Name: _______________________
G7 story 20
A Christmas Carol ch1+2
1. Who said this? 5
“You’re too rich to be unhappy.” ___________________
“I’ll see you dead first.” ___________________
“Many can’t go there, and many prefer to die.” ___________________
“It’s only once a year, sir.” ___________________
“I am here tonight to warn you.” ___________________
2. Correct all these sentences: 5
Nothing happened when the clock struck one'
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The ghost took Scrooge back to his past, but Scrooge did not remember any of it.
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Scrooge's eyes were wet because he had a cold'
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Old Fezziwig made his clerks work on Christmas Eve'
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Scrooge had never wanted to marry anybody'
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3. Multiple choice: 10
When he arrived home that evening, the _____ became the face of Jacob Marley.
a letter box
b mirror
c bedpost
d door knocker
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
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
Bob Cratchit worked in _____.
a a big dark office
b a dark little room
c a kitchen cupboard
d Scrooge’s bedroom
_____ were afraid of him.
a People
b Animals
c His family
d People and animals
Scrooge’s main interest in life was _____.
a making friends
b being horrible
c making money
d helping people
Scrooge and Marley were _____ for many years.
a business partners
b neighbours
c friends
d ghosts
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
Marley’s 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
Bob Cratchit was Scrooge’s _____.
a clerk
b nephew
c lawyer
d partner