WorksheetsA Christmas Carol Stave 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
For how many years had Marley been dead at the start of the story?
Seven years
Four years
Twelve months
Three weeks
How many people attended Marley's funeral?
Twenty
Too many to count
One
Seventy
'Solitary as an ...'
Wolf
Bear
Tiger
Oyster
How much coal appears to be on Bob Cratchit's fire in Scrooge's 'counting house'?
One piece
Six pieces
None
A generous amount
Who describes Christmas as 'a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time'?
Bob Cratchit, Scrooge's clerk
Belle, Scrooge's former fiance
Fred, Scrooge's nephew
Tiny Tim, Bob's son
How does Fred feel to find Scrooge 'so resolute?'
Angry
Sorry
Offended
Indifferent
What do the two portly gentlemen who visit Scrooge want from him?
Food
To listen to their Christmas Carols
A chat about his business
Money for the poor
Which 'establishments' to help the poor does Scrooge mention? Select two answers
Work houses
Food banks
Schools
Prisons
How much time off does Scrooge give Bob Cratchit over Christmas?
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Christmas Day
A week
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day
Which are two component of Marley's chain? Select two answers
Wills
Purses wrought in steel
Cash-boxes
Brief cases
According to Scrooge, what needs to be 'decrease[d]'?
The merriment around Christmas time
The surplus population
Holiday pay
Christmas trees
What does Marley drop when he unwraps his bandage?
His arm
His leg
His shoulder
His jaw
What does Marley call his and Scrooge's workplace?
A comfortable place
A money-changing hole
A familiar place
A cold cave
What does Marley say Scrooge still has a chance of?
Making even more money
Enjoying Christmas Day
Reuniting with Belle
Escaping his fate
What, according to Marley, should have been his business in life? Select two answers
The common welfare
Redeeming himself
Charity
Looking after his family
