Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Comprehension Worksheet on Violet Beauregarde for Elementary Students

Instructions

Read the questions below carefully. Answer them based on your knowledge of the character Violet Beauregarde from the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. Write your answers in the spaces provided.

Part 1: Multiple Choice

Circle the best answer for each question.

1. What is Violet Beauregarde best known for before visiting the factory?

   a) Watching television all day

   b) Chewing the same piece of gum for three months

   c) Eating more chocolate than anyone else

   d) Being polite to her parents



2. What does Violet's mother, Mrs. Beauregarde, think of her daughter's gum-chewing habit?

   a) She is ashamed of it.

   b) She is proud of it and brags about it.

   c) She doesn't care about it.

   d) She tries to make Violet stop.



3. In the Inventing Room, what does Mr. Wonka warn Violet not to do?

   a) Touch the lickable wallpaper

   b) Drink from the chocolate river

   c) Eat the Everlasting Gobstopper

   d) Chew the experimental three-course dinner gum

Part 2: True or False

Read each statement. Circle True if the statement is correct or False if it is incorrect.

1. Violet immediately spits out the gum when Mr. Wonka tells her to.    True / False
2. The dessert course in the special chewing gum is apple pie.    True / False
3. Violet's skin turns a bright blue-purple color.    True / False
4. The Oompa-Loompas have to roll Violet out of the Inventing Room.    True / False

Part 3: Short Answer

Write your answer on the lines provided.

1. What are the three courses in the piece of gum that Violet chews?

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2. Describe what happens to Violet's body as she chews the gum's dessert course.

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3. Why does Violet ignore Mr. Wonka's warning? What does this show about her character?

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Answer Key

Part 1: Multiple Choice

1. b) Chewing the same piece of gum for three months
2. b) She is proud of it and brags about it.
3. d) Chew the experimental three-course dinner gum

Part 2: True or False

1. False. She ignores him and keeps chewing.
2. False. The dessert is blueberry pie and cream.
3. True. Her whole body turns the color of a blueberry.
4. True. She swells up into a giant round blueberry and has to be rolled away.

Part 3: Short Answer

(Note: Student answers may vary slightly but should contain the key information below.)

1. What are the three courses in the piece of gum that Violet chews?

   The three courses are tomato soup, roast beef with baked potato, and blueberry pie and cream for dessert.

2. Describe what happens to Violet's body as she chews the gum's dessert course.

   Her nose starts turning blue, and then the blue color spreads all over her skin. Her whole body then begins to swell up, and she becomes round and fat, like a giant blueberry.

3. Why does Violet ignore Mr. Wonka's warning? What does this show about her character?

   Violet ignores Mr. Wonka because she is competitive, arrogant, and disobedient. She wants to be the first person to try the new gum and doesn't believe anything bad will happen. This shows she is rude, impulsive, and doesn't listen to authority.