WorksheetsMatilda Who Told Lies Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 27mins
The poet of "Matilda" is ________ ________.
(a)
Who are the two main characters in the poem?
Matilda
The Fireman
The Aunt
The Mother
Matilda phoned _____________________ .
The Fire Brigade
The Navy Brigade
The Water Brigade
The Police Brigade
Where did Matilda’s aunt go ‘a few weeks later’?
ANS: To the (a) .
What happened to Matilda and the house in the end?
ANS: It (a) down.
Matilda's problem is she likes to ________.
play
sleep
lie
curse
"Matilda who Told Lies and was Burned to Death" is what type of poem?
expository
narrative
persuasive
descriptive
People did not believe Matilda when she shouted to tell them about the real fire because ________________.
she had lied before about her aunt
she had lied before about their being a flood
she had lied before about their being a fire
she had lied before about her home colour
The 10th line from the end says ‘You should have heard her Scream and Bawl’.
Scream and Bawl’ are _________.
synonyms
antonyms
homonyms
homographs
What lesson is the poet trying to teach us?
Not to use the phone
Not to be playful
Not to be rude
Not to tell lies
Which city is the poem set in?
(a)
Where was Matilda’s Aunt when the real fire happened?
ANS: The (a)
Check all that apply.
How do you think the fire fighters felt (the first time Matilda called them) when they found out that there was no fire?
ANS: They were ______1______ because _____2________.
1. happy
1. angry
1. excited
2. they had come to the house for no reason
2. there might have been a fire somewhere else
Why is ‘galloped’ a good word to describe how the Fire Brigade travelled to Matilda’s house?
ANS: ‘Galloped’ shows that the Fire Brigade travelled ______________.
partly
slowly
quickly
angrily
Matilda lived on the ground floor.
True
False
What was the name of the play that Matilda’s Aunt went to see?
The Second Mrs Tanqueray
The Third Mrs Tanqueray
The Second Miss Tanqueray
The Second Mrs Tanquerayna
Why did Matilda ‘tiptoe’ to the phone to call the Fire Brigade?
she did not want to make any noise
she is a ballerina
she did not want anyone to hear her
she moves faster on tiptoe
Was Matilda’s Aunt wealthy?
Explain your answer (use because).
Why might Matilda have had to go and live with her Aunt?
Did Matilda’s Aunt lie when she was a child? Explain your answer (use because).
