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1. Выберите правильный вариант:

1. The girl was very beautiful, but her stepmother was nicer.

2. The girl was very beautiful, and although her brother loved her, his mother hated her.

3. The girl was very beautiful, and although her brother did not love her, his mother adored her.

4. The girl was not beautiful, but her brother loved her.

2. Who is a stepmother?

1. A stepmother is a woman who has raised a child, given birth to a child.

2. A stepmother is a person who is the sister or sister-in-law of a parent.

3. A stepmother is one’s father’s wife and not one’s natural mother.

4. A stepmother is the sister of one’s spouse.

3. Where did the stepmother send the little girl?

1. The stepmother sent the little girl to the village to bring some water.

2. The stepmother sent the little girl to the her father.

3. The stepmother sent the little girl to the forest to pick up some berries.

4. The stepmother sent the little girl to the store to buy candles.

4. How many times did the girl put down the candles to climb a stile, and a dog steal them?

1. Three times, the girl put down the candles to climb a stile, and a dog stole them.

2. Two times, the girl put down the candles to climb a stile, and a dog stole them.

3. Four times, the girl put down the candles to climb a stile, and a dog stole them.

4. Five times, the girl put down the candles to climb a stile, and a dog stole them.

5. What did the stepmother told the daughter when she returned?

1. When the daughter returned, her stepmother told her to go away.

2. When the daughter returned, her stepmother told her to prepare dinner.

3. When the daughter returned, her stepmother told her to come and let her comb her hair.

4. When the daughter returned, her stepmother told her to rest a little.

6. What is the millstone?

1. It is the iron support, usually four-armed or cross-shaped, for the turning stone.

2. It is the stone used in grist mills, for grinding wheat or other grains.

3. It is the common rock granite.

4. It is the colourless and transparent stone.

7. Выберите правильный вариант:

1. The stepmother stewed the daughter’s heart and liver, and her husband tasted them and said they were delicious.

2. The stepmother stewed the daughter’s heart and liver, and her husband tasted them and said they tasted strangely.

3. The stepmother stewed the daughter’s heart and liver, and her husband ate them all and asked some more food.

4. The stepmother stewed the daughter’s head and liver, and her husband tasted them and said they tasted strangely.

8. Why did the brother refuse to eat his sister’s heart and liver?

1. Because he was sorry for his sister.

2. Because they were not delicious.

3. Because he was not hungry.

4. Because he was vegetarian.

9. Выберите нужное прилагательное:

One day, the rose-tree flowered, and a _____ bird appeared.

1. black

2. blue

3. red

4. white

10. Выберите нужные слова:

The bird sang to a cobbler and received _____________; it sang to a watchmaker and received _____________; it sang to three millers and received _____________.

1. a millstone; a pair of red shoes; a gold watch and chain

2. a gold watch and chain; a pair of red shoes; a millstone

3. a pair of red shoes; a gold watch and chain; a millstone

4. a millstone; a gold watch and chain; a pair of red shoes

11. Выберите нужные глаголы:

The stepmother _____________that it thundered, and the boy _____________.

1. ran out; said

2. ran out; say

3. said; ran out

4. said; run out

12. Выберите нужные слова:

The boy ran out, and the bird dropped _____________at his feet. The father went out, and the bird dropped _____________at his feet. The stepmother went out, and the bird dropped _____________on her head.

1. the millstone, the shoes, the watch and chain

2. the shoes, the watch and chain, the millstone

3. the watch and chain, the shoes, the millstone

4. the watch and chain, the millstone, the shoes

13. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. How many persons are mentioned in the story?

2. How many times did the bird sing?

3. Did you like the daughter?

4. What would you do if you were the main character of the story?

5. What is the end of the story?

6. Retell the story.

14. Заполните таблицу:

1. The girl was very beautiful, and although her brother loved her, his mother hated her.

2. A stepmother is one’s father’s wife and not one’s natural mother.

3. The stepmother sent the little girl to the store to buy candles.

4. Three times, the girl put down the candles to climb a stile, and a dog stole them.

5. When the daughter returned, her stepmother told her to come and let her comb her hair.

6. It is the stone used in grist mills, for grinding wheat or other grains.