Matilda can do Magic — Practice Quiz

Miss Honey

Step 1: After the glass-tipping incident, Matilda wanted to tell someone about her secret. Step 2: The text says she knew her mother and father would not believe her. Step 3: Miss Trunchbull was the one who accused her, so she could not be trusted. Step 4: Matilda decided Miss Honey was the 'wise and sympathetic grown-up' she needed. So the correct answer is Miss Honey.

She used the power of her eyes

Step 1: Matilda told Miss Honey exactly how the glass fell. Step 2: She said, 'I did it with my eyes. I was staring at it and wishing it to tip.' Step 3: She concentrated her mind and felt electricity and power building in her eyes. Step 4: She did not physically touch the glass — she used a special mental power through her eyes. So the correct answer is 'She used the power of her eyes'.

She thought Matilda's imagination was running away with her

Step 1: When Matilda explained her power, Miss Honey was not sure what to believe. Step 2: The text tells us, 'It was more likely that she was simply allowing her vivid imagination to run away with her.' Step 3: Miss Honey did not think Matilda was lying — she just thought Matilda was imagining things. Step 4: She was not frightened at this point. The correct answer is that Miss Honey thought it was Matilda's active imagination.

Tip the glass over again

Step 1: Miss Honey wanted to test whether Matilda's power was real. Step 2: She moved the now-empty glass to the middle of the table. Step 3: She asked, 'Could you do it again?' and then said 'Very well, then. Go ahead and tip it over.' Step 4: So she asked Matilda to tip the same glass over again. The other options are not mentioned in the text.