Summary:

Matilda Wormwood is a gifted girl with unpleasant parents. From a young age, she
has been able to speak like an adult. Since her parents don’t pay much attention to
her, Matilda teaches herself to read. When she finally starts school, she meets her
kind teacher, Miss Honey, who quickly recognizes Matilda's extraordinary intellect
and caring nature.

However, the school is run by the cruel and abusive Miss Trunchbull, who
terrorizes students. As the story progresses, Matilda discovers that she has a
mysterious power; she can move objects with her mind.

Matilda uses her powers cleverly to stand up to Miss Trunchbull and help Miss
Honey reclaim her rightful inheritance and home, which the Trunchbull has stolen
from her. In the end, justice is served: the Trunchbull flees, Miss Honey becomes
headmistress, and Matilda goes to live with her, after her parents flee the country
due to her father's shady business dealings.

Comprehension Questions:

-Why did Miss Trunchbull put Matilda in detention? Because her father sold a
broken car to her.

-Why did Miss Trunchbull make the boy eat a whole chocolate cake? Because
he had eaten her chocolate cake, she made the boy eat a bigger one until he threw
up, as a punishment.

-What is Matilda's special and unnatural ability? Telekinesis

-What was the name of Matilda’s brother? Micheal

-Why were Matilda's parents leaving to go to Spain? Because her father was
involved in illegal activities and sold stolen and faulty cars. So when the police began
investigating him he left the country.
-Why did Matilda go to Ms. Honey’s house? Because her parents didn’t come to
pick her up from school.

-Why did Matilda used her abilities to write on the board with Chuck?(the third
miracle) to scare off Miss Trunchbull out of the school

-What did Matilda write on the Chuck board ? ( the third miracle)

Chapter 1: The Reader of Books

- What is a “cicada”? It is a type of insect found in warm climates with big
eyes and transparent wings.
- What was the name of the librarian? Mrs. Phelps
- What was the first book that Matilda got from the library? Great
Expectations by Charles Dickens.
Chapter 2: Mr. Wormwood, the Great Car Dealer
-What was Matilda’s father’s job? He was a dealer in second-hand cars.
-What did the father do to fix the rattling sound of the cars that cost him
almost nothing? He mixed sawdust with oil and it would fix the car until it was about
a hundred miles.
- Who did Matilda want to get revenge from first? Her father (Mr.
Wormwood).
Chapter 3: The Hat and the Superglue
- What bird’s feather was attached to Mr. Wormwood’s hat? A Jay’s
feather.
- What did Mrs. Wormwood do in order to get rid of the hat? She used a
pair of scissors to cut the hat off and started with the top and then the brim; she had
to chop the hair off right to the skin.
- What was the worst thing about having a hat stuck to your head in Mr.
Wormwood’s opinion? Having to sleep on it.
Chapter 4: The Ghost
 - Who was Fred? Matilda’s friend, he was six years old and lived just around
the corner from Matilda.
- What was the name of Fred’s parrot? Chopper
- What did Matilda do to the parrot after taking it to her own house? She
wedged the cage up the chimney and out of sight.
Chapter 5: Arithmetic
- How did Mr. Wormwood price the cars to make it seem less expensive?
Instead of selling something for a big round figure like a thousand pounds, he would
price it slightly below that to make it seem less expensive such as nine-hundred and
ninety-nine fifty.
- How many cars did Mr. Wormwood sell in one day? 5 cars.
- When Matilda was correct about the amount of money his father had
made, what did Mr. Wormwood do? He accused her of cheating and looking at the
paper he held in his hands.
Chapter 6: The Platinum-Blond Man
- What was the lotion that Mr.Wormwood would rub on his hair with
every morning called? Oil of violets hair tonic.
- What was Mrs. Wormwood making for Mr. Wormwood? Two fried eggs
on fried bread with three pork sausages and three strips of bacon and some fried
tomatoes.
- Why did the hair dye the mother used make people’s hair fall out?
Because it had peroxide.

