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True. 1. By the age of one and a half her speech was perfect and she knew as many words as most grown-ups. False. 2. By the time she was three, Matilda had taught herself to read by studying books that lay around the house. By the time she was three, Matilda had taught herself to read by studying newspapers and magazines that lay around the house. True. 3. At the age of four, she could read fast and well and she naturally began looking for other books. False. 4. Her father allowed her to buy a book. Her father did not allow her to buy a book. True. 5. From then on, every afternoon, as soon as her mother had left for bingo, Matilda went to the library. False. 6. Over the next six months Matilda read the books by Charles Dickens and Charlotte Bronte. Over the next six months Matilda read the books by Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte, Jane Austin, Thomas Hardy, Mary Webb, Rudyard Kipling and others.