George's Marvelous Medicine - Chapter 5

What time does Grandma receive the medicine?

• 10 o'clock

• 1 o'clock

• 12 o'clock

• 11 o'clock

What can you infer from Grandmother's words: "what mischief are you up to in there now?"

• she is suspicious

• she is tired

• she is angry

• she is sleepy

What does Roald Dahl compare the colour of the medicine to?

• pigs

• parrots

• peacocks

• porcupines

Choose a synonym for the word 'cough':

• choke

• splutter

• wheeze

• blink

What word did Dahl use to describe the smell of the medicine?

• gross

• aromatic

• sweet

• bewitching

How did the smell of the medicine affect George?

• He fell asleep and began to snore.

• It felt like firecrackers went off in his skull.

• He fell into a hypnotic daze.

• He started to do the chicken dance.

Which words are not onomatopoeia examples?

• hiss

• squish

• swizzle

• bright

Why did Roald Dahl include a poem at the end of this chapter? Explain your thoughts clearly.