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A Christmas Carol

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bob Cratchit worked in _____.

a)

a big dark office

b)

a dark little room

c)

a kitchen cupboard

d)

Scrooge’s office

2.

Scrooge’s main interest in life was _____.

a)

making friends

b)

being horrible

c)

making money

d)

helping people

3.

Scrooge lived in rooms which had once belonged to _____.

a)

Jacob Marley

b)

his father

c)

his nephew

d)

a rich businessman

4.

Scrooge and Marley were _____ for many years.

a)

business partners

b)

neighbours

c)

friends

d)

ghosts

5.

Scrooge’s nephew came to the office to _____.

a)

ask for money

b)

ask for a job

c)

invite Scrooge to Christmas dinner

d)

invite Scrooge to the pub

6.

Marley’s ghost could not rest because _____.

a)

he was never kind in life

b)

other ghosts were too noisy

c)

his chains kept him awake

d)

he was always cross

7.

The ghost told Scrooge _____.

a)

he had to visit three spirits

b)

he must never change

c)

three spirits would visit him

d)

four spirits would visit him

8.

_____ were afraid of him.

a)

People

b)

Animals

c)

His family

d)

People and animals

9.

Scrooge thought that poor people should _____.

a)

have a merry Christmas

b)

stay in prisons and workhouses

c)

stay with rich people at Christmas

d)

have a free Christmas dinner

10.

When he arrived home that evening, the _____ became the face of Jacob Marley.

a)

letter box

b)

mirror

c)

bedpost

d)

door knocker

11.

At the beginning of the story, Scrooge was a _____ old man.

a)

generous, silly

b)

clever, mean

c)

kind, clever

d)

cheerful, kind

12.

Scrooge’s fiancée _____.

a)

never married

b)

died when she was young

c)

married but had no children

d)

married someone else

13.

to look hard at somebody or something for a long time

a)

stare

b)

watch

c)

look

d)

see

14.

Mr Fezziwig used to _____ on Christmas Eve.

a)

play the fiddle

b)

invite his clerks to a party

c)

make his clerks work

d)

give his clerks extra money

15.

Belle didn’t marry Scrooge because she .....

a)

wanted to marry a richer man

b)

wanted to marry a poor man

c)

knew he cared more about money

d)

didn’t like him

16.

What is the setting for this story?

a)

London - Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

b)

London Christmas Day and the Day after Christmas

c)

New York - Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

d)

New York - b

17.
Scrooge, when approached by the two men seeking charity for the poor, acted...
a)
lonely
b)
greedy
c)
kind
d)
loud
18.

Scrooge doesn't want to give Cratchit Christmas day off because...

a)

Scrooge must pay him for the day even though he is not working.

b)

Cratchit does not work very hard.

c)

It is expected to be a busy day.

d)

Scrooge does not take off days.

19.
How does Scrooge feel seeing the Christmas party of his former master, Fezziwig?
a)
He thinks that he lavished too much praise on Fezziwig.
b)
He wishes he could say a word or two to his clerk Bob Cratchit.
c)
He wishes he had given money to the boy singing carols.
d)
He realizes how much he has missed his sister, Fan.
20.
After Fred left his uncle’s office, two gentlemen came to _______.
a)
Pick up some work Scrooge had done for them
b)
Deliver a new desk
c)
Collect money for the poor
d)
Invite Scrooge to a political meeting
21.
What question does Scrooge ask the Spirit of Christmas Present?
a)
If it is too late for him to change
b)
If Tiny Tim will live
c)
If the rest of the Cratchits will ever forgive him
d)
If the family will have enough to eat after Christmas
22.

Which picture describes the first spirit?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

Which picture represents the Ghost of Christmas Present?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

A possible theme for A Christmas Carol would be...

a)

Might makes right

b)

Money can't buy happiness

c)

Kindness always wins

d)

It is better to give than to receive

25.

Which of the following are the causes to which Scrooge give money?

a)

Charity funds

b)

The poor

c)

Soup kitchens for the destitute

d)

Prisons