A Waltz For Matilda

Which of the following symptoms did Auntie Love show to suggest she had suffered a stroke?

Choose as many answers as are correct.

• leg does not work well

• headache

• side of face is hanging down

• can't use left hand

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

People thought it was strange to see Auntie Love inside of Matilda's house.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

The calluses on Matilda's hands suggests to people that she is​ (a)  

• a hard worker.
• a dainty person.
• a dirty person.
• ill and requires a doctor.

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

Reorder the following sentence.

• or inedible, but she took them anyway

• Matilda received many different gifts,

• because it would have been rude not to do so.

• most of which were broke, stained

Read the quote below, using an accent suitable for the text.

‘Ain’t never gunna rain again. Not proper like. I want ter go to the city. Ma says there’s water comes outta taps there.’

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

By ​ (a)   at the funeral, ​ (b)   showed that he wasn't a ​ (c)   and that he actually wanted ​ (d)   by allowing union members to ​ (e)  

• turning up
• Mr Drinkwater
• heartless man
• to help the townspeople
• shear the sheep.

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

Record yourself or a friend singing one of the verses sung at Jim's funeral.

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CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which character from the text most interests you?

• Matilda

• Mr Drinkwater

• Jim O'Halloran and his sons

• Auntie Love/ Mr Sampson

• A different character

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6