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A Christmas Carol

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote "A Christmas Carol"

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

Fred Gaines

c)

Roald Dahl

d)

Ebenezer Scrooge

2.

Charles Dickens wanted "A Christmas Carol" to be

a)

" A plea for the poor"

b)

"A horror story"

3.

At the beginning of the story, how does Scrooge respond to "Merry Christmas"

a)

Boo! Fool!

b)

Bah! Hamburger!

c)

Bah! Humbug!

d)

"Get that outta here!"

4.

Who is Fred?

a)

Scrooge's brother

b)

Scrooge's son

c)

Scrooge's cousin

d)

Scrooge's nephew

5.

Where does Fred invite Scrooge?

a)

To his home for Christmas dinner

b)

To a Christmas play

c)

To visit the poor houses and prisons on Christmas day

d)

To go Christmas caroling

6.

Who is Scrooge's underpaid clerk?

a)

Jacob Marley

b)

Fred

c)

Fezziwig

d)

Bob Cratchit

7.

Define destitute.

a)

the last piece; concluding part of any performance

b)

gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible

c)

something provided; stock or supply of something

d)

without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing and shelter

8.

Define solitude.

a)

the state of being or living alone; seclusion

b)

more than adequate; over sufficient

c)

of unknown name; name withheld

d)

generous in donations or gifts to help the poor or helpless

9.

Define transform.

a)

generous donations or gifts to help the poor or helpless

b)

to undergo a change in form, appearance or character

c)

the good fortune, health, happiness, etc., of a person or group; well-being

d)

deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable

10.

Who was Jacob Marley?

a)

Scrooge's older brother

b)

Scrooge's business partner

c)

Scrooge's boss

d)

Scrooge's father

11.
How many spirits does Marley say are going to visit Scrooge?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
The first visitor is the Ghost of Christmas ______________. This ghost shows Scrooge as his younger self at school with Fan, and at Fezziwig's.
a)
Yet to Come
b)
Present
c)
Past
d)
Marle
13.
The Ghost of Christmas __________________ shows Scrooge that Bob Cratchit lives in poor conditions and barely has a Christmas dinner for his family.
a)
Present
b)
Past
c)
Yet to Come
d)
Marley
14.
Seeing the future showed Scrooge that ___________.
a)
Money can take you far in life.
b)
Your friends will always be there for you.
c)
No matter what life will be okay.
d)
Being generous is more important than being wealthy.
15.
Who lived because Scrooge changed?
a)
Martha
b)
Tiny Tim
c)
Bob
d)
Fat man
16.

What could a theme for A Christmas Carol be?

a)

that a person can change no matter what their past actions were

b)

When life gets hard, give up

c)

Christmas is the best time of the year

d)

People who are mean can never change

17.

Which word means lacking possessions or resources?

a)

Summon

b)

Destitute

c)

Surplus

d)

Provision

18.

What does "meager" mean?

a)

Lacking in quantity or quality.

b)

The quality of being well meaning; kindness.

c)

Depressing; dreary.

d)

Beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something

19.

Which word is defined as a greedy person who hoards and refuses to spend money?

a)

destitute

b)

strive

c)

parallel

d)

miser