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A Christmas Carol Stave 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For how many years had Marley been dead at the start of the story?

a)

Seven years

b)

Four years

c)

Twelve months

d)

Three weeks

2.

How many people attended Marley's funeral?

a)

Twenty

b)

Too many to count

c)

One

d)

Seventy

3.

'Solitary as an ...'

a)

Wolf

b)

Bear

c)

Tiger

d)

Oyster

4.

How much coal appears to be on Bob Cratchit's fire in Scrooge's 'counting house'?

a)

One piece

b)

Six pieces

c)

None

d)

A generous amount

5.

Who describes Christmas as 'a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time'?

a)

Bob Cratchit, Scrooge's clerk

b)

Belle, Scrooge's former fiance

c)

Fred, Scrooge's nephew

d)

Tiny Tim, Bob's son

6.

How does Fred feel to find Scrooge 'so resolute?'

a)

Angry

b)

Sorry

c)

Offended

d)

Indifferent

7.

What do the two portly gentlemen who visit Scrooge want from him?

a)

Food

b)

To listen to their Christmas Carols

c)

A chat about his business

d)

Money for the poor

8.

Which 'establishments' to help the poor does Scrooge mention? Select two answers

a)

Work houses

b)

Food banks

c)

Schools

d)

Prisons

9.

How much time off does Scrooge give Bob Cratchit over Christmas?

a)

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

b)

Christmas Day

c)

A week

d)

Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day

10.

Which are two component of Marley's chain? Select two answers

a)

Wills

b)

Purses wrought in steel

c)

Cash-boxes

d)

Brief cases

11.

According to Scrooge, what needs to be 'decrease[d]'?

a)

The merriment around Christmas time

b)

The surplus population

c)

Holiday pay

d)

Christmas trees

12.

What does Marley drop when he unwraps his bandage?

a)

His arm

b)

His leg

c)

His shoulder

d)

His jaw

13.

What does Marley call his and Scrooge's workplace?

a)

A comfortable place

b)

A money-changing hole

c)

A familiar place

d)

A cold cave

14.

What does Marley say Scrooge still has a chance of?

a)

Making even more money

b)

Enjoying Christmas Day

c)

Reuniting with Belle

d)

Escaping his fate

15.

What, according to Marley, should have been his business in life? Select two answers

a)

The common welfare

b)

Redeeming himself

c)

Charity

d)

Looking after his family