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WorksheetsA Christmas Carol - Stave Four
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
How does Scrooge respond to the sight of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?
He runs away
He feels a rush of cold
He shakes with fear
He genuflects (kneels down)
Which adjective does Dickens use to describe how the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come wears his “deep black garment”?
Shrouded in
Garbed in
Dressed in
Attired in
“I fear you more than any spectre I have seen. But as I know your purpose is to do me good, and as I hope to live to be another man from what I was, I am prepared to bear you company, and do it with a thankful heart.”
This quote shows that Scrooge:
Is afraid of the Ghost
Promises to live better to get away from the ghost
Has learned his lesson and genuinely intends to live a better life
Is grateful that the other ghosts weren’t so frightening
Where does the Ghost first take Scrooge?
To the Cratchit’s household where they are grieving for Tiny Tim
To a rag-and-bone shop to see people selling a dead man’s clothes
To the city to see the merchants gossip about a death
To a poor household to see a husband and wife glad to hear their creditor has died
“Said the gentleman with the excrescence on his nose”
What does “excrescence” mean?
That the gentleman has a really runny nose
That the gentleman has a growth on his nose
That the gentleman has dirt on his nose
That the gentleman has an unusual kind of eczema on his nose
How do we know that Scrooge is learning from the ghosts?
He resolves to treasure up every word he hears, and everything he sees
He tries to intervene when he hears the merchants speaking ill of someone
He cries when he hears the merchants speaking ill of someone
He looks for a version of his future self
What does the “low browed, beetling shop, below a pent-house roof” sell?
Steel, bedclothes, inkwells, quills, and yellow soap
Iron, old rags, bottles, bones, and greasy offal
Cutlery, old clothes, bottles, fossils, and oil
Tins, threadbare fabric, glasses, hair and powder
Which three people meet at Joe’s shop?
Maid, Laundress, Undertaker’s man
Charwoman, Washerwoman, Undertaker’s man
Charwoman, Laundress, Undertaker’s man
Charwoman, Washerwoman, Funeral director
What is a “charwoman”?
A woman employed to come in to do the cleaning
A live-in maid-of-all-work
The servant who stoked and cleaned the fireplaces
The servant in charge of making tea
What does Scrooge long to do on seeing the body on the bed?
Withdraw the veil covering the face
Run and hide away
Cover the dead person’s face
Pray for the departed soul
Why does the young mother, Caroline, pray for forgiveness?
Because she had been hoping their creditor would die soon
Because she arranged the death of the person they owed money to
Because she was thankful to hear her creditor was dead
Because she had called her husband useless in front of their children
Why are the Cratchits so quiet?
Because they are starving
Because Bob is late from work
Because Tiny Tim has died
Because they haven’t heard from Peter
Who does Bob Cratchit say showed him “extraordinary kindness”?
Scrooge
Fred
A neighbour
The priest
What question does Scrooge ask the Ghost when they arrive in the churchyard?
“Are these the certain shadows of things yet to come?”
"Are these the shadows of things that were, things that are, or things that yet may be?"
“Will repentance wipe away this future?”
“Are these the shadows of things that Will be, or are they shadows of things that May be only?
What is the last thing the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge?
His own grave
His own coffin
His own death
His own will
