Masha and the Bear
I absolutely love this series and watching these short videos, especially in another language, is a fantastic way to practice your inferring skills. I hope enjoy you them as much as I do!
Masha and the Bear Episode 1
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Questions - Episode 1
1) How did the animals at Masha’s house feel about her? What are the clues that tell you this? 2) How was Bear feeling that day BEFORE he met Masha? How do you know? 3) What kind of a kid is Masha? How do you know? 4) What do you think Bear was thinking or feeling when he returned home that day after fishing? Why do you think so? 5) What did Bear think of Masha when he first met her? How do you know? 6) How did Bear’s feelings toward Masha change? How do you know? |
Questions - Episode 2
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Masha and the Bear Episode 2
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1) What season is it in this episode? What are the clues that give it away?
2) What is Bear getting ready for in the beginning of the episode? How do you know? 3) Since we do not speak the language, we have to infer what the characters are saying. What do you think Masha said to Bear when he fell in the hole? Why do you think that? |
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Masha and the Bear Episode 3
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Questions - Episode 3
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1) What time of year is it when Bear wakes up? How do you know?
2) Why does Bear draw a line on the wall next to the tree? What is he doing? How do you know? 3) What did Bear used to do years ago? What was his job? What are the clues that tell you this? 4) What is it that Masha wants the Bear to do when she is sitting on the rocket? Why? What is she hoping will happen? |
Questions - Episode 4
1) What is Masha trying to do with the snow in the beginning? How do you know? 2) Why is the Wolf following the Rabbit’s tracks? How do you know? 3) What was Bear planning to do when he found Masha looking at the tracks in the snow? How do you know? 4) Why does Bear get so frustrated with Masha when they are looking at the tracks in the snow? 5) Why was Bear so surprised at the end? |
Masha and the Bear Episode 4
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Masha and the Bear Episode 5
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Questions - Episode 5
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1) What was Bear thinking when Masha came in while he was polishing his trophies?
2) What were the wolves planning to do with Masha? Why? 3) What did Bear think of their plan? Why? What did he think would happen? 4) What did the wolves think of their plan after they took Masha? How do you know? 5) How was Bear feeling after the wolves took Masha? How do you know? |
Questions - Episode 6
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Masha and the Bear Episode 6
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1) What was Bear getting ready to make in the beginning of the episode? What were the clues that told you this?
2) What was Masha pretending to be when she had the glass jar on her head? How do you know? 3) How was Bear feeling after all the berries were spilled on the ground? How do you know? 4) How did Bear feel about the stranger he met in the woods? What are the clues that told you this? |
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Masha and the Bear Episode 7
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Questions - Episode 7
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1) What season is it at the beginning of the episode? What clues tell you this?
2) Why does Bear run home to clean himself up? What does he want to happen? 3) How does the female bear feel about Masha? How do you know? 4) What does the female bear think of her new friend? How do you know? |
Questions - Episode 8
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Masha and the Bear Episode 8
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1) How is Bear feeling when he sees the bouncing ball coming along the trail after the wolf and the rabbit go by? How do you know?
2) Where do you think the wolf and the rabbit are going? Why? 3) Why does Bear show Masha all his tricks with the ball? 4) How is Masha feeling after Bear gets her out of the bucket? How do you know? 5) What kind of fish did Masha catch? How do you know? 6) Why do you think Masha wished for Bear to catch a fish? |
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Masha and the Bear Episode 9
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Questions - Episode 9
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1) How does Bear feel when Masha takes over the television? How do you know?
2) What does Bear tell Masha when he gives her the cell phone? How do you know? 3) What do you think Masha is saying to the rabbit as she tries to call Bear? 4) Why do you think Masha decides not to call Bear when the butterfly lands on her nose? |
Questions - Episode 10
1) What do you think Masha is thinking as she watches Bear’s friend as she skates?
2) What do you think Masha says to Bear when she arrives at his house? 3) How does Bear feel after they both laugh at him? How you know? 4) What does Masha pretend to do when both bears skate away? Why does she do that? |
Masha and the Bear Episode 10
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Masha and the Bear Episode 11
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Questions - Episode 11
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1) Masha asks Bear to build her something at the beginning of the episode. What is it and how do you know?
2) What does Bear think when Masha goes to the chalkboard? How do you know? 3) Why does Masha bang the desktop and build a paper airplane? What time of day is it? 4) How is Bear feeling while Masha is reading? How do you know? |
Questions - Episode 12
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Masha and the Bear Episode 12
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1) Why does Bear agree to plant the carrots like Rabbit suggests? What does he think will happen? How do you know?
2) Why does Rabbit get frustrated with Bear? 3) Why does Bear do all those exercises while waiting for Rabbit to sneak back into the garden? 4) What does Bear want Masha to do when she comes the next morning? How do you know? Why does he ask her to do that? |
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Masha and the Bear Episode 13
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Questions - Episode 13
1) Why does Bear cover his face with his book when Masha comes in? What is he trying to do?
2) What does Masha want Bear to play? How do you know? 3) What is Bear afraid of when it’s Masha turn to find him? 4) Why does Bear keep asking Masha to find him? 5) Why does the Rabbit keep crying out? 6) Why did Bear cry out when he was hiding behind the tree? 7) What do you think Masha is saying to the Bear each time she finds him? How do you know? |
Questions - Episode 14
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Masha and the Bear Episode 14
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1) What is Rabbit doing after he smells what is inside the bottle? How do you know?
2) How is Masha feeling when she starts to tell Bear the story of what happened? How do you know? 3) Does Bear believe her story? How do you know?Whose version of the story did you believe? |
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Masha and the Bear Episode 15
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Questions - Episode 15
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1) How is Masha feeling when she comes out and sits on her front porch? How do you know?
2) Why is Bear sneaking through the sunflowers? 3) Why would Bear not want Masha to meet Panda? 4) Why does Masha do all those tricks on her tricycle? 5) How does Panda feel when he finally gets off Masha’s tricycle? How do you know? 6) What are Masha and Panda trying to do as Bear makes them lunch? How do you know? 7) Why does Bear start getting them to do all those chores? |
If you really enjoyed watching these videos, you might want to check out the channel on YouTube with all of the episodes. I prefer to watch them in Russian now but there is an English language version available now on both YouTube and Netflix if you want to check it out!!!