Answer the following questions from your reading of the above text.

Seryozha received a net for catching birds as a gift from his uncle.

Seryozha's mother did not like the idea of catching bird because birds are the beauty of nature. They shouldn't be tormented keeping in cages.

Seryozha caught a siskin, a kind of small songbird, in the net.

At first Seryozha took care of the bird by feeding it grain, changing its water and cleaning the cage.

If I were in seryozha's place. I w ould have fed it and let it go after catching the siskin.

Seryozha's birthday was being celebrated in the story.

Seryozha's favourite gift was a net for catching birds and his uncle gave it.

When a bird perched on the grain-covered board, the board would turn over and the net would fall. Thus the bird-catching net worked.

Seryozha's mother thought that the net was not a nice toy and asked why Seryozha wanted to torment birds.

Seryozha planned to put the birds he caught in cages, make them sing and feed them.

Seryozha caught a siskin, a small songbird related to finches.

Seryozha cared for the bird properly for two days.

Scryozha left the door of the cage open while cleaning the cage.

The birds didn't come near the net initially because they were afraid of Seryozha.

Seryozha learned not to torment or catch birds from the incident.

stretch = compress

sprinkle = spray

perch = dislodge

torment = torture

frighten = scare

Seryozha's mother was happy with the bird-catching net. - False

Seryozha caught a siskin using the net. - True

Seryozha forgot to feed the bird on the second day. - False

The siskin flew into the window after escaping from the cage. - False

Seryozha's mother helped him catch the bird. - False

forget = remember

close = shut

before = after

imagine = think

another = same