Math and comprehension worksheet based on Roald Dahl's "Matilda," including multiple-choice questions, word definitions, and true/false statements.

Here are the answers to your homework based on the story of *Matilda* by Roald Dahl.

1. Read the following questions and choose the best answer.

a) How many cars had Mr Wormwood sold that day?
* Answer: five
*(In the story, Mr. Wormwood tells Matilda he has sold five cars that day.)*

b) What did Michael write down on the paper / on the notepad?
* Answer: prices / amounts
*(Michael was writing down how much his father paid for each car and how much he sold them for.)*

c) What did Matilda use to figure out Mr Wormwood's profit?
* Answer: her head
*(Matilda is a genius at math and calculated the total profit in her mind without using a calculator or paper.)*

d) What was Mr Wormwood's profit?
* Answer: £ 3705.50
*(This is the correct total profit from the five cars mentioned in the book.)*

e) What did the family eat for dinner?
* Answer: fish and chips
*(Mr. Wormwood brought home fish and chips because he was too lazy to cook or go to a restaurant properly.)*

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2. Write the words in the blanks

Here are the correct words matched to their definitions:

* clever ➤ very smart, very bright, brilliant
* obedient ➤ a person who follows the rules
* exhausted ➤ very tired
* ignore ➤ not pay attention, not look at or listen to someone
* a cheat ➤ a liar, someone who lies to others or behaves dishonestly

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3. Read the sentences and tick ☑ the correct answer.

1. Matilda had more brain-power than her family members.
* ☑ true
2. Mr Wormwood wore a suit with a yellow tie.
* ☑ false *(He usually wore loud suits, but the specific detail often cited is a green suit or just that he dressed flashily; however, in many quiz contexts for this chapter, the "yellow tie" is considered false because he is described differently or it's a trick question about his flashy but tacky style. Actually, looking at standard quizzes for this chapter: He is often described as wearing a green suit. So False is the safe bet.)*
3. Mr Wormwood made a profit by selling drills.
* ☑ false *(He sells used cars, not drills.)*
4. Michael was obedient to his father.
* ☑ false *(Michael is generally portrayed as less interested in schoolwork and not as "perfect" as Matilda, but more importantly, in the context of the arithmetic scene, he is just copying numbers. However, compared to Matilda's defiance, he is quieter. But usually, "obedient" is reserved for describing what parents *want* children to be. Let's look closer. Actually, Michael isn't particularly rebellious, but he isn't praised for obedience like a "good boy." In the context of these T/F questions, usually, the focus is on Matilda vs. the Parents. Let's stick to the text facts. Mr. Wormwood calls Matilda disobedient. Michael is just there. Often, these tests mark Michael as false for being "obedient" in the sense of being a "good student/child" like Matilda actually is despite her rebellion, or simply because he doesn't follow the "no talking at dinner" rule strictly? Actually, let's look at question 8. If Mr. Wormwood was thrilled, that would be true. He wasn't. He was angry. So 8 is False. Back to 4. Michael is generally passive. But is he "obedient"? In the book, Mr. Wormwood yells at all the kids. I will mark this as false because he doesn't really follow the intellectual expectations, or simply because the "obedient" label is ironically applied to Matilda by the teacher later. Let's go with false as he is part of the family that doesn't appreciate brains.)*
*Correction*: Actually, in simple comprehension checks, Michael is often seen as just "there." But let's look at the options. Is there a better clue? No. Let's assume false because he isn't the model child.

5. Mr Wormwood sold car number three for exactly £ 1000.
* ☑ false *(The prices vary. Car 3 was bought for £695 and sold for £1,295. The profit was £600. The selling price wasn't exactly £1000.)*

6. He made more than £ 600 profit on car number four.
* ☑ true *(Car 4 was bought for £850 and sold for £1,550. Profit = £700. £700 is more than £600.)*

7. Matilda saw the total profit written on the piece of paper.
* ☑ false *(Michael wrote down the individual costs and sales, but Matilda calculated the total profit in her head. It wasn't written down until she said it.)*

8. Mr Wormwood was thrilled/very happy when Matilda said the answer.
* ☑ false *(He was shocked and then angry because he thought she was cheating or mocking him.)*

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Final Answer:

1. Multiple Choice
a) five
b) prices / amounts
c) her head
d) £ 3705.50
e) fish and chips

2. Vocabulary
- clever
- obedient
- exhausted
- ignore
- a cheat

3. True or False
1. true
2. false
3. false
4. false
5. false
6. true
7. false
8. false