The Worst Witch Chapter 4 Comprehension and Vocabulary

"It was the morning of the potion test and the girls were filing into the laboratory". What does "filing" mean?

• They were walking in a straight line.

• They were scraping their nails.

• They were organising their books and papers.

"Come along, girls! Two to a cauldron!" barked Miss Hardbroom. Why does the author use the verb bark?

• because Miss Hardbroom looks like a dog

• because Miss Hardbroom speaks in a sharp and scary way.

• because Miss Hardbroom has a sore throat which makes here sound like a dog.

What potion do the girls have to make?

• a transformation potion

• a truth potion

• a growing potion

• a laughing potion

What colour should the correct potion be?

• pink

• green

• purple

• blue

what colour is the potion Mildred and Maud make?

• pink

• green

• purple

• blue

What does Mildred think is missing from the potion?

• a pinch of salt

• a handful of newts' tails

• some gillyweed gathered in the morning

• some pondweed gathered at midnight

What kind of potion has Mildred accidentally made?

• a laughing potion

• a vanishing potion

• a growing potion

• a transformation potion

Mildred has been told off and has to go to the head teacher so why does she start laughing?

• because she made a laughing potion

• because Maud looks funny

• because she doesn't really care about being wrong

• because she has thought of how she can use the vanishing potion

Mildred tells Maud that when she was in Miss Cackle's office she said, "all the usual things" to Mildred. What do we learn from this?

• That Miss Cackle is a bit boring.

• That Mildred gets sent to Miss Cackle's room frequently.

• That Mildred doesn't listen.

• That Miss cackle is kind.

What is Miss Cackle like?

• She is disappointed and upset.

• She is gentle and absentminded.

• She is glad when children visit her.

• She is tired and worried about Midred.