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Matilda Chapter 1-3 Quiz

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did Matilda use to go during the day?

a)

to the supermarket

b)

to the library

c)

to school

d)

to the playground

2.

What was Matilda's mother doing during Matilda's visits to the library?

a)

playing badminton

b)

sleeping

c)

playing bingo

d)

cooking

3.

What was the name of the Librarian?

a)

Mrs Green

b)

Mrs Magdolen

c)

Mrs Wormwood

d)

Mrs Phelps

4.

Which book written by Charles Dickens did Matilda read first?

a)

Oliver Twist

b)

Great Expectations

c)

Nicholas Nickleby

d)

David Copperfield

5.

What was Matilda's brother's name?

a)

Jake

b)

Mike

c)

Tim

d)

Tom

6.

What was Mr. Wormwood's job?

a)

selling new cars

b)

selling used cars

c)

selling animals

d)

he was a doctor

7.

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

8.

Uneducated, lacking knowledge

a)

fiddle

b)

ignorant

c)

compassionate

9.

cheat, fake

a)

idiocies

b)

ignorant

c)

fiddle

10.

showing feelings of sympathy or mercy

a)

compassionate

b)

skulking

c)

fiddle

11.

silly or foolish behavior

a)

lyrical

b)

idiocies

c)

skulking

12.

poetic, song-like

a)

lyrical

b)

ignorant

c)

compassionate

13.

hiding or creeping about

a)

fiddle

b)

skulking

c)

ignorant

14.

What BEST describes the way Mrs. Phelps feels about Matilda?

a)

curious

b)

bored

c)

angry

d)

nosey

15.

Which word does NOT describe Matilda’s father?

a)

dishonest

b)

greed

c)

intelligent

d)

rude

16.
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.
17.

Why does Matilda tell her dad he is not honest?

a)

Because he uses a drill to turn the clock backwards, so the car has less kilometres.

b)

Because he uses sawdust so the cars works perfectly for a day or two.

c)

Because he paints the car to make it look as new.

d)

Because he uses his finger to turn the clock backwards, so the car has less kilometres.

18.
The Wormwoods always eat dinner in front of the: 
a)
Fireplace 
b)
Movie Theater 
c)
Dining Room 
d)
Telly
19.

Why was Mrs Phelps surprised when she first saw Matilda?

a)

She was surprised because Matilda spoke too loud in the library.

b)

She was surprised because Matilda was the rudest kid she could ever imagine.

c)

She was surprised because Matilda looked so young yet unaccompanied by a parent.

d)

She was surprised because of Matilda's gentleness.

20.

Matilda first visited the library everyday, but she started to visit there once a week only. Why?

a)

She finished all the books in the library, so she did not find the place as interesting as before.

b)

She was caught by her mom who came back early.

c)

She spent all her pocket money which was used to pay for the bus to the library.

d)

She found out that she was allowed to borrow the books and take them home to read.

21.

Was Matilda's dad happy about her reading?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Sometimes

22.

What was Matilda’s first punishment for her father?

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.

23.

What did Matilda compare her father's superglued hat to?

a)

a girl who had superglued her doll to a chair

b)

a clown at the circus who had superglued himself to another clown

c)

a dog who superglued himself to his dog bowl

d)

a boy who had superglued his finger to his nose