Answer the questions.
1. In which country did the fir tree grow?
The fir tree grew in Norway.
2. Why couldn’t the small tree grow?
The other trees near it were so high and had such big branches that the poor little fir tree could not grow into a big high tree.
3. Why was the fir tree sad?
The little tree was not useful to anybody .
5. Why didn’t most of the trees answer the fir tree?
Some of the trees were too proud to answer such a little tree.
6. What did the birch tree tell the little fir tree?
You could be a Christmas tree, but that is all.
7. When did the men chop down the prettiest fir trees?
once a year, in winter
8. Why was the little fir tree happy?
Because it was useful.
9. What happened one frosty winter day?
A boy with an axe walked through the forest. He stopped in front of the little fir tree, then he chopped it down and took it home.
10. How was the little fir tree decorated?
The next day the boys put it in a big room and decorated it with balloons, paper bells and golden balls. Their mother put some candles on the branches of the tree and lit them.
11. What did the children’s mother put on it?
candles
12. What did one of the children say?
“It’s the most beautiful Christmas tree!”
13. What did all the family do?
All the family gathered around the tree. They joined hands and began to sing songs and dance.
14. Why was the little fir tree the happiest?
because it was useful
Choose the correct word.
The fir tree was the smallest… tree in the forest. (biggest, smallest)
The fir tree was very sad… because it could not grow. (sad, happy)
Mother put some …candles on the branches of the fir tree. (paper bells, candles)
The family danced… round the Christmas tree. (ate, danced)
Լրացուցիչ առաջադրանքներ՝ Write sentences using the words below.
- was, forest, once, a, in Norway, fir tree, there, in little, a. Once there was a fir tree in a little forest in Norway.
- people, useful, I, be, to, some, could. was, the, little, very, Christmas tree, happy. i could be useful to some people. the little fir tree was very happy
- beautiful, shall, any, drop, I, not, of, things, these. I shall not drop any of these beautiful things.
