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The Witches by Roald Dahl

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why are real witches difficult to identify?

a)

They’re invisible.

b)

They use a magic masking device called Mist.

c)

They look like ordinary women.

d)

They only come out at night.

2.

What are some ways to identify a real witch.

a)

Blue Spit

b)

Bald

c)

Wear Gloves

d)

All of the Above

3.

What is wrong with witches’ feet?

a)

They have no toes.

b)

They have six toes.

c)

They have fallen arches.

d)

They have hoofs instead of feet.

4.

Which of the five senses is particularly powerful in witches?

a)

sight

b)

smell

c)

hearing

d)

taste

5.

To witches, children smell like ___________.

a)

roses

b)

violets

c)

dogs' droppings

d)

wet dogs

6.

Who does the main character live with after his parents' accident?

a)

His neighbor

b)

His uncle

c)

His aunt

d)

His grandmother

7.

When building his tree house, what does the witch use to try and lead the narrator down?

a)

candy

b)

snake

c)

marbles

d)

lizard

8.

Why must the narrator and his grandmother cancel their summer holiday?

a)

The Witches make them

b)

Grandmother gets sick

c)

The narrator has to go to summer school

d)

They ran out of money

9.

Grandmamma buys two white mice for the boy. What does he call them?

a)

William and Mary

b)

Henry and Elizabeth

c)

George and Charlotte

d)

Batman and Robin

10.

At the hotel, why does the boy go to the ballroom?

a)

He wants to listen to the ladies’ meeting.

b)

He wants to practice his dancing for a competition in the evening.

c)

He wants a quiet place for the training of his mice.

d)

He wants to play Fortnite on the ballroom's TV.

11.

In the ballroom, the leader of all witches is holding a meeting. What is the leader called?

a)

The Grand High Witch

b)

The Great Witch

c)

The Leader Witch

d)

The Founder of the Witch Society

12.

What does the Grand High Witch want the others to do after they have resigned or retired from their current jobs?

a)

Move to Norway.

b)

Buy a sweet shop.

c)

Go on a spell refresher course.

d)

destory Harry Potter.

13.

The Grand High Witch has created a magic potion to get rid of all the children in England. What is the name of the potion?

a)

Formula 88 Delayed Action Monkey Maker

b)

Formula 86 Delayed Action Melon Activator

c)

Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse Maker

d)

Formula 88 Delayed Action Moose Activator

14.

What does the Grand High Witch do to the witch that speaks out over her?

a)

She turns her into a mouse

b)

She turns her into a frog

c)

She turns her into a pile of ashes

d)

She turns her into a chocolate bar

15.

What's the name of the first person to be turned into a mouse?

a)

Bruno

b)

Bruce

c)

Bradford

d)

Brady

16.

Why does Bruno Jenkins knock at the door of the ballroom?

a)

He has been promised six bars of chocolate by the Grand High Witch.

b)

He is looking for the narrator.

c)

He knows that the white mice are in the ballroom, and he wants to play with them.

d)

He is looking for more ants to fry.

17.

After the meeting, why does the Grand High Witch tell the others not to worry about the two "mice" children?

a)

She doesn't know that even though they've been turned into mice, they can still think and talk like humans

b)

She thinks that the mice are too small and too fast to capture

c)

She wants to hurry and get to dinner with Mr. Stringer

d)

She knows that it is time to check out of the hotel anyway

18.

How does the narrator get some of the Grand High Witches' magic formula?

a)

He steals it out of her pocket

b)

He sneaks into her hotel room and steals some

c)

He makes some of it on his own

d)

Grandmother gets the recipe and they make some

19.

In the kitchen, where does our hero pour the Mouse-Maker formula?

a)

Beef gravy

b)

Salad dressing

c)

Mashed potatoes

d)

Green Pea soup

20.

At the end of the story, the witches:

a)

left the hotel

b)

were turned into mice

c)

were put into prison

d)

were invited over for lunch