A Waltz For Matilda - Chapter 15

At the beginning of Chapter 15, what greeted Matilda as she woke up?

• her father

• Mr Drinkwater

• a sheep

• flies

The sheep that greeted Matilda had (a)   teeth and a ​ (b)   nose.

• yellow
• long
• green
• brown
• discoloured teeth
• short
• crooked

She bit back a scream.

This line suggests that Matilda ...

• was scared of the sheep

• was not expecting the sheep.

• thought the sheep was going to bite her.

• was having a nightmare.

It was a high as her waist and a wide as a kitchen table.

In this sentence. the author has used a ​ (a)   to describe the sheep.

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• onomatopeia

Baa?

The author has added a question mark to show ...

• the sheep wanted food from Matilda.

• the sheep was shocked with Matilda.

• the sheep was worried about Matilda.

• the sheep was confused about Matilda.

Reorder the following sentence.

• A poddy is a

• pet sheep that has likely

• lost its mother and is

• in search of a new mum before

• it dies a slow death.

The drought began to bite.

This sentence is an example of ...

• onomatopoeia.

• personification.

• a simile.

• a metaphor.

Why would Mr O'Halloran not allow Matilda to have a pet sheep but would allow her to have a pet dog?

• sheep are too woolly

• dogs are more useful than sheep

• sheep are too noisy

• dogs like to eat sheep

Match the following images to the correct word.

• drought

• 
• southern cross

• 
• horizon

• 
• tussock

• 
• mutton chops

• 

Should Mr O'Halloran have killed the sheep?

• Yes

• No