2. How a Sparrow Set Off for Warm Lands
Once a sparrow decided to see warm lands. “Perhaps,” he thought, “the birds know what they are doing when they fly there. Perhaps, I too will go and see what they look like.” So he left home. He flew till dusk. And then he thought, The next day the same thing took place. On the third day the sparrow again flew till dusk. And then he thought, “Perhaps it’s time to see how far I have gone from my home. He never reached those warn lands. Winter came, he felt the cold, yet there he was at home.
1. Choose the correct answer to the questions.
1) What did a sparrow once decide to see?
a) Warm seas.
b) Cold lands.
c) Warm lands.
d) Strange lands.
2) How long did he fly?
a) Till night.
b) Till dusk.
c) Till dawn.
d) Till sunset.
3) What took place the next day?
a) An accident.
b) The unusual thing.
c) The usual thing.
d) The same thing.
4) Did he reach those warn lands?
a) No, he didn’t.
b) Yes, he did.
c) He didn’t want to do that.
d) They were too far.
2. Mark the following statements “True” (T) or “False” (F).
TF
1 The sparrow went back home because he was tired.
2 He flew till dawn.
3 The sparrow went to the seaside.
4 He wanted to see how far he had gone from his home.
3. Match the words with their descriptions. There is one variant you don’t need to use.
1) A sparrow
2) A crow
3) Warm land
4) Autumn
5) Dusk
a) Time of a year when birds fly to warm lands.
b) A place where it is not cold.
c) A bird who wanted to see warm lands.
d) Time just before night.