WorksheetsA Christmas Carol Stave 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 30mins
When does the novel open?
a week before Christmas
two days before Christmas
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
What is Scrooge's relationship to Marley?
They are brothers.
They are enemies.
They were business partners.
They were in the army together.
What does Scrooge's nephew want?
a donation for the poor
Scrooge to sign a document for him
a bill for accounting services
to invite Scrooge over for Christmas dinner
How does Scrooge respond to his nephew's request?
He said if people are poor, they should go to prison.
He refused to sign the document.
He said his nephew did not have to pay the bill.
He told his nephew that Christmas was a "humbug" and that he wouldn't come to Christmas dinner.
Which adjectives best describe Scrooge?
selfish & greedy
generous & fun
funny & happy
enthusiastic & energetic
What is Scrooge's first name?
Marley
Ernest
Matthew
Ebenezer
How did Scrooge respond to the gentlemen collecting money for the poor?
He said he would be glad to support their cause.
He said he would talk to them at a later time.
He said that poor people actually had more money than he did.
He said the poor should just go to the prisons and workhouses.
What is one thing Scrooge was annoyed with his clerk for?
He came late to work.
He left with the 2 portly gentlemen.
He wanted to have all of Christmas Day off from work.
He laughed at Scrooge's stinginess.
What happened seven years ago on Christmas Eve?
Marley died.
Scrooge started a partnership with Marley.
Fred's mother died.
Fred, Scrooge's nephew, moved in with Scrooge.
What do the chains on Marley represent?
the sins and selfish deeds he committed during his life
the many different paths he could have taken in life
the years that he has left to serve his sentence
