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WorksheetsMatilda
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
What is Matilda's brother's name?
James
Danny
Michael
Magnus
What was the first "Grown up" book that Matilda read?
The Red Pony
Great Expectations
Just so stories
War and Peace
Where does Matilda's mysterious power "shoot" from?
The top of her head
Her eyes
Her elbow
Her finger
What does Matilda's mother do all day long?
Exercise
Play bingo
Shop
Dye her hair
What was Fred's parrot's name?
Chopper
Polly
Bruce
Nigel
What does Mr Wormwood use to make his cars' engines run smoothly?
Sawdust
Electric drill
Extra oil
Honey
Every day Mr Wormwood put something on his hair. What was it?
Wax
Peroxide
Styling cream
Hair tonic
What was Miss Honey's first name?
Jennifer
Agatha
Lavender
Hortensia
What name is on the gate of Matilda's house?
Cosy Nook
Gypsy House
Happy Valley
Comfy Cottage
What is Matilda's complaint about the books of C.S Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien?
Too difficult
No romance
Too long
No funny bits
The Trunchbull puts children in a cupboard to punish them. What is it called?
The Stifler
The Black Hole
The Coffin
The Chokey
Who put itching powder in the Trunchbull's knickers?
Hortensia
Miss Honey
Lavender
Matilda
In what event did the Trunchbull compete at the Olympics?
100 yard dash
Hammer throw
Javelin
Weightlifting
What did Bruce Bogtrotter steal from the Trunchbull?
Riding crop
Medal
Egg salad sandwich
Chocolate cake
What does Lavender put in the Trunchbull's water jug?
A newt
A goldfish
A frog
A mouse
According to the Trunchbull, the perfect school would have...?
Strict discipline
Uniforms
No children
Corporal punishment
What relation is the Trunchbull to Miss Honey?
Her Mother
Her grandmother
Her aunt
Her cousin
What was Miss Honey's father's name?
Harry
Magnus
Victor
Nigel
What is Matilda's third and final miracle?
Flying
Lifting a child
Writing on the chalkboard
Tipping the glass
Where does the Wormwood family (minus Matilda) move at the end of the story?
Australia
Russia
Spain
USA
What does Matilda's father do for a living?
banker
car salesman
jeweler
owns a garbage company
Why did Matilda hide the parrot?
so her parents would not know she had it
she stole it from her neighbor
to make her parents think there was a ghost in the house
because her parents hated birds
Which is a prank that Matilda pulled on her parents?
hid her mother's jewelry
turned their hair purple
made them look through binoculars with rings around their eyes
glued her father's hat to his head
Who was Mrs. Phelps?
the librarian
Matilda's neighbor
Matilda's teacher
Mr. Wormwood's secretary
Why was Mrs. Phelps important to Matilda?
she protected Matilda from her parents
she talked to her parents about how special Matilda was
she introduced Matilda to great books
she helped Matilda with her pranks
Why did Mrs. Trunchbull want to punish Matilda?
because she does not like smart children
because Matilda's father cheated her on a car
because she thinks Matilda is naughty
because she thinks Matilda cheats on her schoolwork
What prank does Lavender pull on Miss Trunchbull?
she poured water on her
she wrote something funny on the chalkboard
she pulled her chair out from under her
she put a newt in her water jug
Miss Trunchbull is Miss Honey's ___________?
aunt
mother
former teacher
sister
What does Matilda do that makes Miss Trunchbull flee?
she tells her that she knows her secret
she pretends to be the ghost of Magnus
she finds out that the house really belongs to Miss Honey
she and Lavender put snakes on her desk
Why does Matilda's special gift stop working?
because Miss Trunchbull is gone
because her life got better
because she has to use more of her brain power for learning after she skips ahead in school
because her parents are gone
