Matilda's Library Adventure Grade 3 PCSB Module H Quiz

Which character is fascinated at the beginning but stunned at the end?

• Matilda

• Mrs. Phelps

Which character quietly watches in the beginning but is helpful at the end?

• Matilda

• Mrs. Phelps

Which character quickly reads children's books in the beginning but is absorbed in famous grown-up books at the end?

• Matilda

• Mrs. Phelps

What is the perspective of Mrs. Phelps when she learns that Matilda has read all the children's books in the library?

• Mrs. Phelps does not believe Matilda and thinks that Matilda should leave the library at once.

• Mrs. Phelps believes that Matilda is bragging and thinks that giving her something hard to read will teach her a lesson.

• Mrs. Phelps is frustrated by Matilda's constant interruptions. She is mad and wishes Matilda would leave.

• Mrs. Phelps is stunned and impressed by Matilda's ability to read at such a young age. She is sad when it is time for Matilda to leave.

Select the answer that best explains the hyperbole "devouring one book after another" as it is used in paragraph 1.

• After Matilda reads one book, she quickly and eagerly readers another book.

• Matilda is being compared to a mouse. She nibbles on the pages of library books.

• Matilda destroys books that she does not like to read.

• Matilda reads very carefully, slowly turning the pages of each book.

What is the meaning of the word "instinctively" as it is used in paragraph 12?

• shyly

• loudly

• quietly

• naturally

Mrs. Phelps enjoys watching Matilda so much that she feels sad when the time comes for her to go home. Did the event happen at the beginning, middle, or end?

• beginning

• middle

• end

Mrs. Phelps watches with fascination as Matilda devours one children's book after another. Did the event happen at the beginning, middle, or end?

• beginning

• middle

• end

Mrs. Phelps is stunned to learn that Matilda has finished reading all the children's books in the library. Did this event happen in the beginning, middle, or end?

• beginning

• middle

• end