DOMINOES MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST

Starter Level
A Christmas Carol
SETTING
8 Scrooge is afraid when he sees his name
Choose the best answer. _____.
a  in a book
1 Scrooge lives in _____.
b  on a door
a  Cambridge
c  on a gravestone
b  Edinburgh
d  on a window
c  London
d  Oxford 9 When Scrooge opens his eyes after the ghosts
leave, it is _____.
2 Scrooge works in _____.
a afternoon
a  a hotel
b evening
b  an office
c morning
c  a prison
d night
d  a shop
10 The story ends on _____ December.
3 Scrooge first sees Jacob Marley’s face _____.
a  24th
a  in a drink
b  25th
b  in his desk
c  26th
c  on a hat
d  27th
d  on a knocker
4 The ghosts of Christmas Past and Christmas
Present come at _____ o’clock.
a  eleven CHARACTERS
b  twelve Choose the best answer.
c  one
11 Scrooge has a _____ face.
d  two
a  cold
5 Scrooge sees his old _____ with the Ghost of b  nice
Christmas Past. c  smiling
a  church d  young
b  room
12 Fred is Scrooge’s _____.
c  school
a  brother
d  workhouse
b  father
6 Scrooge and Dick dance in Mr Fezziwig’s c  friend
_____. d  nephew
a  garden
13 Bob Cratchit _____.
b  house
a  has a lot of holidays
c  office
b  has a holiday every weekend
d  shop
c  never has a holiday
7 Scrooge sees Bob Cratchit’s family at _____ d  only has a holiday on Christmas Day
with the Ghost of Christmas Present.
14 Jacob Marley’s ghost visits because Scrooge
a  a party
is _____ man.
b  church
a  a bad
c  home
b  an old
d  work
c  a poor
d  a rich

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Starter Level
A Christmas Carol
15 The Ghost of Christmas Past has a _____
22 ‘But perhaps you can give something for poor
face.
families.’
a  cold
a  Bob Cratchit
b  old
b  One of the two fat men
c  red
c  The Ghost of Christmas Past
d  young
d  The Ghost of Christmas Present
16 Scrooge’s _____ is dead.
23 ‘We don’t need all these people alive today.’
a  daughter
a  Bob Cratchit
b  sister
b  Jacob Marley’s ghost
c  son
c  One of the two fat men
d  wife
d  Scrooge
17 The Ghost of Christmas Present has _____
24 ‘You must change and be a better man.’
eyes.
a  Jacob Marley’s ghost
a  cold
b  The Ghost of Christmas Past
b  green
c  The Ghost of Christmas Present
c  small
d  The Ghost of the Future
d  smiling
25 ‘Father’s better now – and nicer. You can stay
18 Tiny Tim is Bob Cratchit’s _____ son.
with us for Christmas, and always.’
a  oldest
a  Belle
b  only
b  Bob Cratchit
c  tallest
c  Fanny
d  youngest
d  Mr Fezziwig
19 The Ghost of the Future wears _____.
26 ‘There’s money in your heart now, not me.’
a  black
a  Belle
b  gold
b  Fanny
c  purple
c  Mrs Fezziwig
d  white
d  Tiny Tim
20 At the end of the story, Scrooge is _____.
27 ‘Take me home, please! This is terrible!’
a  alone
a  Belle
b  angry
b  Fred
c  different
c  Scrooge
d  sad
d  Tiny Tim
28 ‘And God bless us, every one!’
a  Bob Cratchit
DIALOGUE b  The Ghost of Christmas Past
Who says this? c  The Ghost of Christmas Present
d  Tiny Tim
21 ‘Bah! Humbug!’
a  Bob Cratchit 29 ‘I live for only one day. I’m going to die soon.’
b  Fred a  Scrooge
c  Jacob Marley’s ghost b  The Ghost of Christmas Present
d  Scrooge c  The Ghost of the Future
d  Tiny Tim

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 DOMINOES MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST

Starter Level
A Christmas Carol
30 ‘I can change the future – for me, and for
37 the centre of feeling in someone; this is in
everybody.’
your chest and it sends the blood round your
a  Scrooge
body
b  The Ghost of Christmas Past
a  foot
c  The Ghost of Christmas Present
b  hair
d  The Ghost of the Future
c  head
d  heart
38 you eat this
VOCABULARY a  bandage
Choose the best answer. b  food
c  gift
31 not fat
d  hood
a  clean
b  dark 39 to move your head up and down to say ‘yes’
c  thin a  clap
d  ugly b  finish
c  hear
32 your mother’s or father’s brother
d  nod
a  clerk
b  fiddler 40 to go after someone or somebody
c  husband a  follow
d  uncle b  happen
c  promise
33 you wear this around your neck
d  watch
a  carriage
b  robes
c  scarf
d  shoes PLOT
34 it burns and gives light; in the past people Choose the best answer.
used it to see at night
41 _____ to Scrooge in the street.
a  candle
a  All his friends speak
b  crutch
b  Everybody speaks
c  dinner
c  Nobody speaks
d  holly
d  Visitors speak
35 the side of a room; a room usually has four of
42 Scrooge doesn’t go to Fred’s house for
these
Christmas because Scrooge doesn’t like Fred’s
a  crutch
_____.
b  curtains
a  cat
c  rain
b  children
d  wall
c  dog
36 to move through the air d  wife
a  drive
43 Scrooge is angry because a boy _____.
b  fly
a  asks him a question
c  follow
b  laughs at him
d  push
c  sings through his keyhole
d  takes some of his money

