Question 1

Question 1: Find the meaning of the following words. 1. adorning 2. rated 3. abused 4. starlets 5. delicious

Accepted Answer

1. adorning – decorating. The Christmas tree was adorned with bells bows, stars and ribbons.

Question 2

Question 1: Read the words. Write the words that combine to make each of them.

Accepted Answer

Now write other meaningful words that begin/end with – the first word in each the second word in each. 3. Answer the following questions. Question 1. Why did Marouckla’s stepmother hate her ? Answer: Marouckla’s stepmother hated her because she was prettier than her own daughter Holena.

Question 3

Question 2: In what season does the story take place ?

Accepted Answer

The story takes place in the winter season.

Question 4

Question 3: Does Marouckla get any of the things she brings ?

Accepted Answer

No, Marouckla did not get any of the things she brought. Her wicked stepmother and stepsister enjoyed them all by themselves.

Question 5

Question 4: Why do Holena and her mother go out in the snow themselves ?

Accepted Answer

Holena and her mother went out in the snow themselves because they wanted more apples and they felt that Marouckla would eat up all the apples if they sent her to get them.

Question 6

Question 5: Why is Great January annoyed with Holena and her mother ? Does he help them?

Accepted Answer

Holena and her mother reached where the big fire was burning and the twelve months were sitting. They stepped up to the fire and stretched out their hands to warm them, without asking permission or speaking a polite word, instead they were very rude to them. This annoyed Great January. He did not he

Question 7

Question 1: Describe the following with the help of the story. Springtime Summer Winter

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1. Springtime : Answer: During springtime which begins in March, the snow begins to melt, the trees begin to bud with fresh flowers. The frozen ground once again is covered with grass. Colourful flowers are seen. The temperature is warmer and it seems as if the earth has come back to life. The seaso

Question 8

Question 1: Form groups of 3. Read aloud the conversations in the story, each group presenting one piece of conversation. Question 2. Form groups of 5. Find at least two fairy tales/folk tales

Accepted Answer

The mother lived in a faraway country with her two daughters.

Question 9

Question 2: What did Marouckla not know?

Accepted Answer

Marouckla did not know how beautiful she was.

Question 10

Question 3: How did Marouckla spend her time?

Accepted Answer

Marouckla spent her time doing all the housework, tidying up the cottage, cooking, washing, spinning, weaving and sewing.

Question 11

Question 4: How did Holena spend her time?

Accepted Answer

Holena spent her time adorning herself and lazing about.

Question 12

Question 5: What did the mother and Holena decide to do with Marouckla?

Accepted Answer

The mother and Holena decided to throw her out in the freezing cold to get rid of her.

Question 13

Question 6: What did Marouckla see when she reached the top of a mountain?

Accepted Answer

When Marouckla reached the top of the mountain, she saw a big fire burning and twelve men sitting around it.

Question 14

Question 9: Describe the men Marouckla saw.

Accepted Answer

Marouckla saw that three of them had snow white beard, three of them were not so old, and three were still younger. The three youngest men were the handsomest of them all.

Question 15

Question 10: Who were these twelve men?

Accepted Answer

These twelve men were actually the twelve months.

Question 16

Question 11: Describe Great January.

Accepted Answer

Great January sat highest of all, his hair and beard were as white as snow and he had a club in his hand.

Question 17

Question 12: Why was it not possible to get violets?

Accepted Answer

It was not possible to get violets, because it was January and everything was covered with snow.

Question 18

Question 13: What would Holena and her mother do if Marouckla did not bring the violets?

Accepted Answer

If Marouckla did not bring the violets, her sister and mother would kill her.

Question 19

Question 14: How did the violets look when they began to bloom?

Accepted Answer

When the violets began to bloom they looked as though a blue cloth had been spread out on the ground.

Question 20

Question 15: When do we get strawberries in plenty?

Accepted Answer

We get strawberries in plenty in the summer season.

Question 21

Question 16: How did the ripened strawberries look like?

Accepted Answer

The ripened strawberries looked as though a red carpet had been spread on the ground.

Question 22

Question 17: What did Holena order Marouckla to get on the third day?

Accepted Answer

Holena ordered Marouckla to go into the forest and get some red apples on the third day.

Question 23

Question 18: When do we get apples in plenty?

Accepted Answer

We get apples in plenty in the autumn season.

Question 24

Question 19: How did Holena describe the apple to her mother?

Accepted Answer

Holena told her mother that the apple was so delicious and she had never tasted anything so nice all her life.

Question 25

Question 20: What did Holena and her mother wrap themselves with, when they went out to get the apples?

Accepted Answer

Holena and her mother wrapped themselves in fur coats and shawls before they went out into the forest.

Question 26

Question 1: Autumn time:

Accepted Answer

The month of September sees faded and dry leaves fall on the ground. This happens because of the blowing of cold wind. This season comes before winter. It is also known as the ‘season of fall’ because we have trees shedding off their leaves. We get pumpkin and apples in plenty in this season.

Question 27

Question 2: Can you name some more fairy tales you have read or heard?

Accepted Answer

Cindrella, Snow-white and the Seven Dwarfs, The Woodcutter and the Fairy, Snow-white and Rose-Red, Red Riding Hood, Beast and the Beauty, Hansel and Gretel, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, the sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, etc.

Question 28

Question 1: Find the meanings of the following words and frame sentences of your own:

Accepted Answer

1. wrapped – covered I wrapped the gift with a glitter paper.

Question 29

Question 3: Write the words that combine to make each of the following

Accepted Answer

Step-by-step solution provided.

Question 30

Question 4: Look at the underlined words in the sentence.

Accepted Answer

e.g. Marouckla ran to the top of the mountain where the big fire was burning. These underlined words are known as nouns.

Chapter 5 The Twelve Months Solutions