advanced group
22. Did Miss Honey give up after Trunchbull said 'No' to her request?
A No, she didn't
B Yes, she did
23. What did Miss Honey do to help Matilda?
A She gave Matilda more advanced books so she could learn new things
B She didn't do anything. She kept teaching the same contents.
24. What did Mr Wormwood think when Miss Honey went to visit him and his wife?
A He thought Matilda had done something wonderful at school.
B He thought Matilda had gotten in trouble.
25. What did Miss Honey ask Mr. Wormwood?
A If he liked going out
B If he liked TV shows.
C If he read.
26. What did Mr. Wormwood tell Miss Honey when she asked him if he read to Matilda?
A He said: "Of course I do. I love reading books".
B He said: "No! Nobody ever get rich reading books!"
27. Who was Matilda's first friend at school?
A Lavender
B Hortensia
C Amanda
28. Hortensia talks about "The Chokey". What is it?
A It's a very tall, narrow cupboard in Trunchbull's room. It's too small to sit down, so you have to stand up.
B It's an strategy Miss Trunchbull uses with kids. She chokes them with a rope around their neck.
29. What doesn't Miss Trunchbull like?
A Short hair.
B Long hair.
30. Who did Miss Trunchbull come across in the school field?
A Hortensia
B Matilda
C Amanda Thripp
31. What did Miss Trunchbull say to Amanda?
A Braid your hair because it looks so pretty.
B Cut off some of that dirty long hair before you come back to school tomorrow!
32. What did Miss Trunchbull do next?
A She took Amanda by her hair and lifted her off the ground. Then she turned her round and round above her
head.
B She hugged Amanda because she looked so pretty.
33. What did they do the next day?
A They didn't have to go to school the next day.
B The children got orders to go into the big room and to wait for Miss Trunchbull.
34. Why was Miss Trunchbull so angry?
A Because someone stole and ate her chocolate cake.
B Because She had a bad night sleep.
35. Who did Miss Trunchbull call to go up on the stage?
A Bruce
B Hortensia
C Matilda
36. What did Miss Trunchbull do next?
A She threw the cake to all the children.
B She forced Bruce to eat the whole cake.
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Easy Cooking
Play bingo
The Secret Garden
Superglue
a cheat and a liar
fish and chips
Throw the Hammer
1. What was the name of the only book the Wormwoods had in their household?
2. What did Mrs. Wormwood do 5 afternoons a week?
3. What book did Matilda tell the librarian she liked best of all the children's books?
4. What did Matilda put in her father's hat after he had angered her the night before?
5. What two names did Mr. Wormwood call Matilda after she was able to add up the cost of several
cars in her head and he had to use a pencil and a piece of paper?
6. If the Wormwoods were not having TV dinners for dinner, what else would they eat for their evening
meal?
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