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The Witches Comprehension Quiz

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why do witches wear gloves?
a)
To hide their warts.
b)
To hide their wrinkles
c)
They don't have fingers
d)
They have long claws for fingers.
2.
What was the name of the potion the Grand High Witch was going to make?
a)
FORMULA 86 DELAYED ACTION MOUSE-MAKER
b)
Mouse-o-Matic
c)
Delayed Witch-o-Matic potion
d)
Frog Juice
3.
How can you recognize a real witch?
a)
They have long hair.
b)
They have blue spit.
c)
They are really tall.
d)
They have lots of cats.
4.

What colour is a witches spit?

a)

Purple

b)

Blue

c)

Yellow

d)

Green

5.

Which of these is a clue that the woman might be a witch?

a)

A scarf

b)

A blue poncho

c)

A hat

d)

A spider brooch

6.

How does the Grand High Witch hide her real face?

a)

Lots of make up

b)

A black woolly balaclava

c)

A beautiful mask

d)

A powerful magical spell

7.

What was the name of the main boy in the story?

a)

We are not told his name in the book

b)

Luke

c)

Liam

d)

Larry

8.

What were the names of the boy's pet mice?

a)

Ant and Dec

b)

Harry and Megan

c)

William and Mary

d)

William and Kate

9.

What animal did the 'Formula 86' turn children into?

a)

Rat

b)

Guinea pig

c)

Goat

d)

Mouse

10.
When does the narrator (main character) first encounter a witch in the story?
a)
At his tree house
b)
In a sweet shop
c)
In the hotel
d)
Right after he was born
11.
Decide if it is true or false:
The dirtier you are, the harder it is for a witch to smell you.  
a)
True
b)
False
12.
What made the boy think the woman standing under the tree was a witch?
a)
She was tall
b)
she was wearing gloves
c)
she had no toes
d)
she had a big hat
13.
What happened to the boys parents?
a)
They passed away in a car crash
b)
Witches made them disappear
c)
The boy was adopted and never met his parents
d)
His parents moved to another country
14.
What was the boy doing before the women of "The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children" came in?
a)
practicing his tricks
b)
eating
c)
sleeping
d)
training his mice
15.
What was the Grand High Witch's goal?
a)
to eat more children
b)
to get rid of all children
c)
to turn all children into plants
d)
to turn all children into animals
16.

Who starts to care about the Boy after his parents pass away?

a)

Grandfather

b)

uncle

c)

aunt

d)

Grandma

17.

Who is the narrator in “The Witches”?

a)

The Grandmother

b)

Quentin Blake

c)

A little boy

d)

Roald Dahl

18.

What is the most important thing to know about REAL Witches?

a)

They look like your teacher.

b)

They wear a silly black hat , black cloaks, and ride on broomsticks.

c)

They dress in ordinary clothes and look like ordinary women.

d)

They wear mask and black dresses.

19.

Grand Mama made ______________ to help the mouse narrator open doors and turn on light switches.

a)

strings

b)

buttons

c)

cords

d)

cardboard

20.

According to the book, how long does an ordinary mouse live in years?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

21.

What information did Grandmamma get from the Bournemouth policeman?

a)

The address of Bruno.

b)

The address of the Grand High Witch.

c)

The address of his teacher.

22.

Where did the Grand High Witch live?

a)

A castle in Disney

b)

A house in Iceland.

c)

A castle in Norway

23.

What will provide the final solution to the witch problem?

a)

Dogs

b)

Alligators

c)

Cats

24.

What will the author and his grandmother do when the witch problem in Norway is solved?

a)

Travel the world and destroy witches

b)

Go out to dinner.

25.
What did the Grand High Witch have trouble pronouncing?
a)
The letter T
b)
The letter J
c)
The letter S
d)
The letter W
26.
What warning did the Grand High Witch give the witches about the potion?
a)
Don't use it until midnight.
b)
Don't use it on animals.
c)
Only use 1 drop.
d)
Use as much as you'd like.
27.

Where does the author put the formula?

a)

water

b)

soup

c)

salad

28.
What happened to the girl whose family had a painting of ducks?
a)
She was turned into a duck
b)
She was kidnapped
c)
She was turned into a chicken
d)
She was put in the painting
29.

Which animals did the narrator see in the Grand High Witch's room?

a)

snails

b)

beetles

c)

frogs

30.

What happened to the narrators tail?

a)

It got caught in the door and fell off.

b)

The witch cut it off.

c)

A chef cut it off

31.
Which of the following is the best character trait for the boy in The Witches?
a)
Greedy
b)
Curious
c)
Selfish
d)
Troublemaker
32.

The main problem/conflict of the story is...

a)

The witches are evil and want to get rid of all the children.

b)

Bruno gets turned into a mouse.

c)

Grandmama gets sick.

d)

The witches look like regular people.

33.

The solution to the stories problem is...

a)

Bruno and the boy turn back to humans.

b)

The Grand High Witch dies.

c)

The boy puts the Formula 86 into the witches food and the witches turn into mice.

d)

Grandmama and the boy call the police and get the witches arrested.

34.

Choose an image that depicts what children smell like to a witch.

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

What have the author and his grandmother achieved through their adventure? Pick two choices below.

a)

Saved the chocolate of England

b)

Saved the children of England

c)

Got rid of all the witches in England

d)

Got rid of all the garbage in England

e)

Had a big party

36.

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?

a)

She was trying to feed Bruno.

b)

She was trying to give Bruno back to his parents.

c)

She was trying to keep Bruno with her and the boy.

d)

She was trying to give Bruno to the witches.

37.

Bruno has a healthy appetite. What does this mean?

a)

he doesn't like food

b)

he likes to miss meals

c)

he likes to eat

38.

Mr. Jenkins didn't believe Grandmamma that Bruno was a mouse until...

a)

Bruno ran to the table

b)

Bruno ate food in front of his father

c)

Bruno spoke to his father

d)

Bruno tried to hug his father

39.

Bruno mentions positive aspects of being a mouse to his father. Which of the choices below did Bruno not mention?

a)

No more school

b)

No more homework

c)

You can feast on raisins and honey

d)

You have to watch out for mousetraps

40.

"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?

a)

happy

b)

calm

c)

excited

d)

angry/upset

41.

The title of this chapter is Triumph. What does the word Triumph mean?

a)

Lose

b)

Run

c)

Victory

d)

Failure

42.

Room 454 was directly below room 554.

a)

true

b)

false

43.

A frog helped the narrator find the magic formula.

a)

true

b)

false

44.

Where did Grandmamma put the mice when they left to find Bruno's parents?

a)

Her pocket

b)

Her handbag

c)

Her hat

d)

Her sock

45.

What is the first step in making the formula?

a)

boil a snake

b)

boil a child

c)

boil the small end of a telescope

d)

boil water

46.

How many brown mice do you need for the formula?

a)

45 brown mice

b)

2 brown mice

c)

100 brown mice

d)

500 brown mice

47.

How many drops of the green liquid do you put into a chocolate or a sweet?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1

48.

Why does the Grand High Witch tell the other witches to remember to put the cotton plugs up their noses?

a)

so they can't smell the children in the dining room

b)

so they can't smell dinner

c)

so they can't see the children

d)

so they won't be late for dinner

49.

How does the narrator describe his metamorphosis into a mouse?

a)

like a balloon

b)

like a pumkin

c)

like jelly

d)

like glitter