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WorksheetsA Christmas Carol, Stave 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Multiple Answer: Who is Jacob Marley?
Scrooge's business partner
Scrooge's poor clerk
Scrooge's nephew
Scrooge's first ghostly visitor
Scrooge's visitor asking for donations for the poor
The London cold and fog
The smoke
The rain
The wind
Multiple Answer: Which of the following best describes the purpose of Scrooge's nephew's visit?
He has come to give his uncle the season's greeting.
He has come to invite Scrooge to Christmas dinner.
He has come to ask Scrooge for money.
He has come to pay a visit to Bob Crachit.
He has come to argue with Scrooge about Christmas.
Who says the following quote: ‘A merry Christmas, Uncle! God save you!’
Bob
Tiny Tim
Fred
Marley
Multiple Answer: Which characters are seen as the antithesis (the opposite) of Scrooge in Stave 1?
Jacob Marley
Fred
Bob Cratchit
Fran
The men asking for a donation
Complete the quote: "A poor excuse for ________ a man's pocket every twenty-fifth of December! "
taking
stealing
plucking
picking
What device is the following phrase "as solitary as an oyster"
personification
metaphor
simile
juxtaposition
Identify the technique: the houses opposite were mere phantoms
Alliteration
Repetition
Metaphor
Sibilance
Identify the technique: All these boys were in great spirits, and shouted to each other, until the broad fields were so full of merry music, that the crisp air laughed to hear it.
Repetition
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Identify the technique: The ancient tower of a church, whose gruff old bell was always peeping slily down at Scrooge
Repetition
Anaphora
Simile
Personification
Multiple Answers: Which of the following best describes how people react to Scrooge?
No one would stop to ask him how he was doing.
The blind men's dogs would beg him for food.
No one would ever ask him for directions.
People would be nice to him but generally not speak to him.
For how many years had Marley been dead at the start of the story?
Seven years
Four years
Twelve months
Three weeks
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
Which 'establishments' to help the poor does Scrooge mention? Select two answers
Work houses
Food banks
Schools
Prisons
Which are two component of Marley's chain? Select two answers
Wills
Purses wrought in steel
Cash-boxes
Brief cases
What does Marley drop when he unwraps his bandage?
His arm
His leg
His shoulder
His jaw
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
