A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley | Act 1
Authored by Cassandra Jasper
English
7th Grade
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CCSS covered
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This quiz comprehensively assesses students' understanding of Act 1 from Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley," making it perfectly suited for 7th grade English Language Arts instruction. The assessment combines character analysis, plot comprehension, and vocabulary development through 23 carefully crafted questions. Students must demonstrate their ability to analyze Scrooge's character transformation, understand the symbolic significance of Jacob Marley's chain, and interpret the relationships between characters like Scrooge, his nephew, Bob Cratchit, and Scrooge's former beloved. The vocabulary section reinforces academic language essential for literary analysis, including words like "morose," "benevolence," "misanthrope," and "destitute" - terms that directly connect to the themes of isolation, redemption, and social responsibility that permeate Dickens' work. Students need strong reading comprehension skills, the ability to make inferences about character motivation, and understanding of how dialogue reveals personality traits and conflicts. Created by Cassandra Jasper, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 7. This quiz serves as an excellent formative assessment tool that can be implemented after students have read or viewed Act 1 of the dramatic adaptation. Teachers can use this as a warm-up activity to gauge student comprehension before diving into deeper literary analysis, assign it as homework to reinforce key concepts, or employ it as a review session before a unit test. The blend of comprehension and vocabulary questions makes it particularly valuable for identifying students who may need additional support with either plot understanding or academic language development. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards RL.7.1 (citing textual evidence), RL.7.3 (analyzing character interactions), and L.7.4 (determining word meanings), while supporting students' ability to engage with classic literature and develop critical thinking skills essential for middle school English success.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Scrooge sees himself as a child at school. What is revealed about his childhood in this scene?
He was terrified of ghosts
He was alone and lonely
He only cared about money
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What does Jacob Marley reveal about Ebenezer Scrooge in the opening of Act !
Scrooge is a solitary, miserly man.
Scrooge is a good friend
Scrooge gives money to the poor
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.7.7
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Why does Scrooge object to having people enjoy Christmas
He only cares for making money and considers Christmas an interruption.
He actually enjoys Christmas and only pretends to dislike it.
He feels sad a Christmas because Marley died Christmas Eve.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What impression does Scrooge make on the two men who asked for donations.
They find him hardhearted and cruel.
They find him solemn and sorrowful
They find him brisk and professional
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Scrooge's nephew stops to wish Scrooge a Merry Christmas and invite him to dinner. What does their conversation reveal about them?
They have different ideas about the importance of Christmas
They have different ideas about the value of youth and age.
They have different ideas about the meaning of the word humbug.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
When Scrooge's beloved ends their relationship - What does she mean when she say's "until your master-passion, Gain engrosses you"
Scrooge has allowed his love of money to negatively affect his life
Scrooge has occasionally sacrificed his own goals in order to please others.
Scrooge has been rude and unkind throughout his life.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
2. Who is Marley?
Scrooge's nephew
Scrooge's brother
Scrooge's partner
Scrooge's assistant
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
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