‘Trapped’ Lesson Question and Answers Class 5 English Magnolia

‘Trapped’ by Sigrun Srivastava is a tale of a young bear’s unexpected adventure in a village and the kind-hearted girl who comes to his rescue. We’ll explore the story in depth and answer some comprehension questions to better understand the narrative and its themes.

Comprehension

A. Complete these sentences.

1. The girl shrieked because…..
2. The bear was terrified by…..
3. The bear was running in order to…..
4. When the bear found he was trapped, he…..
5. When Meera came…..

Answers:

1. The girl shrieked because she saw the bear.
2. The bear was terrified by the loud noises and the barking of the dogs.
3. The bear was running in order to escape from the humans and dogs.
4. When the bear found he was trapped, he jumped into a well.
5. When Meera came, she stopped the children from hurting the bear and helped him out of the well.

B. Read these lines and answer the questions.

1. Confused with terror, he lost his way.
   a. Who does ‘he’ refer to here?
   b. Why was ‘he’ confused with terror?
   c. How did ‘he’ get ‘trapped’?
2. “I don’t think so.”
   a. Who said this to whom?
   b. Why did the speaker say this?
   c. Do you agree with the speaker? Why?
3. “This will help us rescue the trapped animal.”
   a. Why did the speaker say these words?
   b. How did this’ help to rescue ‘the trapped animal’?
   c. How did the speaker help ‘the trapped animal’?

Answers:

1. Confused with terror, he lost his way.
   • a. ‘He’ refers to the bear.
   • b. ‘He’ was confused with terror because he was being chased by humans and dogs.
   • c. ‘He’ got ‘trapped’ when he ran into a dead-end square with an old well.
2. “I don’t think so.”
   • a. Meera said this to the children.
   • b. The speaker said this because she disagreed with the children’s claim that chasing the bear was just a joke.
   • c. Yes, I agree with the speaker because it’s not right to harm animals for fun.
3. “This will help us rescue the trapped animal.”
   • a. The speaker said these words because they had a ladder which could help the bear climb out of the well.
   • b. ‘This’, the ladder, helped to rescue ‘the trapped animal’ by providing a way for the bear to climb out of the well.
   • c. The speaker, Meera, helped ‘the trapped animal’ by bringing the ladder and calming the bear so it could climb out.

C. Think and answer.

1. What do you think would have happened if Meera had not arrived?
2. Underline the sentences in the text that show:
   a. how scared the young bear was.
   b. that everyone respected Meera.
   C. that Meera’s voice soothed the bear.
3. Say with examples from the text how animals have the same feelings as human beings.

Answers:

1. If Meera had not arrived, the bear might have been hurt more by the children and dogs.
2. a. The sentence that shows how scared the young bear was: “Confused with terror, he lost his way.”
   • b. The sentence that shows that everyone respected Meera: “Everybody held her in high regard and the children knew that their bear-chase would displease her.”
   • c. The sentence that shows that Meera’s voice soothed the bear: “He heard the sound of her kind and gentle voice and felt that, somehow, this was a friend.”
3. The bear in the story shows fear when chased by the children and dogs, confusion when he loses his way, and relief when Meera helps him. These are feelings that humans also experience, showing that animals have the same feelings as human beings.