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Roald Dahl maths quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these Roald Dahl characters has the greatest height?

a)

The Giraffe

(The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me)

b)

Trunky

(The Enormous Crocodile)

c)

Mrs Twit

(The Twits)

d)

Mr Hoppy

(ESIO TROT)

2.

Mr Twit ate Squiggly spaghetti.

There was 1 worm for every 5 pieces of spaghetti.

How many worms are in a bowl of 20 pieces of spaghetti?

a)

1

b)

20

c)

4

d)

5

3.

What are the chances that Mr Twit will eat a worm when he eats 'Squiggly Spaghetti'

a)

Impossible

b)

Certain

c)

Unlikely

d)

Likely

4.

Mr Twit realised that he had been eating worms when he had already eaten 34\frac{3}{4}   of the spaghetti. How much spaghetti was left in the bowl?

a)

12\frac{1}{2}  

b)

14\frac{1}{4}  

c)

34\frac{3}{4}  

d)

none

5.

In the first week Alfie's mass was 13 ounces.

In the second week Alfie's mass was 15 ounces.

In the third week Alfie's mass was 17 ounces.

What will be the mass of Alfie in the FIFTH week?

a)

19 ounces

b)

20 ounces

c)

21 ounces

d)

10 ounces

(Alfie decides lettuce is yuck and refuses to eat)

6.

Every 30 years the mass of the real Alfie doubled.

If Alfie is 13 ounces at the start of the story, what is his mass 30 years later?

a)

20 ounces

b)

23 ounces

c)

30 ounces

d)

26 ounces

7.

The Gregg family shot 16 ducks.

Mr Gregg shared out the ducks between 2 bags.

How many ducks went in each bag?

a)

8

b)

10

c)

6

d)

32

8.

The Gregg family pick 12 apples with their mouths but they drop half of them.

How many did they get to eat?

a)

5 apples

b)

6 apples

c)

10 apples

d)

7 apples

9.

The Enormous Crocodile is very greedy and wants to eat the most fish.

Which number is the greatest?

a)

51,920

b)

52,109

c)

52,091

d)

52,910

10.

The Duke has 1000 windows in his greenhouse. It will take 5 days to clean them.

The Giraffe, Pelly and Monkey start cleaning on Wednesday.

What day will they finish cleaning the greenhouse?

a)

Saturday

b)

Sunday

c)

Monday

d)

Tuesday

11.

Which Roald Dahl book that we have read in class has been your favourite?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)