Fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text.

Seryozha, a little (a) _____ got very excited to have a bird catching net as a birthday gift from his uncle. Seryozha decided to use the trap net to (b) _______  bird despite his mothers discouragement. However, he finally succeeded to catch a bird from the (c) _______ and excitedly took it into the house. Scryozha thought it to be a nightingale but his mother confirms that it was a (d) ________ Out of excitement he engaged the siskin and took care of it for the next two days. But on the third day his excitement and feeling for the siskin went down and he (e) ________ about the bird. Then his mother again told him to free the bird but Seryozha promised to take care of the bird as before.

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

Seryozha's mother told him to close the cage door so that the bird wouldn't fly out and hurt itself.

When the siskin found the open cage door it spread its wings, flew across the room to the window and hit the glass pane.

After hitting the glass pane the siskin fell to the windowsill.

After the bird's falling, Seryozha picked up the bird and took it back to the cage.

The siskin was breathing jerkily after it hit the window.

Seryozha's reaction to the siskin's condition was that he began to cry.

When Seryozha asked for help his mother said. "There's nothing you can do now."

Scryozha spent the rest of the day by staying in the room. gazing at the siskin.

Seryozha imagined the siskin lying there, gasping for breath when he tried to sleep that night.

Scryozha saw in the cage the next morning that the siskin was lying on its back with its legs curled up. It was dead.

forget = remember

close = shut

before = after

imagine = think

another = same