Tasks on the text «The Wind’s Day»

Task 1. Choose the correct answer (Выбери правильный ответ)

1. Where did the wind liv? a) in the forest; b) in the sky; c) in the sea.
2. How did the wind blow in the morning? a) strongly; b) softly; c) hardly.
3. What did the leaves do when the wind blew? a) fell down; b) danced and whispered; c) turned yellow.
4. What did children do at noon? a) played football; b) flew kites; c) swam in the sea.
5. Why couldn’t the sailboat move? a) there was no wind; b) it was broken; c) it was too heavy.
6. What did the wind do by evening? a) blew harder; b) became calm; c) disappeared.

Task 2. True or False? (Правда или ложь?)

Read the statements and mark them as True or False.

1. The wind never helped anyone.
2. In the morning, the wind was gentle.
3. The wind whistled on the roofs at noon.
4. The sailboat moved without the wind’s help.
5. The wind sang a quiet song in the evening.
6. The wind stayed awake all night.

Task 3. Match the parts (Сопоставь части)

Match the beginning and the end of the sentences:

1. In the morning, the wind…
2. At noon, the wind…
3. The leaves…
4. The children…
5. The sailboat…
6. By evening, the wind…

a) …couldn’t move without the wind.

b) …became calm and kind.

c) …blew softly through the trees.

d) …danced and whispered.

e) …ran around the houses and whistled.

f) …laughed and flew kites.

Task 4. Answer the questions (Ответь на вопросы)

Answer in 1–2 words.

1. What did the wind say to the leaves in the morning?
2. What did the wind do with the kites?
3. Who was on the sailboat?
4. How did people thank the wind?
5. What came out when the world grew quiet?
6. What did the wind say before falling asleep?

Task 5. Fill in the gaps (Заполни пропуски)

Use these words: gentle, kites, sailboat, calm, sky, leaves.

1. The wind lived in the ______.
2. In the morning, the wind was ______.
3. The ______ danced in the trees.
4. Children flew ______ at noon.
5. The wind helped the ______ to move.
6. By evening, the wind became ______.

Answers

Task 1:

1. b) in the sky;

2. b) softly;

3. b) danced and whispered;

4. b) flew kites;

5. a) there was no wind;

6. b) became calm.

Task 2:

1. False;

2. True;

3. True;

4. False;

5. True;

6. False.

Task 3:

1. c) …blew softly through the trees;

2. e) …ran around the houses and whistled;

3. d) …danced and whispered;

4. f) …laughed and flew kites;

5. a) …couldn’t move without the wind;

6. b) …became calm and kind.

Task 4:

1. «Good morning, leaves!»;

2. played with them;

3. people;

4. waved and said «Thank you»;

5. stars;

6. «Good night, everyone!».

Task 5:

1. sky;

2. gentle;

3. leaves;

4. kites;

5. sailboat;

6. calm.