Matilda Chapter 1 - 5 Review

Which one is NOT a way that we know Matilda is smart?

What is direct characterization?

He found that the worst part of having a ____________ hat on his head was having to sleep in it

What did Matilda do the SECOND time her dad was mean to her?

to leave

What a person wears is an example of which indirect category?

skin

Which one is NOT a reason why Matilda hates her family?

“She could feel the anger ____________ up inside her.”

Characterization is the same thing as a character.

What did Matilda’s parents think the parrot was?

“She seemed to know that neither crying nor ________ would help.”

What kind of cars does Mr. Wormwood sell to people?

How other people act around a character is part of which indirect category?

a raised bump that comes after you burn yourself

Words we use to describe characters and other people are called…

Which one is NOT a way we learn more about a character? (Think STEAL)

math; adding numbers together

not having any hair

a big tub or bucket; something you put water in

Which one of these things is NOT a character trait?

barely any; very little

pieces of something

stupid or not knowing anything

Mr Wormwood shouted, ___________ the brim of his hat to stop anyone from pulling it off again.

“But when you’re in big business, you have to be good at ________.”

Which thing happened FIRST?

How are Matilda and her brother, Michael, different?

“If it’s by an American author, it’s certain to be ________.”

garbage, dirt, or trash