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A Christmas Carol Stave Five

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is Scrooge at the start of the chapter?

a)

Back in his bedroom

b)

His school

c)

The slums

d)

His office

2.

What word is missing from this quotation: “I will live in the Past, the ______________, and the Future!”

a)

Now

b)

Present

c)

Christmas

d)

House

3.

Who does Scrooge thank for his second chance. Tick all that apply.

a)

Jacob Marley

b)

Bob Cratchit

c)

Himeself

d)

Christmas

4.

What technique does Dickens use here: “I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a schoolboy. I am as giddy as a drunken man."

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Alliteration

d)

Simile

5.

What does the repeated use of exclamation marks suggest about Scrooge's feelings? "Hallo here! Whoop! Hallo!"

a)

Angry

b)

Frustrated

c)

Excited

d)

Upset

6.

What does Scrooge start to do that he hasn't done for many years?

a)

Sing

b)

Laugh

c)

Eat properly

d)

Open the curtains

7.

Name the technique: "Clash, clang, hammer; ding, dong, bell. Bell, dong, ding; hammer, clang, clash!"

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

8.

What is the (first) strange question Scrooge asks the boy outside his house?

a)

Where am I?

b)

Who am I?

c)

What day is this?

d)

Who are you?

9.

What does he ask the boy to buy for him?

a)

The prize turkey

b)

A piece of beef

c)

A large cake

d)

Wine

10.

Where does he plan to send the turkey?

a)

Fred's house

b)

To his own house

c)

Charity

d)

The Cratchits

11.

Why does he struggle to shave?

a)

He has no razor

b)

He is dancing

c)

He is sobbing

d)

He doesn't need to

12.

Who does Scrooge say the following to? "A great many back-payments are included in it, I assure you"

a)

Fred

b)

Belle

c)

Tiny Tim

d)

The charity collectors

13.

How does Scrooge plan to scare Bob?

a)

He pretends to be angry

b)

He hides from him

c)

He runs away

d)

He locks him out

14.

What does Scrooge do for Bob? Tick all that apply.

a)

Gives him a raise (more money)

b)

Helps his family

c)

Gives him a cake

d)

Gives him the week off

e)

Buys him a coal scuttle to keep the office warm!

15.

True or false: Scrooge becomes a second father to Tiny Tim (who lives).

a)

True

b)

False

c)

It doesn't say