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Christmas Morning | Question-Answer | Class V - ICSE

Christmas Morning Adapted from Little Women
By Louisa May Alcott.

Quick Answers:

1. List:

a. the five gifts Mrs. March received
Ans: Slippers, handkerchief, cologne,  a rose and a pair of gloves.

b. the names of the four sisters
Ans: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy.

c. the three items from the Christmas breakfast that the girls took to the Hummel home
Ans: Muffins, Buckwheats and Bread

d. the two words that describe how Mrs March felt when she received her gifts

Ans: surprised and touched

e. one word that describe how the March felt after giving away their Christmas breakfast
Ans: happy.

Reference to contex

2. She remembered her mother’s promise and, slipping her hand under her pillow, drew out a little crimson-covered book.

a. Who remembered her mother’s promise?
Ans: Jo remembered her mother’s promise.

b. When did she remember this promise?
Ans: She remembered this promise after waking up in the grey dawn of Christmas Morning.

c. What did she do next?
Ans: She woke up Meg by wishing her ‘Merry Christmas', and told her to see what was under her pillow.

3. ‘Where is Mother?’ asked Meg, as she and Jo ran down to the kitchen to thank their mother for gifts, half an hour later.

a. Who was in the kitchen when Meg and Jo ran down?
Ans: Hannah, the housekeeper was in the kitchen when Meg and Jo ran down.

b. Where was their mother?
Ans: Their mother had gone to help someone who had come asking for help.

c. What request did their mother make when she returned?
Ans: Their mother requested them to gave their breakfast to Mrs. Hummel and her children as a Christmas present.

READ, REFLECT and WRITE

4. How did the March family make the Hummel home happy and cheerful?
Ans: March family took breakfast for the hungry children. They took wood with them and made a fire. They took old newspaper to cover the broken window panes. Then Mrs. March made tea and gruel for Mrs. Hummel.

5. What kind of person is Mrs. March?
Ans: Mrs. March is a kind, helpful, compassionate woman who went out of her way to help others in need.

6. Do you think the March sisters are selfish or generous? Give reasons of yours answer.
Ans: The March sisters bare generous because they happily gave up their favourite breakfast dishes for Mrs. Hummel’s hungry children.

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