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

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

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

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

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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.

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

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

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Reorder the following sentence.

• A poddy is a

• in search of a new mum before

• it dies a slow death.

• lost its mother and is

• pet sheep that has likely

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

The drought began to bite.

This sentence is an example of ...

• onomatopoeia.

• personification.

• a simile.

• a metaphor.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Match the following images to the correct word.

• horizon

• 
• tussock

• 
• mutton chops

• 
• southern cross

• 
• drought

• 

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Should Mr O'Halloran have killed the sheep?

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4