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Matilda End of Book Test

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Matilda like to do?

a)

Matilda likes to watch the telly.

b)

Matilda likes to read books.

c)

Matilda likes to play outside.

2.

Why does Matilda start school late?

a)

Her parents fell asleep

b)

She forgot she had to go to school.

c)

Her parents forgot to send her.

3.

What's the head teacher's name?

a)

Miss Trunchbull

b)

Miss Tronchball

c)

Miss Trunchball

4.

How many children do Mr and Ms Wormwood have?

a)

One boy and two little girls.

b)

One boy and a little girl

5.

Matilda's father was..

a)

a mechanic (he fixed cars for a living)

b)

a salesman (he sold cars for a living)

c)

an engineer (he built machines)

6.

What did Matila borrow from his neighbour Fred?

a)

A pigeon

b)

A parrot

c)

A cat

7.

Mr Wormwood asked his son to solve a math problem. Who solved it?

a)

His son

b)

His daughter

c)

His wife.

8.
Who said this: "My idea of a perfect school is one that doesn't have any children in it."
a)
Mr. Wormwood
b)
Miss Honey
c)
Mr. Trilby
d)
The Trunchbull
9.
Miss Honey is:
a)
A sweet, kind person
b)
Loud and rude
c)
Crazy and wild
d)
Mean
10.
Who is forced to go stand in the corner on one leg?
a)
Rupert
b)
Nigel
c)
Miss Honey
d)
Lavender
11.
The author describes Miss Trunchbull as a:
a)
weird principal
b)
fun teacher
c)
beautiful person
d)
holy terror
12.
Miss Honey realizes that Matilda can:
a)
run very fast
b)
stand on her head
c)
Multiply large numbers in her head
d)
speak every language
13.
What does Matilda put in her fathers hair tonic bottle?
a)
bleach/peroxide
b)
water
c)
milk
d)
gasoline
14.
What was Matilda's father's job?
a)
second-hand car dealer
b)
doctor
c)
burglar
d)
cashier
15.
What is one of the secrets to her father's success?
a)
hard work
b)
sawdust
c)
dedication
d)
kindness
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 does Matilda place inside the rim of her father's hat?
a)
bleach
b)
tape
c)
coffee
d)
superglue
18.
Miss Honey lives...
a)
with her parents 
b)
with her friends 
c)
With her sister
d)
Alone
19.
What is Miss Honey's first name?
a)
Mary
b)
Jenny
c)
Suzie
d)
Sarah
20.
Who did Matilda go to live with at the end of the story?
a)
Her parents
b)
Miss Trunchbull
c)
Mrs. Phelps
d)
Miss Honey
21.
What did Matilda use to tip the glass over?
a)
Her arm
b)
Her eyes
c)
Her hands
d)
Her feet
22.
What was Miss Honey's father's name?
a)
John
b)
Magnus
c)
Mike
d)
Joe
23.
Who is a child genius?
a)
Matilda
b)
Lavender
c)
Bruce Bogtrotter
d)
Hortensia
24.
Who is was once in the Olympics? 
a)
Mrs. Wormwood
b)
Miss Trunchbull
c)
Hortensia
d)
Miss Honey
25.
Who ate a giant cake?
a)
Lavender
b)
Bruce Bogtrotter
c)
Hortensia
d)
Mike Wormwood
26.
Who is Matilda's first friend at school?
a)
Lavender
b)
Bruce
c)
Her brother
d)
She didn't have any friends
27.
Why did Miss Honey's aunt move in with her?
a)
so she could run the house and look after Miss Honey
b)
so she could spy on her father
c)
so she could eat all of their food
28.
What happens to Matilda's parents at the end of the story?
a)
They move to Spain.
b)
They fight to keep Matilda with them. 
c)
They stay in the same house and everything is normal.
d)
They learn to love to read.
29.
Why does Miss Honey have no money?
a)
Miss Trunchbull doesn't pay her anything to teach at the school.
b)
Miss Trunchbull takes most of it.
c)
She has to pay off her father's bills.
d)
She spends it all to go shopping.
30.
What did Matilda's mother do all day long?
a)
Shop
b)
Dye her hair
c)
Play bingo
d)
Exercise
31.
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
32.
What did Bruce Bogtrotter steal from the Trunchbull
a)
Chocolate cake
b)
Riding crop
c)
Egg salad sandwich
d)
Kni
33.
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.
34.

Why was Miss Trunchbull so frightened when strange things began to happen in her house?

a)

Because she is superstitious and thought Miss Honey's dad was coming back to haunt her.

b)

Because she gets scared at night.

c)

Because Miss Trunchbull is scared of kids.

35.

Matilda made a promise to Miss Honey. What was this promise?

a)

To get revenge on Miss Trunchbull

b)

To study for her next major exam

c)

To never go back to Miss Trunchbull's house again

d)

To turn her parents into the police.

36.

What object did Miss Trunchbull find at the end of this scene?

a)

Miss Honey's doll

b)

Matilda's library card

c)

A school book

d)

Matilda's red hair ribbon

37.
Who loves to watch TV.
a)
Lavender
b)
Mrs. Wormwood
c)
Matilda
d)
Bruce Bogtrotter
38.
What is Matilda's brother's name?
a)
Bruce
b)
Mike
c)
Bill 
d)
Mandy
39.
Who put a newt in Miss Trunchbull's water?
a)
Matilda
b)
Lavender
c)
Hortensia
d)
Miss Honey
40.
Who selected a book for Matilda?
a)
Mr. Wormwood
b)
Matilda
c)
Mrs. Phelps
d)
Bruce Bogtrotter
41.
What happened to Miss Honey's mother when Miss Honey was two years old?
a)
she got a new job
b)
she learned to fly
c)
she moved away
d)
she died
42.
Mr. Wormwood __________ the mileage on the old cars to make them seem new again.
a)
melts away
b)
adds more to
c)
reverses
d)
increases
43.
Mr. Wormwood automatically thinks that Miss Honey is at their house because...
a)
Matilda got in trouble
b)
Matilda had a great first day
c)
She wanted to eat dinner
d)
She wanted to yell at them
44.
Growing up, the only book in Matilda's household is...
a)
The BFG 
b)
A dictionary 
c)
A cookbook 
d)
The Red Pony 
45.
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