MatildaChapterDiscussionQuestions-1.pdf (For Young Learner)

English Reading Lesson

1. The Reader
of Books

2. ... Elizabeth, as if intending to exasperate
herself as much as possible against Mr.
Darcy, chose for her employment the
examination of all the letters which Jane had
written to her since her being in Kent. They
contained no actual complaint, nor was
there any revival of past occurrences, or any
communication of present suffering. But in
all, and in almost every line of each, there
was a want of that cheerfulness which had
been used to characterize her style, and
which, proceeding from the serenity of a
mind at ease with itself and kindly disposed
towards every one, had been scarcely ever
clouded.

3. The Reader of Books –Discussion Question
How is Matilda
different from most
children her age?

4. Mr. Wormwood,
the Great Car
Dealer

5. Did you know that most
cars start to fall apart
around 200,000miles?
Did you know that penicillinis an antibiotic
used to fight infections like pneumonia and
ear infections? Also, did you know that
penicillin has been recognized as one of the
“greatest advances in medicine”?

6. Mr. Wormwood, the Great Car Dealer –
Discussion Question
Contrast Michael’s
feelings towards Mr.
Wormwood’s business
practices with
Matilda’s feelings.

7. the hat
The Hat and the
Superglue
the glue

8. The Hat and the Superglue –Discussion Question
In your opinion, are
Matilda’s actions in
this chapter justified?
Why or why not?

9. The
Ghost

10. Napoleon
A very effective French
military leader
Counter-Attack
to deliver a return
attack

11. The Ghost –Discussion Question
In your opinion, who
was most affected by
Matilda’s counter-
attack? Explain your
thinking.

12. Arithmetic

13. Use Context Clues
“Her safety-valve, the thing
that prevented her from going
round the bend, was the fun of
devising and dishing out these
splendid punishments.”

14. Arithmetic –Discussion Question
What’s ironic about
what Mr. Wormwood
calls Matilda at the
end of this chapter?

15. The Platinum-Blond Man

17. The Platinum-Blond Man –Discussion Question
Whose reaction to this
ordeal seemed
suspicious? Why?

18. Miss Honey

19. “I’ve always said to
myself that if a
little pocket
calculator can do it,
why shouldn’t I?”

20. Miss Honey –Discussion Question
If Matilda had been in
your kindergarten class,
how would you have
reacted to her level of
intelligence?

21. The Trunchbull

23. The Trunchbull–Discussion Question
What word would you use
to describe Miss
Trunchbull? Use text
evidence to support your
description.

24. The Parents

25. The Parents –Discussion Question
How do you think you
would have handled the
situation with Matilda’s
parents if you were Miss
Honey?

26. Throwing the Hammer

27. Throwing the Hammer –Discussion Question
What details in this
chapter let us know we
are not reading a realistic
fiction novel?

28. Bruce Bogtrotter and the
Cake

29. Bruce Bogtrotter and the Cake –Discussion Question
Pretend Miss Trunchbulltook over Mrs.
Perfect’s body and now “Mrs. Perfect” is
demanding that you eat an enormous
amount of food that Ms. Jill has
prepared for you. What would you
hopeis sitting in front of you? **It has to
be something that Ms. Jill actually serves.

30. Lavender

31. Lavender –Discussion Question
Do you think it’s a wise
decision for Lavender to
aspire to be like
Hortensia? Why or why
not?

32. The Weekly Test

33. The Weekly Test –Discussion Question
Matilda said, “He’s clever at his
business” when speaking about
her father. Are you surprised by
her description of her father?
Why or why not?

34. The First Miracle

35. The First Miracle –Discussion Question
If you were Matilda and
just realized you had the
ability to move objects
with your eyes, what would
you do to the Trunchbull?

36. The Second Miracle

37. The Second Miracle –Discussion Question
If you were Matilda,
would you have told Miss
Honey about your
special talent? Why or
why not?

38. Miss Honey’s Cottage
primus

39. Miss Honey’s Cottage –Discussion Question
What details from the
text support the idea
that Miss Honey is
“poor”?

40. Miss Honey’s Story

41. Miss Honey’s Story –Discussion Question
Regardless of whether or not
you’ve seen the movie. Were
you surprised to hear that Miss
Trunchbullis Miss Honey’s
aunt? Why or why not?

42. The Names & The Practice

43. The Names & The Practice –Discussion Question
“All she had to do now was to
put her great plan into action.”
If you were Matilda, what great
trick would you play on Mrs.
Lake now that you can do so
much more with your powers?

44. The Third Miracle

46. The Third Miracle –Discussion Question
“I wish I was grown up,” Nigel said. “I’d
knock her flat!”
“I doubt you would,” Miss Honey said.
“No one has ever got the better of her
yet.”
What do you imagine the conversation
between Nigel and Miss Honey might look
like after the events in this chapter?

47. A New Home

48. A New Home –Discussion Question
If you could change one
thing about the ending to
Matilda, what would you
change? Or, do you think it’s
not possible for the ending
to be any better??