Chapter 7: Miss Honey

- How old was Matilda when she entered school for the first time? She
was 5 and a half.
- Who was Miss Trunchbull? She was a formidable middle-aged lady who
was the head teacher, the boss, and the supreme commander of the school’s
establishment.
- What was Miss Honey’s full name? Jennifer Honey

Chapter 8: The Trunchbull

 - Why did Miss Honey go to the headmistress’s study? Because she had
just met a small girl who possessed, or so it seemed to her, quite extraordinary
qualities of brilliance.
- Why did Miss Trunchbull think Matilda was a spoiled child? Because
Mr. Wormwood had told her that she was.
- What did Miss Trunchbull accuse Matilda of? Putting a stink bomb under
her desk.
Chapter 9: The Parents
 What news did Miss Honey announce to Matilda's parents? The news
was : Matilda can read,spell and juggle with numbers
 Did Matilda's parents know about Matilda's intelligence? No

 What kind of books does Matilda read? Novels by Dickens and

Hemingway

Chapter 10: Throwing the Hammer

 What did the kids call Miss Trunchbull's cupboard? The Chokey
 What was the chokey like? A tall and narrow cupboard,the floor is only ten
inches so you can not sit down. Three of the walls are made of cement with
bits of broken glass sticking out all over so you can't lean against them.
 Why did Miss Trunchbull throw Amanda? Because she was wearing
pigtails.
Chapter 11: Bruce Bogtrotter and the Cake
 Why did Miss Trunchbull make Bruce Bogtrotter eat a whole cake?
Because he had secretly eaten Miss Trunchbull's chocolate cake.
 How many kids were watching Bruce eating chocolate cake? 250 kids
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Chapter 12: Lavender

 When did miss honey ask
Chapter 13: The Weekly Test
 - What was Nigel’s father’s job? He was a doctor.
- What did Miss Honey do to teach spelling? She made a little song about
the words, making it easier to learn.
- Why did Miss Trunchbull lift a child by his hair? Because he said two
sevens are 16 instead of 14.

Chapter 14: The First Miracle

- What creature was in Miss Trunchbull's glass of water? Slimy-yellow-
bellied lizard-like creature
- What was Miss Trunchbull’s idea of a perfect school? A school with no
children in it.
- What did Miss Trunchbull call the lizard? A crocodile.

Chapter 15: The Second Miracle

- How did Matilda tip the Trunchbull’s glass of water? With her eyes.
- What did Miss Honey ask Matilda to do? She told her to tip the glass over
again so Miss Honey could believe her.
- Why did Matilda decide to tip the glass over on Miss Trunchbull?
Because she was angry at being accused of something she hadn’t done.
Chapter 16: Miss Honey’s Cottage
-Why must Matilda tread carefully? Because she is playing with mysterious forces
that they know nothing about.
-what is a precocious child? A precocious child is one that shows amazing
intelligence early on.
-how did miss honey wish to change the subject while walking with matilda? By
giving the names of all the berries and how to recognize them by the shape of their
leaves and the pattern on the tree trunks.
Chapter 17: Miss Honey’s Story
-Why did Miss Honey find it impossible to talk to people about her problems?
Because she can't face the embarrassment and lacks courage.
-what happened after miss.honey’s parents died? Her aunt became her legal
guardian and owner of the house.
-how did miss honey become a teacher? She went to a teachers’ training college in
reading.
-how did miss honey escape from her aunt and live in the cottage? She rented an old
cottage from a farmer, packed her bags and left.
Chapter 18: The Names
- How were Miss Trunchbull and Miss Honey related? Miss Trunchbull
was Miss Honey’s aunt.
- What was the name of Miss Honey’s father? Magnus.
- What was Miss Trunchbull’s first name? Agatha.
Chapter 19: The Practice
- After managing to push the cigar off the dressing-table, what did
Matilda want to try and do next? Lift it.
- How much did Matilda practice to manage to get the cigar to lift? An
hour.
- How long did she manage to hold the cigar in mid air? For about a
minute.
Chapter 20: The Third Miracle

-Why did Matilda used her abilities to write on the board with Chuck?(the third
miracle) to scare off Miss Trunchbull out of the school
-What did Matilda write on the chalkboard ? a message from the supposed ghost
of Miss Honey's father, Magnus, to Miss Trunchbull. This message is intended to
scare Miss Trunchbull and force her to return Miss Honey's house and wages.
-What was Miss Honey's father's name? Magnus

Chapter 21: A new home

-Why did Mr.Tribly the Deputy head telephoned and got to Miss Trunchbull
house? To enquire if she was feeling unwell.
- What was in the letter that Ms.Honey received in the last chapter of the
story? receives a letter from a law firm stating that her father's will had been found.
The will grants her ownership of The Red House (her childhood home) and his bank
accounts. This revelation allows her to move back into her home.
- Why did Matilda stay with Ms.Honey and end up living with her? Because her
parents were abusive and her father was a criminal and they wanted to leave the
country and immigrate to Spain.
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