Chapter 12 of 20
Chapter 12: Curlylocks and the Three Bears
Classic Goldilocks Tale, Sizing, Porridge, Beds & Bear Family | CBSE Session 2026–27
Core Pedagogical Competencies & Concepts
- Story comprehension: Curlylocks enters the cottage of the Three Bears (Papa Bear, Mama Bear, Baby Bear).
- Degrees of size, temperature, and hardness: Big bowl (hot), Middle bowl (cold), Tiny bowl (just right).
- Beds comparison: Big bed (too hard), Middle bed (too soft), Tiny bed (just right).
- Manners and trespassing: Leaving a home respectfully without destroying other people's belongings.
All Textbook Exercises & In-Text Tasks (15 Questions)
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Q1
Reading is Fun • Girl's Name
Why was the little girl called 'Curlylocks'?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• She was called Curlylocks because she had curly golden hair on her head.
• She was called Curlylocks because she had curly golden hair on her head.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Curly golden hair stated
1 M
Q2
Reading is Fun • Cottage Family
Who lived in the cottage in the forest?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• The Bear family lived in the cottage: Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Baby Bear.
• The Bear family lived in the cottage: Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Baby Bear.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Bear family identified
1 M
Papa, Mama, Baby Bear named
1 M
Q3
Reading is Fun • The Porridge Bowls
Describe the three bowls of porridge on the table and how Curlylocks felt about each.
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Answer:
1. Big bowl (Papa Bear): Too hot.
2. Middle-sized bowl (Mama Bear): Too cold.
3. Tiny little bowl (Baby Bear): Just right, and she ate it all up!
1. Big bowl (Papa Bear): Too hot.
2. Middle-sized bowl (Mama Bear): Too cold.
3. Tiny little bowl (Baby Bear): Just right, and she ate it all up!
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Big bowl: too hot
1 M
Middle bowl: too cold
1 M
Tiny bowl: just right and eaten
1 M
Q4
Reading is Fun • The Beds Comparison
What was wrong with Papa Bear's and Mama Bear's beds? Which bed did Curlylocks sleep in?
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Answer:
• Papa Bear's big bed was too hard.
• Mama Bear's middle bed was too soft.
• Baby Bear's tiny bed was just right, and she fell fast asleep in it.
• Papa Bear's big bed was too hard.
• Mama Bear's middle bed was too soft.
• Baby Bear's tiny bed was just right, and she fell fast asleep in it.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Big bed: too hard
1 M
Middle bed: too soft
1 M
Tiny bed: just right and slept
1 M
Q5
Reading is Fun • The Escape
What did Curlylocks do when she woke up and saw the three bears staring at her?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• Curlylocks screamed in shock, jumped out of the tiny bed, leaped out of the open window, and ran away as fast as her legs could carry her!
• Curlylocks screamed in shock, jumped out of the tiny bed, leaped out of the open window, and ran away as fast as her legs could carry her!
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Jumped out of bed/window
1 M
Ran away as fast as she could
1 M
Q6
Vocabulary • Degrees of Sizing
Arrange these words in order from BIGGEST to SMALLEST: Tiny, Huge, Middle-sized.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Arrangement:
1. Huge (biggest)
2. Middle-sized
3. Tiny (smallest).
1. Huge (biggest)
2. Middle-sized
3. Tiny (smallest).
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Correct order: Huge, Middle-sized, Tiny
2 M
Q7
Opposites • Texture & Temperature
Write the opposite of:
(a) Hard × _______
(b) Hot × _______
(c) Asleep × _______
[3 Marks]
(a) Hard × _______
(b) Hot × _______
(c) Asleep × _______
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answers:
(a) Hard × Soft
(b) Hot × Cold
(c) Asleep × Awake
(a) Hard × Soft
(b) Hot × Cold
(c) Asleep × Awake
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
(a) Soft
1 M
(b) Cold
1 M
(c) Awake
1 M
Q8
Manners & Etiquette • Respecting Privacy
What should Curlylocks have done before entering someone else's house?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Answer:
• She should have knocked on the door and waited politely for permission.
• If nobody was home, she should never have entered or touched their food and beds without asking.
