Chapter 8-9
What does Miss. Honey try and convince the Trunchbull about Matilda?
That she should be advanced to the next class level.
What is the girls name who tells Matilda horrible stories about the Trunchbull?
Hortenisa
Who plays a prank with the water and The Trunchbull?
Lavender
Who does the Trunchbull blame for the newt?
Matilda
What does Mr.Wormwood do for a job?
Why does Miss. Honey think Mr. Wormwood is a good person?
Because she thinks she got a good deal on a car.
(which she didn't)
What did the Trunchbull use to do when she was younger?
Olympic-level athlete
What word does the boy Nigel tell the Trunchbull everyone can spell?
difficulty
What does Matilda do to the water cup? How?
She concentrates and causes the cup to fall and the newt to fall onto the Trunchbull's chest.
What trick does Matilda do to Mr.Wormwood?
Vocabulary question.
What does achievement mean?something done successfully.
syn. gaining, winning, reaching
Name and describe two major pranks the older girl did to the Trunchbull?
1. Golden Syrup
2. Itching Powder
What math problem does the Trunchbull tell Rupert to solve?
2*7
DAILY DOUBLE
Bonus question:
At the beginning of the book what does the author say about what parents think about their own kids?
What is the name of the book Matilda is reading and Mr.Wormwood rips?
The Red Pony by John Steinbeck
What are three adjectives you can use to describe The Trunchbull?
cruel, rude, intimidating, angry, evil
Why do the kids think the Truchbull gets away with all these horrible things? Parents don't complain?
The things she does are too outrageous to believe.
What book does the Trunchbull think is a good example of good teaching?
Nicholas Nickleby
What does Matilda do to show Miss.Honey she isn't lying?
She makes the the glass fall over again
What is a tyrant?
a cruel and oppressive ruler who uses their power unfairly
List three of the names the Wormwoods call Miss Honey
Miss Hunky, Miss Harris, Miss Hawkes
Describe what happened to Bruce Bogtrotter?
The Trunchbull wanted to punish him.
accuses him of stealing her chocolate cake.
Gets the cook to make an enormous cake that she forces him to eat.
He eventually eats it all to the dismay of the Trunchbull.
What does Nigel suggest Miss Trunchbull to do to check if all the students can spell difficulty?
Test anyone you like
What do you call Matilda's superpower?
DAILY DOUBLE
Name 4 other books written by Raold Dahl?