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WorksheetsA Christmas Carol Act 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Scrooge's nephew calls Scrooge "impossible" for behaving in a cold and unkind manner. Bob Cratchit replies, "Oh, mind him not sir. He's getting on in years, and he's alone. He's noticed your visit. I'll wager your visit has warmed him." What does this comment most likely suggest about Cratchit?
He fears Scrooge and plans to find a new job.
He understands Scrooge and feels sorry for him
He Cares for the elderly Scrooge so he will inherit Scrooge's firm.
Marley: I wear the chain I forged in life. I made it link by link, and yard by yard. Is its pattern strange to you? Or would you know, you, Scrooge, the weight and length of the strong coil bear yourself? It was full as heavy and long as this, seven Christmas Eves ago. You have labored on it, since. It is a ponderous chain.
Which explains Marley's meaning.
He means that Scrooge always carries his money aroun on his person.
He means that Scrooge's obsession with profit has ruined his character.
He means that Scrooge deserves to be in prison for illegal business practices.
Why does Marley visit Scrooge in his rooms in Act 1? choose 2
to ask Scrooge what has been happening at Scrooge and Marley's.
to inform Scrooge that the Three Spirits will haunt him.
to beg Scrooge to help save Marley from his doom
to rescue Scrooge from sharing Marley's own fate.
Which of the following words best describes the mood of a person who feels morose?
bored
gloomy
cheerful
thoughtful
Alissa desperately wanted a guitar like the one that Jordan always played. This sentence is an example of___?
covetous
morose
resolute
gloomy
Which phrase best describes someone who is resolute?
timid and shy
daring and bold
firm and unwavering
hesitant and uncertain
Which of the following pieces of information does Marley reveal about Scrooge at the opening of Act 1?
Scrooge often gives money to the poor.
Scrooge was a good friend to Marley
Scrooge is a solitary, miserly man.
Scrooge likes cold, dark, winter
Why does Scrooge object to having people enjoy Christmas?
He believes that Christmas is for children and that adults should not celebrate it
He cares only for making money and considers Chrstmas an interruption
He feels sad at Christmas because Marley died on Christmas Eve
When Scrooge goes home from work, which actions show that he is uneasy?
He trims his candle as he walks
He checks each of the rooms
He looks under the sofa and table
He thinks he sees Marley's face in the pictures
Near the end of Act 1. Scrooge sees himself as a child at school. What is revealed about his childhood in this scene?
He was alone and lonely.
He was terrified of ghosts
He cared only about money.
Which statement most accurately summarizes what the audence learns about Scrooge after his four visions with the ghost of Christmas Past?
Scrooge was not a grumpy miser his entire life.
Even as a child, Scrooge had an obsession with money
Scrooge had a close relationship with his family.
How does Scrooge feel after revisiting the Fezziwigs' Christmas party?
He resents past for making him relive a painful memory.
He puzzles over Past's reasons for showing him the party.
He is sorry that he has been ungenerous toward Bob Crtchit.
Two men visit Scrooge to ask for donations. Which statement best describes the impression that Scrooge makes on the men through their dialogue?
They find Scrooge hardhearted and cruel.
They find Scrooge brisk and professional
They find Scrooge solemn and sorrowful
They find Scrooge distracted and upset.
Scrooge's nephew stops by to wish Scrooge a merry Christmas and to invite him to dinner. What does their dialogue in this scene reveal about them?
They have different ideas about the meaning of the word humbug
They have different ideas about how to run a business
They have different ideas about the importance of Christmas
Near the end of Act 1, Scrooge's beloved ends their relationship. She tells him, "Have I not seen your nobler aspirations fall off one by one, until the master-passion, gain, engrosses you?" Which statement best expplains how this dialogue helps to develop a main conflict in the play?
It shows that Scrooge has occasionally sacrificed his own goals in order to please others
It shows that Scrooge has generally been uninterested in relationships with others
It shows that Scrooge has allowed his love of money to negatively affect his life.
It shows that Scrooge has been rude and unkind throughout his life