• She should have knocked on the door and waited politely for permission.
• If nobody was home, she should never have entered or touched their food and beds without asking.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Knocking on door
1 M
Not entering empty houses without permission
1 M
Q9
Vocabulary • Porridge
What is 'porridge'? What grain is commonly used to make it?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• Porridge is a warm, soft cereal dish cooked by boiling crushed grains in milk or water (commonly made from oats or daliya).
• Porridge is a warm, soft cereal dish cooked by boiling crushed grains in milk or water (commonly made from oats or daliya).
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Warm boiled cereal defined
1 M
Oats / daliya identified
1 M
Q10
Direct Speech • Papa Bear's Voice
How did Papa Bear speak when he saw his bowl? (In a gruff roaring voice or a tiny squeak?)
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• Papa Bear spoke in a deep, big, gruff voice: 'Somebody has been eating my porridge!'.
• Papa Bear spoke in a deep, big, gruff voice: 'Somebody has been eating my porridge!'.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Big gruff voice identified
1 M
Q11
Sentence Construction
Make a sentence using the phrase 'just right'.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Sample Sentence:
• The warm soup mother made was neither too salty nor too spicy — it was just right!
• The warm soup mother made was neither too salty nor too spicy — it was just right!
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Meaningful sentence with 'just right'
2 M
Q12
Baby Animals • Bear Cub
What is a young baby bear called: a puppy, a calf, or a cub?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• A baby bear is called a cub.
• A baby bear is called a cub.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Cub correct
1 M
Q13
Grammar • Pronouns
Fill in with [He, She, They]:
(a) Curlylocks was hungry. ___ ate the porridge.
(b) The three bears were angry. ___ searched the bedroom.
[2 Marks]
(a) Curlylocks was hungry. ___ ate the porridge.
(b) The three bears were angry. ___ searched the bedroom.
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answers:
(a) She ate the porridge.
(b) They searched the bedroom.
(a) She ate the porridge.
(b) They searched the bedroom.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
(a) She
1 M
(b) They
1 M
Q14
True or False
State True or False:
(a) Curlylocks ate all of Papa Bear's porridge.
(b) Baby Bear had a tiny little bed.
[2 Marks]
(a) Curlylocks ate all of Papa Bear's porridge.
(b) Baby Bear had a tiny little bed.
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answers:
(a) False. She ate all of Baby Bear's porridge.
(b) True. Baby Bear had a tiny little bed that was just right.
(a) False. She ate all of Baby Bear's porridge.
(b) True. Baby Bear had a tiny little bed that was just right.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
(a) False with reason
1 M
(b) True
1 M
Q15
Chapter Reflection
What is the moral of 'Curlylocks and the Three Bears'?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Summary:
• Always respect other people's homes, privacy, and belongings.
• Never trespass or use someone's things without permission, or you will end up in great trouble.
• Always respect other people's homes, privacy, and belongings.
• Never trespass or use someone's things without permission, or you will end up in great trouble.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Respecting privacy and property summarized
2 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study
Curlylocks in the Forest Cottage
Curlylocks was walking near the forest when she saw a charming wooden cottage. The Bear family had gone for a morning walk while their oat porridge cooled down. Curlylocks walked inside without knocking. On the table were three bowls: a huge bowl for Papa Bear, a middle-sized bowl for Mama Bear, and a tiny little bowl for Baby Bear.
Analytical Task: Why was the cottage empty? Why did Curlylocks reject Papa Bear's and Mama Bear's porridge? Whose porridge did she eat all up?
Evaluation & Model Answer:
1. The cottage was empty because the Three Bears had gone for a walk while their porridge cooled.
2. She rejected Papa Bear's porridge because it was too hot, and Mama Bear's because it was too cold.
3. She ate all up Baby Bear's tiny bowl of porridge because it was just right!
2. She rejected Papa Bear's porridge because it was too hot, and Mama Bear's because it was too cold.
3. She ate all up Baby Bear's tiny bowl of porridge because it was just right!
Rubric: 1 M for bears on walk + 1 M for too hot and too cold explanation + 1 M for Baby Bear's just right bowl