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MATILDA & IDIOMS EXAM QUESTIONS 5TH GRADE

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  • What does Matilda's friend have?
    He has a parrot. A beautiful big bird.
  • What does "GHOST" mean?
    A spirit of someone
  • What does "HOLD YOUR HORSES" mean?
    To wait or to relax.
  • What does "IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER" mean?
    To not listen, to ignore someone, to not remember.
  • What does "BREAK MY HEART" mean?
    To hurt somebody's feelings.
  • Who is Matilda's friend? What is his name?
    His name is Fred. He lives in the corner of the road.
  • What does "LIBRARY" mean?
    A room full of books.
  • What does her family think the noise is?
    First they think it is a burglar, then they think it is a ghost.
  • Who is Matilda?
    She is the main character in the story of Roald Dahl.
  • Give 3 examples of Matilda.
    She loves reading, she hates the T.V., she is a naughty girl, a calm girl.
  • How many days did Matilda want to borrow the parrot?
    Just for one day.
  • What does "FIREPLACE" mean?
    A place where you burn wood.
  • What does "ADORE" mean?
    To love and admire
  • What does "HOLD YOUR TONGUE" mean?
    Don't talk, be quiet.
  • What does "IT MADE MY SKIN CRAWL" mean?
    To be really scared of someone. To have goosebumps.
  • What happens at the end of the story?
    They all look for a burglar they can't find it so they think it is a ghost. Now they think the house is haunted.
  • What does "IMITATION" mean?
    Something fake or to copy someone
  • What does "CHIMNEY" mean?
    The part of the frieplace where the smoke comes out.
  • Who is really angry in the story? Why?
    Tha father. Because she is reading a book. He cannot read.
  • What does "BURGLAR" mean?
    A thief
  • What is Matilda's plan?
    To scare her parents with the bird.
  • What does "RATTLE" mean?
    To shake
  • How did Fred accept?
    She promised she will give her pocket money to him.
  • What does "INFURIATE" mean?
    To be really angry.
  • What does "PARROT" mean?
    A type of bird which talks.