A Waltz for Matilda (Ch1-4) by Jacke French

Questions relating to the first 4 chapters of A Waltz for Matilda by Jackie French

Word Bank
Banjo Paterson, Bruiser, Drinkwater, Gas lamps, Grinders, Moura, Push, Qing an, Rabbit, Rabies, Sunday, Tommy, black stump, bullock, choko, cinnamon, door, federation, fourteen, grapples, maidservant, mechanic, newspaper, north, one shilling, orphans, pauper, peach, postal order, racist, roses, strawberry, three, wedding ring, wood stove

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Across

3. What vegetable does Mr Thrattle use in his plum jam to increase his profit

5. What is the pet name Matilda's Mum use for Matilda

10. What type of words and assumptions does Jaacke French apologise for at the start of the book

11. What words does Matilda use to greet Ah Ching (4,2)

12. What is the name of the alley that Matilda lives in

13. What type of animal pulled the cart that injured Matilda's Aunt Ann

15. Who wrote the original poem 'Waltzing Matilda' in 1895 (5,8)

17. What day of the week does Matilda not have to go to work

18. How does Matilda's Dad send money to Matilda and her Mum (6,5)

22. Where is Matilda's Dad's farm

24. What type of toast does the 'golden man' in Matilda's mum's story order at the tea house

25. What job does Tommy do

26. How many shillings more were boys paid than girls at the factory

29. What did Matilda pawn to buy a proper coffin for her Mum

30. What is the name of the ruffian gang who operate at night in Grinder's Alley

32. What was the term used to describe the joining of the states to become the nation of Australia

33. What type of jam does Mr Thrattle substitue marrow for to increase his profit

34. What does Matilda use in Mrs Dawkin's kitchen to cook soup (4,4)

35. What is the name of Mr Thrattle's dog

Down

1. What does Mrs Eastman tell the men to use as a stretcher

2. How old does Matilda say she is to be able to work at the factory

4. What type of fruit does Ah Ching give Matilda

6. Tommy describes Gibber's Creek as ''beyond the .. '' (5,5)

7. What lights the Gridner's Alley at night (3,5)

8. What does Tommy plan on making to avoid burning hands on hot jam jars

9. Which children live in the Destitute Children's Home

14. How much does Matilda and her mother pay in rent for their one room at Mrs Dawkin's boarding house (3,9)

16. What does Matilda use to help her fit into her Mum's boots

19. Who gives Matilda his sandwiches

20. What is the name of the disease that causes hydrophobia (fear of water)

21. What direction is Matilda's Dad's farm from Gibber's Creek

23. What job do girls at the Destitute Children's Home do as soon as they are old enough

27. Where is the closest train station to Gibber's Creek

28. How does Matilda describe her Mum's grave to her Dad

31. What type of flowers did Mrs Thompson give Matilda for her mum's funeral

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