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George's Marvelous Medicine - Chapter 5

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

What time does Grandma receive the medicine?

a)

10 o'clock

b)

1 o'clock

c)

12 o'clock

d)

11 o'clock

2.

What can you infer from Grandmother's words: "what mischief are you up to in there now?"

a)

she is suspicious

b)

she is tired

c)

she is angry

d)

she is sleepy

3.

What does Roald Dahl compare the colour of the medicine to?

a)

pigs

b)

parrots

c)

peacocks

d)

porcupines

4.

Choose a synonym for the word 'cough':

a)

choke

b)

splutter

c)

wheeze

d)

blink

5.

What word did Dahl use to describe the smell of the medicine?

a)

gross

b)

aromatic

c)

sweet

d)

bewitching

6.

How did the smell of the medicine affect George?

a)

He fell asleep and began to snore.

b)

It felt like firecrackers went off in his skull.

c)

He fell into a hypnotic daze.

d)

He started to do the chicken dance.

7.

Which words are not onomatopoeia examples?

a)

hiss

b)

squish

c)

swizzle

d)

bright

8.

Why did Roald Dahl include a poem at the end of this chapter? Explain your thoughts clearly.

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