Grammar
Matilda
General Knowledge
10

"The bad word floated by like a small storm cloud" is an example of this figurative language

Simile

10

How old is Matilda?

6 1/2 years

10

At what temperature does water boil?

100 degrees

20

Simile or Metaphor? 

Carlos was a tornado when he was getting ready for his baseball game.

Metaphor

20

Why do the children love Miss Honey?

She loves her students and she is kind.

20

Name 3 oceans

Pacific,Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic 

30

Simile or Metaphor? 

She is as quiet as a mouse.

Simile

30

Why couldn't Lavender eat her favorite lunch - sausages and baked beans?

She was too excited and nervous about the prank she was planning for Trunchbull.

30

The planet farthest from the Earth in the Solar System

Pluto 

Neptune (but some consider Neptune as Pluto is not a planet)

40

What is wrong with this sentence?

"The scholars best idea was to freeze his water bottle before he went to school in the morning."

scholar's (apostrophe)

40

What did Mr. Wormwood put in his car engines so that the bad engines run temporarily?

He added sawdust. 

40

The world's largest bird

Ostrich

50

The 3 most common conjunctions are ________, _______, _________.

and, but, or

50

What does precocious mean?

It means one that shows amazing intelligence early on.

50

The name of a person who "stands by" and watches others get bullied without saying or doing anything.

Bystander