A Waltz For Matilda - Chapter 12

At the beginning of Chapter 12, Matilda is writing a letter to ...

• her father.

• her mother.

• her friend, Tommy.

• her dog.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What does Matilda like about the town, Drinkwater?

• the flies

• the amount of space

• the heat

• the sheep

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The sheep hoped that the humans bought _________ with them.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Matilda got her energy to walk such a long distance from ​ (a)  

• feeling safe, loved and wanted by her father.
• the food she ate for breakfast.
• being carried by her father.
• being threatened by Mr Drinkwater.

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

About how much land does Mr Drinkwater own?

• the text doesn't say

• 2 square miles

• 5 square miles

• 10 square miles

Mr Drinkwater rightfully owned the land.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Mr Drinkwater and his sons didn't earn the right to become leaders of the town.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Match the following images to the correct vocabulary.

• Waltz

• 
• Labour

• 
• Billy/Billy can

• 
• Swag

• 
• Squatting

• 

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Mr Drinkwater and Matilda's father ​ (a)   because ​ (b)  

• liked each other
• of the strike action taken by the union.
• didn't like each other
• they both wanted access to the land.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Reorder the following sentence.

• his wife, but over time

• he realised he couldn't provide

• Matilda's father used to love

• he sent her and Matilda to live in the city.

• what she wanted in life so

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3