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George's Marvellous Medicine Review

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  • After the bathroom, George goes into the...
    bedroom
    dusty old shed
    kitchen
    laundry-room
  • Which one is not an adjective?
    solemn
    gooey
    aerosol
    greasy
  • Which one is an example of a simile?
    Grandma is evil like a monster
    Grandma is wicked
    Grandma goes green
    Grandma is a witch
  • What does George not touch inside the bathroom?
    face cream
    shampoo
    soap
    medicine
  • What time does Grandma take her medicine?
    1:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
  • What does filthy mean?
    dirty
  • What does dozing mean? "Grandma was dozing in her chair"
    sleeping / napping
  • Which two words don't rhyme?
    flea and three
    fear and dear
    one and bone
    tree and knee
  • What does beckon mean?
    call someone over
  • Why does Grandma ask George to eat less chocolate?
    it's unhealthy for him
    it's bad for his teeth
    Grandma doesn't want George to get fat
    it makes him grow up instead of down
  • Which one is an example of a simile?
    George is a little boy
    George hated Grandma with all his heart
    George ran quickly
    George is as frightened as a mouse
  • Where is the first place George went to find ingredients for his medicine?
    bathroom
  • What does wicked mean?
    evil
  • What does fetched mean? George fetched a saucer for Grandma.
    get something for someone
  • Where is Mum going on Saturday morning?
    going to visit the doctor
    going to buy some new clothes
    going to work
    going shopping in the village
  • What does wonder mean? "It made him wonder what sort of mischief he might get up to"
    think
  • What is shrill?
    high-pitched and loud
  • What disgusting thing does Grandma say she likes to eat?
    paint, soap and lipstick
    mud, dirt and dust
    caterpillars, slugs and beetles
    snakes, rodents and cockroaches
  • What does pondering mean?
    thinking about
  • What color is Grandma's medicine?
    brown
  • What can you put on top of a saucer?
    a cup
  • What does mischief mean?
    slight naughtiness
  • What does frightened mean?
    scared
  • What does rotten mean?
    something bad
  • Which one is an example of alliteration?
    a tingle of electricity flashed down the length of his spine
    jujube tree and wombat's knee
    Grandma is as tiny as a schoolbag
    grumpy old grunion of a Grandma
  • What does bored to tears mean?
    really bored
  • What does George mix his medicine in?
    a huge box
    a gigantic schoolbag
    a giant saucepan
    an enormous bottle
  • What does George's father do?
    doctor
    teacher
    businessman
    farmer
  • Why did George want to explode Grandma away?
    because she was always mean to him