The Reader of Books
Mr. Wormwood, the Great Car Dealer
Vocabulary
Character Traits
True/False
100

Matilda's parents perceives her to be these things.

What is noisy, a scab and a chatter box?

100

Mr. Wormwood describe Matilda as _______________.

What is an ignorant little twit and too stupid?

100

Lacking in knowledge

What is ignorant? 

100

Ms. Phelps could be describe as  _________________.

What is helpful?

100

Wormwoods are Matilda's parents. 

What is true?

200

Mrs. Wormwood play this game 5 afternoons a week.

What is bingo?

200

Matilda hated being called these by her parents?

What is ignorant and stupid?

200

Get involved in someone else’s matters.

What is interfere?

200

Matilda can be described as _______________.

What is sensitive and brilliant?

200

Matilda started reading books at age 3.

What is false?

300

________ thinks Matilda is a very smart and extraordinary girl. 

The page you find the evidence is _____________

Who Mrs. Phelps? 

What is page 18?

300

Mr. Wormwood did these to the used cars he bought.

What are mixing sawdust with oil in the gearbox, using a high speed electric drill to reverse the mileage on the speedometer?

300

to have an eager or continual desire

to have a strong or persistent desire  

What is hankering?

300

Mr. Wormwood is  __________________________.

Who are dishonest and a cheat?
300

Matilda read 15 of books within 6 months.

What is false?

400

Mrs. Phelps was this at the books Matilda is reading.

What is surprised at the books Matilda is reading because she is only four and she is reading books for adults.

400

Matilda react to her father’s ___________________. She didn't approve of her father’s _____________and told him so  

What is dishonesty?

400

A stupid or foolish  behavior.

What is idiocy? plural: - idiocies

 

400

Ms. Wormwood could be described as this as a mother to Matilda.

What is lazy and/or neglectful?

400

______________wanted to share with everyone about Matilda and how she was able to read.

Who is no one?
500

"The books ______________ her into new worlds and ________________ her to _________people who lived ______________ lives."

What is "The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives."

500

All family members prefer doing this except Matilda.

What is watching television?

500

Wrapped up in their own silly life.

What is selfish? or What is self-absorb?

500

The Wormwoods are __________________ and __________________. 

What are _______________ and ______________?

500

Matilda read this book before the Great Expectation by Charles Dickens.

What is the Secret Garden?