Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical Movie Guide Questions & Worksheet

This Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical Movie Guide Questions & Worksheet helps Grades 4 to 12 students explore courage, abusive power, chosen family, lyric meaning, and the ways songs can move plot and reveal character. As Matilda, Miss Honey, and Miss Trunchbull collide, students analyze how imagination, language, and music turn resistance into action.

This packet gives you flexible ways to teach a full-length film without losing instructional time: use the pre- and post-movie discussion prompts to build purpose before viewing, pause at key time stamps for guided writing and conversation, or assign the written guide after the film for review and deeper analysis.

Engaging questions include scene-based, time-stamped prompts, reflection questions, and a multiple-choice quiz for easy differentiation. It works well for whole-class viewing, homework, independent analysis, film study, or guided small-group discussion.

Check the thumbnail images for sample questions to see if this movie guide is suitable for your students.

Film Summary:

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical follows a brilliant girl who is dismissed at home, threatened at school, and sustained by books, stories, and songs. As Matilda meets Miss Honey and resists Miss Trunchbull, the film turns lyric, imagination, and collective courage into tools for challenging abusive power and building a new sense of home.

Parental Guidance:

Rated PG. Review the IMDb Parental Guide before classroom use for title-specific content notes: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3447590/parentalguide/

Perfect For:

• Grades 4-12 ELA and music units
• Lyric interpretation and metaphor analysis
• Chosen family and courage discussions
• Abusive power and resistance themes
• Whole-film study of how songs move plot

Skills Addressed:

• Reading for evidence
• Lyric interpretation
• Character motivation
• Theme
• Metaphor and repetition
• Discussion and argument
• Vocabulary in context
• Whole-film synthesis

What's Included: (a zip file with)

Student Worksheet

• Google Slides/PPTX Print Version (Toner Tip! Print 2 Slides/Page)
• Google Slides/PPTX Digital Version
• Self-Graded Multiple Choice Quiz (30 Questions | Easy Language)
  • Digital Version (Google Forms)
  • Print Version (can be derived from the Answer Key not Self-Graded)

Teacher's Guide & Lesson Plan

• Pre & Post Movie Discussion Questions (themes, schema-building)
• Lesson Plan Options A, B, and C (3-day, 4-day, and 5-day pacing)
• Worksheet Answer Key + CCSS Alignment
• Multiple Choice Quiz Answer Key
• CCSS Alignment + Admin Movie Request + Parent/Guardian Permission Slip (2 Pages)
  

(Note: All files formatted for seamless upload to your Google Drive if desired.)

Time & Tech:

Runtime: 117 minutes. Use this resource before, during, or after viewing. Print the worksheet or assign the Google Slides/PPTX digital version, and use the Google Forms multiple-choice quiz when you want a self-grading differentiation option.

DISCLAIMER: This product is an independently created worksheet and question set for classroom commentary and instruction. It is not affiliated with the film's creators or distributors, and it does not include the movie itself. Teachers should preview films for local policy fit.