Interviews

WALT ask questions while reading to clarify and focus understanding.

This week we had to read the next three chapters of Matilda which were about Miss Honey, Miss Trunchbull and Mr and Mrs Wormwood. Next we had to interview Miss Honey and Miss Trunchbull and ask them questions and after that we had to think about an answer and for evidence we needed to right down what it said in the story as well.

If you have ever read Matilda before what's a question you would ask them?

Interviews

Miss Honey

5 questions and answers

What did you think about Matilda’s limerick that she had made for you?
Miss Honey: I thought that it was quite sweet and it was amazing how she made it up quickly.

Evidence: “The whole of Miss Honey’s pale and pleasant face blushed a a brilliant scarlet…” (Pg 73) _________________________________________________________________________________

 2) What did you think about Matilda when she was talking about how there should be funny bits in children’s books?
Miss Honey: I thought that she was very smart and that what she was saying was also true and that there should be funny bits in children’s books.

Evidence: “Miss Honey was astounded by the wisdom of this tiny girl.” (Pg 75) _________________________________________________________________________________

3) When Miss Trunchbull said she was never a little girl what did you think about?
Miss Honey: I thought that she was talking nonsense.

Evidence: “She’s completely off her rocker, Miss Honey told herself…” (Pg 80) ____________________________________________________________ ____________________

 4) How did you feel when Miss Trunchbull didn’t allow Matilda to be in another class.
Miss Honey: I felt depressed but it wasn’t going to stop me from doing something to help Matilda. 

Evidence: “Miss Honey turned and walked out of the study depressed but by no means defeated…” (Pg 83)
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 5) Did you believe that the parent’s didn’t know anything about Matilda’s extraordinary skills.
Miss Honey : I thought that it couldn’t be true because her father was a successful motor car dealer and he surely would have been intelligent.

Evidence: “The whole thing was ridiculous. She couldn’t believe the parents were totally unaware of their daughters remarkable talents…” (Pg 85) _________________________________________________________________________________

 Miss Trunchbull 

 5 questions and answers

1) What did you think about when Miss Honey said Matilda’s a genius.
Miss Trunchbull: I thought that she was crazy, it just couldn’t be true because Mr Wormwood said she was great trouble.

Evidence : “You must be out of your mind! I have her father’s word for it that child is a gangster!” (Pg 81)
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2) Why do you despise Matilda even though you haven’t met her?
Miss Trunchbull: Well, her father sold me an almost brand new car and he said that if anything bad happens in the school it was probably his daughter.

Evidence: “He said to watch her. He said if anything bad ever happened in the school, it was certain to be his daughter… “ (Pg 79)
 _________________________________________________________________________________3) How did you react when Miss Honey said her father ought to be wrong!?
Miss Trunchbull: It just couldn’t be true she had only taught the girl for a tiny bit when her father has been with her her whole life.

 Evidence: “Don’t be a twerp, Miss Honey! You have met the little beast for only half an hour and her father has known her all her life!” (Pg 81) _________________________________________________________________________________  4) What did you want to do when you were accusing Matilda of putting that stink bomb under your desk?
Miss Trunchbull: I wanted to roast her bottom so she could learn her lesson.

Evidence: “ I wish to heavens I was still allowed to use the birch and belt as i did in the good old days! I’d have roasted Matilda’s bottom for her so she couldn’t sit down for a week!” (Pg 83) _________________________________________________________________________________  5) When Miss Honey said that she thought Matilda should be in a higher level what did you think? Miss Trunchbull: She wanted to get rid of her that’s what I thought.

 Evidence: “Ha! Snorted Miss Trunchbull. So you want to get rid of her, do you ? So you can’t handle her?... “ (Pg 82)