A Christmas Carol Worksheets Bundle

A Christmas Carol Comprehension Bundle

Explore A Christmas Carol and its historical background with two illustrated reading resources for upper KS2 and KS3 English.

This bundle pairs an accessible retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic with nonfiction about Victorian London, poverty, workhouses and Christmas traditions. Pupils develop close reading, vocabulary, inference and evidence-based writing skills while exploring Ebenezer Scrooge’s transformation, generosity and social responsibility.

Resource 1: A Christmas Carol—Adapted Story

A two-page illustrated retelling introduces the characters, key events, themes and symbolism.

Includes 12 activities:

• Two differentiated written-response sets with model answers.
• Two mixed-format comprehension activities.
• Multiple-choice assessment and True/False quiz.
• Summary cloze with a word bank.
• Scrooge’s Journey evidence sort.
• Two differentiated vocabulary matching activities.
• Crossword with an optional word box and word search.

Resource 2: Christmas in Charles Dickens’ Victorian London

A two-page illustrated nonfiction passage explores Dickens’ experiences, Victorian inequality and the historical concerns reflected in his story.

Includes written responses, multiple-choice and True/False assessments, a summary cloze, two mixed-format activities, vocabulary matching, a crossword and a word search.

Answer keys and model responses included.

Use for Christmas English lessons, an introduction to Dickens, guided reading, homework or assessment. The adapted story offers an accessible starting point for upper KS2 and KS3, while the nonfiction resource provides additional challenge and context, particularly for KS3.

Teach the resources together to connect literature with history, or use each independently before studying the original novella or exploring a screen adaptation.