Контроль навыков чтения 6 класс.

Reading – 6

The stupid man and the three criminals.

In a faraway village, a man used to help a landlord without asking for anything in return. He was extremely superstitious. Impressed with his work, the landlord rewards the man with a big healthy goat, one day.

The man carries the goat on his shoulders and starts walking back home. Three wicked criminals observe him and decide to trick him.

The first criminal comes to him and asks, “Why are you carrying a dog on your shoulders.” The man gets angry and tells the man that it is a goat and not a dog.

As he keeps walking, the second criminal passes by and enquires why he was carrying a dead calf on his shoulders. The man’s anger multiplies and says, “You fool! Can’t you see this is a goat?” However, the second thug’s question plants the seed of suspicion in the man’s mind.

After walking for some more distance, the third thugcriminal approaches the man, and asks in a sarcastic tone, “Why are you carrying a donkey on your shoulders?”

The superstitious man gets scared thinking the goat is actually a ghost. He leaves it right there and runs away.

The three criminals take the goat away, laughing at the man’s stupidity.

Answer the questions, giving full answers.

1. Where does the story happen?

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1. Why does a landlord give the man a goat?

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1. How is the man described?

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1. Where does the man go with the goat?

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1. Why do three criminals bother the man?

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1. What does the second criminal want to know?

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1. Why does the third criminal leave a seed of suspicion in the man’s mind?

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1. What does the man think now about the goat?

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1. What does he do?

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1. What do the criminals do?

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