WorksheetsA Christmas Carol: Review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
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1.
Which of the following best reflects the main idea of scene two (ii)?
a)
Marley and Scrooge were rivals.
b)
Marley is giving Scrooge one last chance to avoid his fate.
c)
Marley is lonely and comes to visit Scrooge for Christmas.
d)
Marley hates Scrooge and came only to scare him.
2.
Which of the following quotes supports the main idea of scene two (ii)?
a)
"I am commanded to bring you a chance, Ebenezer. Heed it!"
b)
"Spirits mean nothing to me."
c)
"Jacob...Don't leave me!... Jacob! Jacob!"
d)
"I do not choose to."
3.
Read the following quote:
"Then you will walk where I do, burdened by your riches, your greed."
Why is this quote significant to the conversation Marley has with Scrooge?
a)
They were business partners, so they both spent too much on charity.
b)
They were business partners, so the mistakes they made together mean they will share the same fate.
c)
Marley and Scrooge both ran their businesses too successfully.
d)
Scrooge ran the business into the ground, so Marley warns that he will return for Scrooge.
4.
Irony occurs when events or words are the opposite of what is expected, creating a sense of surprise, humor, or deeper meaning in literature, rhetoric, and everyday situations.
Which of the following is an example of irony in the text?
a)
"Bah! Humbug!
b)
"Why? Why did you get married?"
c)
"Draft as cold as Christmas blowing in here."
d)
"It's not convenient, and it's not fair."
5.
Which of the following best reflects the main idea of scene one (i)?
a)
Scrooge is remorseful of his actions.
b)
Scrooge is self-absorbed and greedy.
c)
Scrooge is charitable and kind.
d)
Scrooge is sad and distant.
6.
Which of the following quotes supports the main idea from scene one (i)?
a)
"I'll dine alone, thank you."
b)
"Kindness?"
c)
"Merry Christmas...Wolves howling and a merry Christmas..."
d)
"I don't make merry at Christmas and I can't afford to make lazy people merry."
7.
Which of the following best reflects the main idea of scene three (iii)?
a)
The past is changeable
b)
The past comes back to haunt you
c)
Your choices stick, good or bad
d)
Your choices in life don't matter
8.
Which of the following quotes supports the main idea from scene three (iii)?
a)
"You cannot change now what you would not change then"
b)
"No, no, it was not meant that way..."
c)
"Then I will leave you"
d)
"And you? What of you?"
9.
Which of the following best reflects the main idea of scene four (iv)?
a)
You should forget those who won't help themselves
b)
You should empathize with your fellow man
c)
Everyone needs someone to rely on
d)
People deserve the situations they get themselves into
10.
Which of the following quotes supports the main idea from scene four (iv)?
a)
"Do you see me as him?"
b)
"Well, I might have a word for them..."
c)
"Tiny Tim...will he live?"
d)
"But is there no happiness in Christmas Present?"
11.
Which of the following best reflects the main idea of scene five (v)?
a)
The future depends on the choices you make now
b)
The future is dependent on the actions of others
c)
The future is set in stone and unchangeable
d)
The future is unknowable
12.
Which of the following quotes supports the main idea from scene five (v)?
a)
"He ain't about to bother us, is he?"
b)
"The light, it tires my eyes so."
c)
"Tell me what is to happen- to me, all of us"
d)
"It is mine."
13.
Which of the following best reflects the main idea of scene six (vi)?
a)
It is never too late to be a good person
b)
Scrooge is too far gone to avoid the same fate as Marley
c)
Christmas time is for giving
d)
Changing yourself drastically can have negative effects
14.
Which of the following quotes supports the main idea from scene six (vi)?
a)
"Of course they can save Tim."
b)
"It's hanging there now."
c)
"Allow me to ask your pardon"
d)
"Say nothing! Accept it."
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