«Опять двойка», Фёдор Решетников

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«За завтраком», Зинаида Серебрякова

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«Устный счёт в народной школе С. А. Рачинского», Николай Богданов-Бельский

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«Тройка», Василий Перов

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«Дети, бегущие от грозы», Константин Маковский

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«Крестьянские мальчики стерегут лошадей», Владимир Маковский

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«Бабушкины сказки», Василий Максимов

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«Новенькая», Эмилия Шанкс

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Read the text below. Fill in the blanks 1-6 with sentences A-F.

I really love my room. (1) ___. Because it’s full of fantastic things and sounds. (2) ___. They shine in the dark. (3) ___. I also have a cage full of white mice. (4) ___. They are always more active at night than during the day. (5) ___. Sometimes I like to think I’m a monkey swinging and jumping from bunk to bunk. (6) ___.

1. When I’m in bed, I imagine looking at the sky on a moonless night in a desert.
2. Finally, my bunk bed is like a jungle gym.
3. Can you guess why?
4. I guess I’m pretty lucky to have such a cool room.
5. For one thing, I have lots of plastic stars glued to my ceiling.
6. At night, it’s comforting to hear them scratching in the cage.

Which title is the best for this text?

1. White Mice Are the Best Pets
2. Reasons Why I Like My Room
3. Fantastic Things and Sounds

Which sentence is the best to finish this text with?

1. No wonder my friends love visiting me and having sleepovers.
2. To keep it cool, I always open the window at night to let in fresh air.
3. I’m also lucky to live in a nice town and to have a great family.

From the text we know that in the room the author of the text has …

1. at least one mouse.
2. at least one monkey.
3. a monkey and a mouse.

Read the text below and choose the best answer for each space. The first one is done for you.

Example:

Maggie’s Big Brother

Maggie got into bed, but she didn’t close her eyes. She (0) ________ at her closet doors. She was afraid. “I (1) ________ to Blake again!” she thought.

Blake was (2) ________ classmate. At school that afternoon he (3) ________ Maggie that monsters lived in bedroom closets. Maggie knew it was not true because monsters (4) ________. Right?

Maggie tried to (5) ________ asleep.

Scratch! Scratch!

She jumped (6) ________ bed and screamed, “A monster!”.

“No, it’s just me!” Connor said. “I (7) ________ the cat’s box.” Connor was Maggie’s big brother. He was in middle school.

Maggie closed her eyes again.

Crunch! Crackle!

Maggie’s eyes opened. “What (8) ________?” she cried.

“(9) ________ again,” Connor said. “Mom told me to empty the wastepaper basket.”

A moment later, Connor came back to Maggie’s room. “(10) ________ aren’t you asleep?” he asked.

“Because there are monsters in my closet!” Maggie said. “And why (11) ________ in bed? Why are you cleaning the house so late?”

“I’m just helping Mum and Dad,” Connor said. Connor came up to Maggie’s closet and pointed at it with (12) ________ finger.

“What are you doing (13) ________?” Maggie asked.

“Shh!” Connor said. “I’m doing magic! Alakazee! Alakazam! Monsters go to Amsterdam! Now you (14) ________ no monsters in your closet!”

Maggie started (15) ________. (16) ________ was all so funny and silly – her fears and Connor’s magic! Why did she even listen (17) ________ Blake? Connor came up to her bed. “Good night, Maggie,” he said, “See you (18) ________ the morning”.

Maggie (19) ________ stop laughing for a long time. But then she (20) ________ about monsters. In five minutes she was sound asleep.

Can you turn CAT into PET? Use the word descriptions to help you find the right words. Only the letter in the circle should change from one word to the next. The first three have been done for you.

The opposite of COLD — HOT

You wear it on your head — HAT

A meowing animal — CAT

1. A night animal with wings — ______

2. The opposite of GOOD — ______

3. You sleep in it — ______

4. It makes honey — ______

5. Eyes do it — ______

6. A lot of salty water — ______

7. You “drink with jam and bread” — ______

8. 10 — ______

9. One man, many… — ______

10. You write with it — ______

A cat at somebody’s home — PET

Place the words in the right order to make sentences.

There is an example done for you:

0. are in all the cats grey dark

All cats are grey in the dark.

1. The dog her carries bag her lady in

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2. forget birthday if sad be I will He his

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3. my but books went I at school forgot home

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4. for book you were the looking you find Did

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5. scary am I afraid things of

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