WorksheetsA Christmas Carol
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 33mins
The author of "The Christmas Carol" is...
Marley Jacobs
Scrooge
Charles Dickens
Ms. Moore
The author, Charles Dickens, was inspired to write A Christmas Carol because he witnessed too much ...
Poverty
Kindness
Equality
Happiness
Who was Marley?
Scrooge's older brother
Scrooge's business partner
Scrooge's boss
Scrooge's father
What is the setting for this story?
London - Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
London Christmas Day and the Day after Christmas
New York - Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
New York - New Years Eve and New Years Day
Who said this?
Who is the protagonist of A Christmas Carol?
Ebeneezer Scrooge
Queen Victoria
Tiny Tim
Bruce Wayne
A possible theme for A Christmas Carol would be...
Might makes right
Money can't buy happiness
Kindness always wins
It is important to be kind and think of others.
1
2
3
4
The main character of a story is called...
antagonist
protagonist
characterization
author
man versus man
man versus self
man versus nature
man versus society
Whose gravestone did Scrooge see that motivated him to change?
Tiny Tim
Bob Cratchit
Ebenezer Scrooge
Jacob Marley
What did Scrooge tell Bob Cratchit on Christmas Day?
They would have a party at the shop the next Christmas Eve.
They were going to work shorter days.
He was going to raise Bob’s salary.
Bob should put extra coal on the fire.
In the mid-1800's if you were in debt and could not pay your bills, you and your family went to a ....
vacation
government workhouse
low income housing
different country
True/False: While working at the workhouse your work paid off your debts.
True
False
Charles Dickens wasn't against wealth, he was against (a) .
How old was Charles Dickens when he started working 10 hour days?
10
12
16
18
When the author drops hints or clues in the story to suggest what may happen later. This is called what?
flashback
inciting incident
foreshadowing
theme
What point of view is in these lines: Bernard was sure his plan would work, but Nina was worried. She wished they had talked about it more ?
First-person point of view
Second-person point of view
Third-person point of view
Scrooge is fearful, scared, and crying that his fate cannot be reversed and frantically begs The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is considered what type of conflict.
person vs self internal conflict
person vs person
external conflict
person vs technology
external conflict
person vs society
external conflict
The feeling the writer creates for the reader is called
tone
theme
mood
motivation
True/False: Nonfiction text is literature based on facts, actual events, and real people.
True
False
Where does the climax of A Christmas Carol occur?
When scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past.
When Scrooge is visited by Jacob Marley.
When Scrooge sees his own grave.
When Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Future.
The fact that Scrooge hates Christmas in the start of A Christmas Carol is ________ because of his generosity and well wishes during the holiday season at the end of A Christmas Carol.
personification
ironic
alliteration
genre
Which of these is an example of symbolism in A Christmas Carol?
Ebeneezer Scrooge is a miserable man who doesn't care about people.
Tiny Tim uses a crutch because he cannot walk without support.
Belle breaks off her engagement to Ebeneezer because he cares about money more than her.
Jacob Marley wears heavy chains for all the kind deeds he failed to do.
Which is the following is a valid cause-effect relationship?
Because the Dickens family was poor, nobody went to his mother's school.
Because his family was poor, Charles had to work in a factory.
Because Charles's father was in prison, the family was poor.
Because Charles Dickens was a famous author, his family stopped being poor.
The time and place of a story is called
exposition
rising action
setting
climax
The reason or reasons why one has for acting for behaving in a particular way is called what?
conflict
theme
irony
motivation
When a character struggles with his or her mind or heart over a decision or feeling (person vs self) is called what?
inciting incident
internal conflict
external conflict
theme
How does Scrooge display greed in the story A Christmas Carol?
He buys Bob Chatchit a turkey for Christmas Day.
He gives Bob a raise by doubling his salary.
He refuses to help others and give Bob coal to warm up his workplace.
He tells his nephew "Bah humbug!"
"A churchyard here... was a worthy place. Walled in by houses; overrun by grass and weeds..." These lines describe the __________.
conflict
solution
irony
setting
The main conflict of A Christmas Carol is that Scrooge has to decide whether or not he will change his ways and become a better person. This is which type of conflict?
External Conflict
Internal Conflict
Unresolvable Conflict
Fictional Conflict
