WorksheetsThe Witches Comprehension Quiz
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 47mins
What colour is a witches spit?
Purple
Blue
Yellow
Green
Which of these is a clue that the woman might be a witch?
A scarf
A blue poncho
A hat
A spider brooch
How does the Grand High Witch hide her real face?
Lots of make up
A black woolly balaclava
A beautiful mask
A powerful magical spell
What was the name of the main boy in the story?
We are not told his name in the book
Luke
Liam
Larry
What were the names of the boy's pet mice?
Ant and Dec
Harry and Megan
William and Mary
William and Kate
What animal did the 'Formula 86' turn children into?
Rat
Guinea pig
Goat
Mouse
The dirtier you are, the harder it is for a witch to smell you.
Who starts to care about the Boy after his parents pass away?
Grandfather
uncle
aunt
Grandma
Who is the narrator in “The Witches”?
The Grandmother
Quentin Blake
A little boy
Roald Dahl
What is the most important thing to know about REAL Witches?
They look like your teacher.
They wear a silly black hat , black cloaks, and ride on broomsticks.
They dress in ordinary clothes and look like ordinary women.
They wear mask and black dresses.
Grand Mama made ______________ to help the mouse narrator open doors and turn on light switches.
strings
buttons
cords
cardboard
According to the book, how long does an ordinary mouse live in years?
1
2
3
4
What information did Grandmamma get from the Bournemouth policeman?
The address of Bruno.
The address of the Grand High Witch.
The address of his teacher.
Where did the Grand High Witch live?
A castle in Disney
A house in Iceland.
A castle in Norway
What will provide the final solution to the witch problem?
Dogs
Alligators
Cats
What will the author and his grandmother do when the witch problem in Norway is solved?
Travel the world and destroy witches
Go out to dinner.
Where does the author put the formula?
water
soup
salad
Which animals did the narrator see in the Grand High Witch's room?
snails
beetles
frogs
What happened to the narrators tail?
It got caught in the door and fell off.
The witch cut it off.
A chef cut it off
The main problem/conflict of the story is...
The witches are evil and want to get rid of all the children.
Bruno gets turned into a mouse.
Grandmama gets sick.
The witches look like regular people.
The solution to the stories problem is...
Bruno and the boy turn back to humans.
The Grand High Witch dies.
The boy puts the Formula 86 into the witches food and the witches turn into mice.
Grandmama and the boy call the police and get the witches arrested.
Choose an image that depicts what children smell like to a witch.
What have the author and his grandmother achieved through their adventure? Pick two choices below.
Saved the chocolate of England
Saved the children of England
Got rid of all the witches in England
Got rid of all the garbage in England
Had a big party
Grandmamma put Bruno on the table to show Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins. Grandmamma said she was trying to restore him to the bosom of his family. What did she mean?
She was trying to feed Bruno.
She was trying to give Bruno back to his parents.
She was trying to keep Bruno with her and the boy.
She was trying to give Bruno to the witches.
Bruno has a healthy appetite. What does this mean?
he doesn't like food
he likes to miss meals
he likes to eat
Mr. Jenkins didn't believe Grandmamma that Bruno was a mouse until...
Bruno ran to the table
Bruno ate food in front of his father
Bruno spoke to his father
Bruno tried to hug his father
Bruno mentions positive aspects of being a mouse to his father. Which of the choices below did Bruno not mention?
No more school
No more homework
You can feast on raisins and honey
You have to watch out for mousetraps
"I can well understand your anger, Mr. Jenkins," she said. "Any other English father would be just as cross as you are.
Using context clues, what does the word cross mean?
happy
calm
excited
angry/upset
The title of this chapter is Triumph. What does the word Triumph mean?
Lose
Run
Victory
Failure
Room 454 was directly below room 554.
true
false
A frog helped the narrator find the magic formula.
true
false
Where did Grandmamma put the mice when they left to find Bruno's parents?
Her pocket
Her handbag
Her hat
Her sock
What is the first step in making the formula?
boil a snake
boil a child
boil the small end of a telescope
boil water
How many brown mice do you need for the formula?
45 brown mice
2 brown mice
100 brown mice
500 brown mice
How many drops of the green liquid do you put into a chocolate or a sweet?
5
10
100
1
Why does the Grand High Witch tell the other witches to remember to put the cotton plugs up their noses?
so they can't smell the children in the dining room
so they can't smell dinner
so they can't see the children
so they won't be late for dinner
How does the narrator describe his metamorphosis into a mouse?
like a balloon
like a pumkin
like jelly
like glitter
