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Matilda - Chapters 1-12

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 2hrs 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do Matilda's parents call her?

a)

“the best daughter in the world…”

b)

“a ringworm…”

c)

“apple of their eye…”

d)

“nothing more then a scab…”

2.

What happened when Matilda was just 3 years old?

a)

She studied Physics.

b)

She found the cure for cancer.

c)

She taught herself to read.

d)

She was promoted to the 6th grade.

3.

What does Matilda think of her father and how he sells his cars?

a)

She thinks he is the best dad ever.

b)

She thinks he is a crook.

c)

She thinks he is annoying.

d)

She think he is funny.

4.

What was Matilda’s first punishment for her parents?

a)

She puts rotten milk in her mother’s milkshake.

b)

She took her father’s hat and put superglue in it.

c)

She flattens her brother’s football.

d)

She changed all the locks on the door.

5.

What animal does Matilda borrow from her friend Fred?

a)

Talking Tiger

b)

Talking Pig

c)

Talking Dog

d)

Talking Parrot

6.

What happened to Mr. Wormwood’s hair?

a)

Matilda saved it all off, when he was sleeping.

b)

Matilda put her mom’s hair dye into his hair tonic bottle.

c)

Matilda put Nair in his hair, so it all fell out.

d)

Matilda blew a bubblegum bubble in his hair, he was forced to shave his head.

7.

Who was Matilda's teacher?

a)

Miss Jenny Hunt

b)

Miss Wormwood

c)

Miss Trunchbull

d)

Miss Jennifer Honey

8.

What did Matilda do on her first day of school that amazed Miss Honey?

a)

Matilda knew all of her multiplication facts by heart.

b)

Matilda stood up to Miss Trunchbull on her first day of school.

c)

Matilda made many friends on her first day of school.

d)

Matilda was very nervous and fainted.

9.

Who is Matilda’s favorite author?

a)

Roald Dahl

b)

Dr Suess

c)

Bill Nye the Science Guy

d)

Charles Dickens

10.

How does Miss Honey want to help Matilda?

a)

She doesn’t really want to help Matilda.

b)

She wants to look into another school for Matilda.

c)

She helps Matilda writes applications to college.

d)

She wants to private tutor her.

11.

How did Mrs. Wormwood react when Miss Honey told her Matilda can be going to College soon?

a)

She says Matilda should care more about looks than books.

b)

She laughed and said Matilda was an idiot.

c)

She says Matilda needs to stay with her age group.

d)

She says Matilda doesn’t really care about learning.

12.

What is Mr. Wormwood's job?

a)

Teacher

b)

Astronaut

c)

Stay-at-Home Dad

d)

Car Salesman

13.
Who is Matilda's first friend at school?
a)
Lavender
b)
Bruce
c)
Her brother
d)
She didn't have any friends
14.
Who is the headmistress at Crunchem Hall when Matilda first goes to school?
a)
Miss Honey
b)
Mr. Dahl
c)
Mrs. Phelps
d)
Miss Trunchbull
15.
Miss Honey is:
a)
A sweet, kind person
b)
Loud and rude
c)
Crazy and wild
d)
Mean
16.
Where does the family eat dinner?
a)
the dining room
b)
Off of tv trays in the living room
c)
the porch
d)
in their bedrooms
17.
What did Matilda's mother do all day long?
a)
Shop
b)
Dye her hair
c)
Play bingo
d)
Exercise
18.
The Trunchbull puts children in a cupboard to punish them. What is it called?
a)
The Black Hole
b)
The Stifler 
c)
The Coffin
d)
The Chokey
19.
What did Bruce Bogtrotter steal from the Trunchbull
a)
Chocolate cake
b)
Riding crop
c)
Egg salad sandwich
d)
Kni
20.
Why does Matilda think her father is a crook
a)
He hustles people while playing billiards
b)
He hustles people by playing poker
c)
He uses dishonest business practices to sell cars.
d)
He steals money from his fellow salesmen.
21.

What is Matilda's brother's name?

a)

James

b)

Danny

c)

Michael

d)

Magnus

22.

What does Mr Wormwood use to make his cars' engines run smoothly?

a)

Sawdust

b)

Electric drill

c)

Extra oil

d)

Honey

23.

Every day Mr Wormwood put something on his hair. What was it?

a)

Wax

b)

Peroxide

c)

Styling cream

d)

Hair tonic

24.

What name is on the gate of Matilda's house?

a)

Cosy Nook

b)

Gypsy House

c)

Happy Valley

d)

Comfy Cottage

25.

Who put itching powder in the Trunchbull's knickers?

a)

Hortensia

b)

Miss Honey

c)

Lavender

d)

Matilda

26.

In what event did the Trunchbull compete at the Olympics?

a)

100 yard dash

b)

Hammer throw

c)

Javelin

d)

Weightlifting

27.

What does Lavender put in the Trunchbull's water jug?

a)

A newt

b)

A goldfish

c)

A frog

d)

A mouse

28.

According to the Trunchbull, the perfect school would have...?

a)

Strict discipline

b)

Uniforms

c)

No children

d)

Corporal punishment

29.

What was the name of the Librarian?

a)

Mrs Green

b)

Mrs Magdolen

c)

Mrs Wormwood

d)

Mrs Phelps

30.

Which of the following words describes Mr. Wormwood's way of doing business?

a)

Trustworthy

b)

Friendly

c)

Dishonest

d)

Honest

31.

Which tool did Mr Wormwood use to spin the numbers on the speedometer backwards?

a)

a vacuum cleaner

b)

a kitchen robot

c)

an electric drill

d)

a lawn mower

32.
Growing up, the only book in Matilda's household is...
a)
The BFG 
b)
A dictionary 
c)
A cookbook 
d)
The Red Pony 
33.
The first adult book Matilda read was: 
a)
"The BFG" by Roald Dahl 
b)
"Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
c)
"Miss Daisy is Crazy" by Dan Gutman
d)
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul" by Jeff Kinney 
34.

Chapter 4 is titled "The Ghost". Who or what is the ghost in this chapter?

a)

A mannequin

b)

A "Sounds of Halloween" CD.

c)

A parrot.

d)

A dog.

35.

What was the name of the school?

a)

Crunchem Hall Primary School

b)

McAuliffe

c)

Nixon

36.

Why does Trunchbull throw Amanda Thripp over the fence?

a)

Trunchbull tripped over Amanda in the school yard

b)

Trunchbull didn't like her pigtails

c)

Amanda put itching powder in Trunchbull's breetches

d)

Amanda came late to school