WorksheetsUnit 2 Summative Review (A Christmas Carol)
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 35mins
What simile is used to describe Marley?
He is dead as a doornail.
He is cranky as a crab.
He is selfish as a toddler.
What do the chains on Marley represent?
his greediness and selfish deeds in life
the many different paths he could have taken in life
the years that he has left to serve his sentence
Dramas (or plays) are organized into...
Chapters and Sections
Acts and Scenes
Chapters and Scenes
Acts and Sections
Which type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as"?
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
What is dialogue?
The thoughts a character has
The type of story being told
The conversation had between characters
The setting
How do we know who says the lines?
We just have to watch the play to see
Whoever says them first gets to say the lines
No one says the lines, we just read them
The character's name is written before the lines
Fill in the blanks:
Dialogue in drama helps _________________.
audience to understand what the playwright feels and thinks
audience to understand what the character feels and thinks
to develop the plot of the play
to give clues about the character's personality
to develop the setting of the play
Which of the following is an example of stage directions?
[Scrooge counts and mumbles.]
Nephew.
Merry Christmas, Uncle!
Scene 1
What does the audience learn about Scrooge after visiting places from his past?
Scrooge has NOT always been greedy and rude.
Scrooge has always been alone.
Scrooge has always hated people.
Scrooge has always been greedy.
What do these lines reveal about Scrooge?
Nephew. A Merry Christmas to you, Uncle! God save you!
Scrooge. Bah! Humbug!
Scrooge loves Christmastime.
Scrooge has a bad attitude.
Scrooge is sweet as sugar.
Scrooge is afraid of his Nephew.
What do these lines reveal about Scrooge?
Scrooge. Spirit, tell me if Tiny Tim will live.
Present. I see a vacant seat...and crutch without an owner.
Scrooge. No, no, kind Spirit! Say he will be spared!
Scrooge is hardhearted and cruel.
Scrooge is selfish and greedy.
Scrooge is beginning to care for others.
Scrooge is afraid of the spirit.
Which of these statements from the Ghost of Christmas Present most likely means that Scrooge’s actions can affect the outcome of events?
You cannot be seen or heard.
Save your breath, Mr. Scrooge.
Wait, listen, and watch. You might actually learn something...
Touch my robe again...
Read Scrooge's response to his nephew when he wishes him a "Merry Christmas":
Scrooge. If I could work my will, every idiot who goes about with "Merry Christmas" on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should!
This response shows that Scrooge has a bad attitude and does not care for Christmas. What type of Characterization is used here?
Direct Characterization
Indirect characterization through dialogue.
Indirect characterization through thoughts.
Indirect characterization through actions.
Which type of figurative language compares two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"?
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
When the Ghost of Christmas Past shows Scrooge a vision of when his beloved (girlfriend) ended their relationship, Scrooge yells at himself, "You fool! Mindless loon! You fool!" What does this line reveals about Scrooge?
Scrooge thinks his girlfriend is a fool for breaking up with him.
Scrooge regrets letting the love of his life go.
Scrooge is mad at Past for showing this to him.
Scrooge is mad at the man who stole his woman.
What do the following stage directions reveal about how Scrooge feels in this moment?
[Scrooge falls to the ground; sobbing as he sees, and we see, a small boy, the young Scrooge, sitting and weeping, bravely, alone at his desk; alone in a vast space, a void].
Scrooge is cheerful as he fondly remembers his childhood.
Scrooge is irritated because he hated school so much.
Scrooge is sad as he remembers his lonely childhood.
Scrooge is angry for having to relive this memory.
What purpose do the following stage directions serve?
[He is gone. Scrooge is alone now with the Phantom, who is, of course, the Ghost of Christmas Future. The Phantom is shrouded in black. Only its outstretched hand is visible from under his ghostly garment.]
To describe a memory that Scrooge visits.
To describe the setting of the scene.
To describe Scrooge's attitude toward the new ghost.
To describe Future's appearance.
Read the dialogue between Bob Cratchit and his wife.
Mrs. Cratchit. I wish I had him here, that miser Scrooge. I'd give him a piece of my mind to feast upon, and I hope he'd have a good appetite for it!
Bob. My dear! Christmas Day!
Mrs. Cratchit. It should be Christmas Day, I am sure, on which one drinks the health of such an odious, stingy, unfeeling man as Mr. Scrooge...
Bob. This is Christmas Day, and I should like to drink to the health of the man who employs me and allows me to earn my living...
What does the dialogue in this scene reveal about Bob and his wife?
They have different feelings about Scrooge.
They have different feelings about Christmas.
They have different ideas about healthy meals.
They have different ideas about the value of friendship.
The writer's position on a debatable topic/issue is a...
claim
counterclaim
rebuttal
thesis
children bully because it will send a
message. Some say It is very difficult for
parents to manage their children
when they leave the house and go to
school. Despite this, thirteen million
kids are bullied each year and
something needs to be done. The fines
will encourage parents to focus on anti-bullying in the home.
Which sentence is the counterclaim?
Despite this, thirteen million kids are bullied each year and something needs to be done.
The fines will encourage parents to focus on anti-bullying in the home.
Some say it is very difficult for parents to manage their children when they leave the house and go to school.
Parents should be fined when their children bully because it will send a message.
Parents should be fined when their children bully because it will send a message. Some say It is very difficult for parents to manage their children when they leave the house and go to school. Despite this, thirteen million kids are bullied each year and something needs to be done. The fines will encourage parents to focus on anti-bullying in the home. Which sentence is the claim?
Despite this, thirteen million kids are bullied each year and something needs to be done.
The fines will encourage parents to focus on anti-bullying in the home.
Some say it is very difficult for parents to manage their children when they leave the house and go to school.
Parents should be fined when their children bully because it will send a message.
An opposing or alternate viewpoint is referred to as a....
claim
counterclaim
rebuttal
thesis
The transition words "and", "in addition", and "furthermore" do this.
Summarize
Contrast
Emphasize
Add ideas
Transition words can be used within and between paragraphs to help the reader follow the writer's ideas and create a sense of flow.
True
False
Marley describes Scrooge as "England's most tightfisted hand" to reveal Scrooge's greediness.
What type of figurative language is being used here in comparing Scrooge to a tightfisted hand?
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
Match the word part with its meaning: mal (maleficent)
bad
good
remember
shape
What can you conclude about a person who is malnourished?
The person has not received proper nourishment.
The person is able to provide their own nourishment.
The person is afraid of food.
The person is well nourished.
He spent but a few pounds of his mortal money on your small party.
Use context clues to determine the most likely meaning of the underlined word.
a type of money used in England.
a measurement of weight
a type of party decoration
a type of traditional English food.
