1. What does Mr Wormwood do with sawdust? 2. How does Mr Wormwood ‘knock fi fty thousand miles off the clock’? 3. Find evidence to support the view that Mr Wormwood is cruel to his daughter. 4. Where do the family eat their supper? 5. How old is Matilda?
Explore 3 1. Compare and contrast Matilda’s home with your own.
2. Matilda tells her father that his actions are ‘dishonest’. Do you agree with her view? 3. We are told that Matilda ‘could feel the anger boiling up inside her’. Describe how you would feel if you were Matilda.
4. Suggest one way Matilda might ‘score points’ against her father. Use your imagination! Investigate
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Film
B
Musical
C
1. Identify the possible target audience for each of these images. 2. Which of the images is most appealing, in your opinion?
3. Basing your answer on the images alone, would you prefer to watch the fi lm, see the musical or read the book?
Create
Choose one of the images accompanying the extract on pages 8–10. Fill in the character profi le on page 3 of your Portfolio of the character depicted in the image you have chosen.
