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WorksheetsA Christmas Carol
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Bob Cratchit worked in _____.
a big dark office
a dark little room
a kitchen cupboard
Scrooge’s office
Scrooge’s main interest in life was _____.
making friends
being horrible
making money
helping people
Scrooge lived in rooms which had once belonged to _____.
Jacob Marley
his father
his nephew
a rich businessman
Scrooge and Marley were _____ for many years.
business partners
neighbours
friends
ghosts
Scrooge’s nephew came to the office to _____.
ask for money
ask for a job
invite Scrooge to Christmas dinner
invite Scrooge to the pub
Marley’s ghost could not rest because _____.
he was never kind in life
other ghosts were too noisy
his chains kept him awake
he was always cross
The ghost told Scrooge _____.
he had to visit three spirits
he must never change
three spirits would visit him
four spirits would visit him
_____ were afraid of him.
People
Animals
His family
People and animals
Scrooge thought that poor people should _____.
have a merry Christmas
stay in prisons and workhouses
stay with rich people at Christmas
have a free Christmas dinner
When he arrived home that evening, the _____ became the face of Jacob Marley.
letter box
mirror
bedpost
door knocker
At the beginning of the story, Scrooge was a _____ old man.
generous, silly
clever, mean
kind, clever
cheerful, kind
Scrooge’s fiancée _____.
never married
died when she was young
married but had no children
married someone else
to look hard at somebody or something for a long time
stare
watch
look
see
Mr Fezziwig used to _____ on Christmas Eve.
play the fiddle
invite his clerks to a party
make his clerks work
give his clerks extra money
Belle didn’t marry Scrooge because she .....
wanted to marry a richer man
wanted to marry a poor man
knew he cared more about money
didn’t like him
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 - b
Scrooge doesn't want to give Cratchit Christmas day off because...
Scrooge must pay him for the day even though he is not working.
Cratchit does not work very hard.
It is expected to be a busy day.
Scrooge does not take off days.
Which picture describes the first spirit?
Which picture represents the Ghost of Christmas Present?
A possible theme for A Christmas Carol would be...
Might makes right
Money can't buy happiness
Kindness always wins
It is better to give than to receive
Which of the following are the causes to which Scrooge give money?
Charity funds
The poor
Soup kitchens for the destitute
Prisons