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 DOMINOES MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST

Starter Level
A Christmas Carol
44 When Jacob Marley’s ghost _____, Scrooge
knows the ghost is truly there.
a  gives a cry
b  leaves the room
c  sits in a chair
d  speaks to him
45 When Scrooge is at school, he doesn’t have
_____.
a  a fire
b  a teacher
c  books
d  friends
46 Belle doesn’t want to marry Scrooge because
he _____.
a  doesn’t love her
b  has no money
c  is different
d  is very old

47 Scrooge pushes the Ghost of Christmas

Present under her _____.
a  bed
b  cap
c  coat
d  table
48 Scrooge is not happy because Tiny Tim is
going to _____.
a  die
b  leave
c  marry
d  work in his office
49 Fred and his wife play ‘Twenty Questions’
and the answer is ‘_____’.
a  a Christmas carol
b  a Christmas tree
c  a ghost
d  Scrooge
50 Scrooge buys a _____ for Bob Cratchit.
a  book
b  chair
c  picture
d  turkey

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 DOMINOES MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST ANSWERS

Starter Level
A Christmas Carol
SETTING PLOT
1c 41 c
2b 42 d
3d 43 c
4c 44 a
5c 45 d
6c 46 c
7c 47 b
8c 48 a
9c 49 d
10 b 50 d

CHARACTERS
11 a
12 d
13 d
14 a
15 d
16 b
17 d
18 d
19 a
20 c

DIALOGUE
21 d
22 b
23 d
24 a
25 c
26 a
27 c
28 d
29 b
30 a

VOCABULARY
31 c
32 d
33 c
34 a
35 d
36 b
37 d
38 b
39 d
40 a

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 DOMINOES ACTIVITY KEY

Starter Level
A Christmas Carol
BEFORE READING WORD WORK
1 2
a Yes b Christmas
b No c clerk
c Yes d desk
d Yes e fire
e No f job
f No g claps
h thin
2 i hates
1 Fanny j uncle
2 Belle k dinner
3 Fred l nephew
4 Jacob Marley m wife
5 Bob Cratchit
ACTIVITY PAGES 12–13
3 READING CHECK
a b Bob Cratchit Ebenezer Scrooge
c likes hates
ACTIVITY PAGES 6–7 d is interested isn’t interested
e some money no money
READING CHECK
f girl boy
b False g happy angry
c True h six eight
d False i New Year’s Day Christmas Day
e True j ‘no’ ‘yes’
f False k dogs children
g False l Fred’s face the door knocker
m down up
h True
WORD WORK
WORD WORK
1
1
b poor
Christmas
c alone
job
d carol
wife
e light
thin
f prison
desk
g candle
fire
h knocker
clerk
i holiday
uncle
j keyhole
hates
claps
dinner
nephew

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 DOMINOES ACTIVITY KEY

Starter Level
A Christmas Carol
2
b knocker ACTIVITY PAGES 26–27
c poor READING CHECK
d carols b The little ghost, Old Scrooge
e holiday c Old Scrooge
f keys d The little ghost, Old Scrooge, Young Ebenezer
g alone e Fanny, Young Ebenezer
h prison f Fezziwig
i keyhole g Young Ebenezer, Dick, Fezziwig
h Belle, Young Ebenezer
ACTIVITY PAGES 18–19 i Old Scrooge, the little ghost
READING CHECK j Belle
b bells
c chains WORD WORK
d friend 1
e can promise
f money past
g bandage cap
h help dance
i Forget carriage
j Remember marry
k Three heart
l window husband
m one clean
fiddler
WORD WORK gift
1
1 bandage WORD WORK
3 upstairs 2
4 downstairs b holly
5 curtains c carriage
6 terrible d dancing
7 walls e fiddler
8 chain f cleans
9 bell g marry
10 church h promise
11 ghosts i heart
j gifts
WORD WORK k past
2
b downstairs
c upstairs
d bandage
e chain
f ghosts
g curtains
h church
i bell
j walls
k terrible

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 DOMINOES ACTIVITY KEY

Starter Level
A Christmas Carol
ACTIVITY PAGES 32–33 READING CHECK
READING CHECK 2
1 b die
b the little ghost c wife
c Scrooge d sorry
d Scrooge e money
e the big ghost f holidays
f Tiny Tim g Christmas
g Scrooge h heart
h Scrooge i God
i Bob Cratchit j bless
j Mrs Cratchit
The extra name is Fred WORD WORK
1
READING CHECK b future
2 c robe
b the little ghost d hood
c the big ghost e nods
d Scrooge, the big ghost f follows
e Bob Cratchit g ugly
f Tiny Tim h gravestone
g Mrs Cratchit i turkey
h Fred
(The extra name is Belle’s husband)

