A Christmas Carol Stave 1-3

When does the story start?

• Christmas Day
• New Years
• Christmas Eve
• December 20

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What do we learn about Marley?

• He is dead
• He is related to Bob
• He is sick
• He is related to Fred

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is Scrooge’s relationship to Marley?

• They are brothers
• They are business partners
• They are enemies
• They are cousins

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Scrooge’s nephew want?

• a donation for the poor
• a bill for his accounting service
• for Scrooge to sign a document
• for Scrooge to come to Christmas Dinner

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

Which adjective BEST describe Scrooge?

• Happy
• Sad
• Greedy
• Ugly

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is Scrooge’s first name?

• Ebenezer
• Bob
• Fezziwig
• Fred

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

How did Scrooge respond the gentlemen collecting money for the poor?

• He said he would be glad to support their cause.
• He said he would talk to them at a later time.
• He said that poor people actually had more money than him
•  He said he already supports prisons and workhouses for the poor

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why did Scrooge get angry at Bob Cratchit?

• Bob was late to work
• He did not do a good job at work
• He requested Christmas day off
• He asked for more money

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What did Marley tell Scrooge that surprised and scared him?

• He never really liked him
• He tried to warn him about this before he died
• Scrooge’s father was just as bad as Scrooge is now, so that is why he is so mean.
• Scrooge’s chain has been growing since Marley died, so it is much longer than his.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

Read this line from page 16 (again): “It is required of every man,” the Ghost returned, “that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellowmen and travel far and wide; and if that spirit goes not forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death.”

•  Why he died at a young age
•  Why he must travel the earth after death.
• How he met Scrooge as a teenager.
• How long it takes him to travel the earth.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1