A Waltz For Matilda Chapter 10

To begin with, why didn't Matilda recognise her father?

• she was concentrating on her knitting

• she was too scared to look at the man

• she didn't know what he looked like

• she couldn't see his face behind his hat

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which words best describes Matilda's dad's appearance, according to Matilda?

• pretty ugly

• plain looking, nothing fancy

• the golden man

• extremely handsome

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Mr Drinkwater only gave ​ (a)   to people he ​ (b)   All other mail went ​ (c)   This proves that Mr Drinkwater is a ​ (d)   individual who is trying to ​ (e)   the town.

• letters
• liked.
• missing.
• nasty
• control

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

Reorder the following sentence.

• wasn't upset

• because now he was a

• free man to do as he pleased.

• that his wife had died

• Matilda's father

The more Matilda got to know her father, the more she was ​ (a)   with him and his attitude towards his wife's death.

• disappointed
• angry
• frustrated
• sad

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Match the following images to the correct word.

• union

• 
• horsehair sofa

• 
• troopers

• 
• hearth

• 
• shillings

• 

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

According to Matilda's father she is more similar to ​​ (a)   because she is a very ​ (b)   ​ ​ person.

• Aunt Ann
• strong-willed
• her mother
• easy-going

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

More than anything, Matilda's father wanted to be __________ of Matilda's mother.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Do you think it was the correct decision for Matilda's father to stop sending money to Matilda and her mum because he was on strike?

• Yes, it was absolutely the correct decision

• Yes, but he could have sent some money.

• No, but I understand why he didn't send money.

• No, it was definitely not the correct decision.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

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CCSS.RL.3.1

True or false. Explain whether Matilda has a right to be angry with her father or not.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9