Read the excerpt from Matilda by Roald Dahl."What about something much harder, like two times four hundred and eighty-seven? Could you tell me that?""I think so, yes," Matilda said."Are you sure?""Why yes, Miss Honey, I'm fairly sure.""What is it then, two times four hundred and eighty-seven?"
Answer
A
Matilda is very good at multiplication, but she does not know how to divide.
B
Miss Honey desperately wants Matilda to get a wrong answer.
C
Miss Honey is stunned by Matilda’s ability to multiply high numbers.
D
Matilda wants to impress Miss Honey with her multiplication skills.
Explanation
Miss Honey tests Matilda with a much harder multiplication problem after Matilda says she is fairly sure she can answer it. Her question suggests she is surprised and wants to see whether Matilda can really multiply such large numbers. So the best choice is that Miss Honey is stunned by Matilda’s ability to multiply high numbers.
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