Matilda by Roald Dahl

What makes Matilda different from other children?

• She is taller than her classmates

• She can read fluently at a young age

• She loves watching TV

• She hates school

How does Matilda learn to read?

• Her parents teach her

• She attends special classes

• She teaches herself by reading newspapers and magazines

• She learns from her older brother

What is Mr. Wormwood’s job?

• A teacher

• A magician

• A car dealer

• A librarian

How does Mr. Wormwood cheat his customers?

• By selling them stolen cars

• By using sawdust in gearboxes to make old cars seem new

• By giving discounts to rich customers only

• By repainting cars in fancy colors

How does Matilda prank her father?

• She puts a frog in his bed

• She replaces his hair tonic with dye

• She glues his hat to his head

• She locks him out of the house

How does Matilda scare her parents?

• By dressing up as a ghost

• By using Fred’s talking parrot to make ghostly noises

• By turning off the lights at night

• By leaving scary notes around the house

What does Matilda do when her father boasts about his profits?

• She calculates the total profit instantly in her head

• She steals his money

• She tells her mother to stop him

• She refuses to eat dinner

How does Matilda change her father’s hair color?

• She uses bleach

• She replaces his hair tonic with platinum-blond dye

• She cuts his hair while he sleeps

• She uses magic

Who is Matilda’s teacher?

• Miss Trunchbull

• Miss Honey

• Mrs. Phelps

• Mrs. Wormwood

How does Miss Honey react when she realizes Matilda’s intelligence?

• She ignores it

• She tells Matilda to stop showing off

• She is amazed and wants to help Matilda

• She reports Matilda to the headmistress