WORD WORK
1
b tiny
c crutches
d present
e food
f torch
g God bless

ACTIVITY PAGES 38–39

READING CHECK
1
b6
c 11
d9
e8
f 2
g3
h7
i 4
j 10
k1

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 DOMINOES ACTIVITY KEY

Starter Level
A Christmas Carol
PROJECT A PAGES 40–41 PROJECT B PAGES 42–44
1 1
Name of ghost: Jacob Marley I
Name of story and A Christmas Carol / am good.
writer: Charles Dickens I like giving
What does it look like? It has a bandage
with all my heart.
around its head, and a
big chain around its I love my older brother,
middle. I always do things to help him.
What kind of ghost is It is helpful. My family is very important to me.
it?
What can/can’t it do? It can walk through 2
doors and fly through c (Fanny)
the sky
Who can see it? Ebenezer Scrooge can
see it. 3
When and where does It comes on the night It
the ghost come? before Christmas to is hard
Scrooge’s rooms. being his clerk.
What does it want? It wants to help his old I need more holidays,
friend Scrooge. but get only Christmas Day.
What does it do? It sits and talks to him.
I love my wife and children,
Why is it important? It is important because
it tells Scrooge about but never have time to see them.
three more ghosts.
After their visits, I
Scrooge changes into am fat
a better man. and like food.
I dance very well.
PROJECT A PAGES 40–41 I love my three daughters.
2 They all need to marry soon.
Banquo’s ghost comes in the play Macbeth by I must find rich husbands for them.
William Shakespeare. It has terrible eyes and
blood on its face. It is scary. It can’t speak. King My
Macbeth can see it but Macbeth’s wife and old uncle
friends can’t. It comes to a dinner in Macbeth’s is truly terrible.
house after Macbeth kills Banquo (but not He loves his money
Banquo’s son). Banquo’s ghost wants to scare more than his only nephew.
Macbeth – his old friend and killer. It sits in He usually likes to eat alone,
Macbeth’s chair, and looks angrily at him. It is and never visits my house for dinner.
important because Banquo’s son is going to be
King of Scotland after Macbeth dies. PROJECT B PAGES 42–44
4
3 Students’ own answers
Students’ own answers
PROJECT B PAGES 42–44
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Students’ own answers

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 DOMINOES GRAMMAR KEY

Starter Level
A Christmas Carol
1 5
b How 1 b No, he doesn’t.
c Who 4 c Yes, he is.
d When 5 d Yes, she does.
e How much 7 e Yes, he does.
f Why 2 f No, they don’t.
g Where 6 g No, they aren’t.
h How often 11 h Yes, she is.
i How many 10 i No, she isn't.
j Which 9 j No, she doesn't.
k What 3 k No, he isn’t.
l Yes, they are.
2
b hearing 6
c to be b quietly
d working c excitedly
e to wear d hungrily
f to lose e worriedly
g to have f noisily
h running g angrily
i playing h happily

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b helping b noisily
c talking c excitedly
d hearing d happily
e to leave e angrily
f to say f hungrily
g worriedly
4 h suddenly
b (10) Scrooge can see through Marley
because he’s a ghost, and not alive. 8
c (4) Marley has a bandage around his head so b Can it nod for ‘yes’? Yes, it can.
he can’t speak easily c Can people in the future No, they can’t.
d (7) Marley can’t move fast because he has a see Scrooge?
d Can they hear him? No, they can’t.
chain around his body.
e Can Scrooge see people Yes, he can.
e (6) The ghost can sit so it sits and talks with in the future?
Scrooge. f Can he hear them? Yes, he can.
f (1) The ghost gives a terrible cry because g Can he understand all of No, he can’t.
Scrooge laughs at it. them?
g (2) Marley wants to help so he tells Scrooge h Can he see the ghost’s No, he can’t.
about his chain. face?
i Can he read the name on Yes, he can.
h (3) Scrooge’s chain is a ‘ghost’ chain so he
his gravestone?
can’t see it when he’s alive.
i (5) Three more ghosts are going to visit
because Scrooge needs more help.
j (8) Marley’s ghost can’t stay long because it
must go and help more bad men.

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Starter Level
A Christmas Carol
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b Can I have some money for the bed-curtains?
c Can we go home now?
d Can we hear a story about Tiny Tim?
e Can you bring the biggest turkey in the window
here?

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b Scrooge is going to give more holidays to Bob.
c Bob’s going to feel happier at work.
d Scrooge is going to visit Fred’s house.
e Fred and his wife aren’t going to laugh at
Scrooge.
f Tiny Tim isn’t going to die.
g Bob and Mrs Cratchit are going to feel very
happy.
h People are going to say nice things about
Scrooge.
i Scrooge isn’t going to die alone.
j Scrooge isn’t going to forget the three ghosts.
k Scrooge is going to have Christmas in his
heart.

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