The Bear Story - Textbook Questions

Q1. Describe the bear's diet.

He was a vegetarian. He ate the same food as the dogs—bread, porridge, potato, cabbage, turnip. He loved fruit.

Q2. Why was the bear tied up with a chain on Sundays?

Because his mistress visited her sister on Sundays. The way led through a dense forest which was not safe for the bear, and the sister was also scared of him.

Q3. What did the bear do when the lady scolded him in the forest?

He did not understand why she was angry. He looked at her with cunning eyes and then turned around and went back into the forest (it was actually a wild bear).

Q4. Why was the cook angry with the mistress?

Because the mistress scolded the bear for following her, but the cook said he had been sitting in his kennel as good as gold the whole time.

Wren & Martin Grammar: Active and Passive Voice - Illustrations

Q1. Change Voice

1. The cat killed the mouse. (Active) -> The mouse was killed by the cat. (Passive)
2. He helps me. (Active) -> I am helped by him. (Passive)

Q2. Identify

The gate was opened. (Passive)

Wren & Martin Grammar Rules: Active and Passive Voice

1. Active Voice

Subject acts.

2. Passive Voice

Subject is acted upon.

3. Structure

Subject + Be Verb + Past Participle + By Agent.

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