Reader 5 Unit 1 – Trapped

1. Is the bear a young bear? Which words from the text provide a clue?
Answer: The bear is a young one. He is described as being young and chubby.

2. What was the girl doing?

Answer: The girl was seated near the cot scrubbing a brass plate with ash and sand.

3. Why did the girl get scared?

Answer: The girl got very scared because she saw a bear.

4. Why did the bear get scared?

Answer: The bear got scared because he suddenly heard all kinds of noises coming towards him at once.

5. Was the road a safe way out for the bear?

Answer: The road was definitely not safe for the bear. It was full of humans.

6. Who did the bear see coming?

Answer: The bear saw a gang of children coming after him. They had sticks in their hands and they were
followed by dogs.

7. Was the bear able to run away successfully?

Answer: No, the bear was so confused by all the chaos and people and dogs coming after him, that he lost
his way.

8. What did the bear do?

Answer: The bear jumped into a well.

9. When did the bear stop being angry?

Answer: The bear stopped being angry when it saw the little girl’s face looking at him with reassurance.

10. What did the girl tell the boys?

Answer: The girl told the boys to stop torturing the bear. She said the boys ought to be ashamed of their
behavior.
Revision/Challenge Questions:

11. How did the children help the bear out of the well?
Answer: The children lowered the ladder slowly into the well and waited till the bear climbed out of the well
undisturbed.

12. How did the bear show his appreciation?

Answer: The bear bowed to the little girl to show his appreciation for her help.

13. How do you think the bear found its way to the village?
Answer: Free response.
Guidelines: Begin by writing if you think the bear is a wild animal or could have escaped from a circus.
circu Then
write a few lines about how you think the bear got separated from its mother and how it started walking
towards the village.