The Bird of Happiness and Other Wise Tales

DOMINOES Two

SETTING DIALOGUE

Tests
Choose the best answer. Who says this?
1 Igor lives in a little house in a ___ in Russia. 21 ‘It’s beautiful. But it’s not ready yet.’
a small town b big city c little village d forest a Igor b Igor’s mother c Igor’s father d the doctor
2 The bird of happiness lives in ___ . 22 ‘That can pay for the smells.’
a the forest b Igor’s room c a cage d a tree a the baker b the judge c the young man
d a customer
3 The baker has a shop in a ___ in America.
a small town b big city c little village d big town 23 ‘I’ve got enough magic powder’
a the young man b the father-in-law c the wife
4 The young alchemist lives on a ___ farm in Burma. d a market seller
a sheep b coffee c rice d banana
24 ‘You don’t know much about taming wild horses.’
5 The old farmer lives in a ___ in the mountains in China. a the farmer b the farmer’s son c a soldier
a small town b big city c little village d forest d the villagers
6 Mousa lives in a small village near ___ in Egypt. 25 ‘I take these cakes to Cairo three times a week.’
a the mountains b a quarry c the sea d a famous river a Abdullah b Mousa c Hafsah d Khaled
7 Mario lives in a little house not far from ___ in Mexico. 26 ‘He doesn’t work and I give him free food.’
a a forest b a quarry c the sea d a famous river a Mario b Mario’s wife c the old man d Pedro
8 Mario finds lots of silver coins ___ . 27 ‘Before I go can I make you one last meal?’
a under a tree b under a rock c under a mountain a the great chief b Zia c Zia’s father d the little boy
d in the river
28 ‘Where am I? What am I doing here?’
9 Zia lives in a ___ near a river in West Africa. a the great chief b Zia c Zia’s father d the little boy
a town b city c village d forest
29 ‘Do you want something from the market?’
10 Ravi’s mother finds a piece of wood for her son ___ . a Ravi b Ravi’s mother c the bridegroom
a in a shop b at the market c on the road d a musician
d in the river
30 ‘Why is your son crying?’
20 marks a Ravi b Ravi’s mother c the bridegroom
d a musician
CHARACTERS 20 marks
Choose the best answer.
11 The ___ is a young man who wants to make gold the easy way. VOCABULARY
a farmer b alchemist c chief d baker Choose the best answer.
12 The ___ isn’t worried when good or bad things happen. 31 to hit strongly
a baker b alchemist c chief d farmer a boil b shiver c beat d refuse
13 ____ father is a woodcutter. 32 very good to eat
a Igor’s b Mario’s c Ravi’s d Mousa’s a fresh b delicious c wise d sad
14 ___ mother makes bread for rich families. 33 the answer to a question
a Igor’s b Ravi’s c Mario’s d Mousa’s a solution b truth c gift d material
15 The ___ doesn’t like it when his wife helps people with their 34 to say that you are unhappy about something
problems. a imagine b tame c complain d kick
a farmer b alchemist c chief d baker
35 a musician plays this
16 The ___ doesn’t like it when people take his things for free. a drum b toy c cake d rock
a farmer b chief c alchemist d baker
36 this person buys things in a shop
17 ___ wife goes and buys things at the shop for him. a servant b musician c chief d customer
a Igor’s b Ravi’s c Mario’s d Mousa’s
37 to make people sad when we don’t do things that they want
18 ___ best friend helps him start a business. a disappoint b punish c share d gallop
a Ravi’s b Igor’s c Mario’s d Mousa’s
38 something that you can drink which comes from fruit
19 ___ is very wise. a grain b palm c flour d juice
a Pedro b Hafsah c Khaled d Zia
39 a big box to put things in
20 ___ has a little chicken farm. a crack b pot c chest d cage
a Khaled b Pedro c Hafsah d Zia
40 a man on the day that he marries
20 marks a son-in-law b father-in-law c bridegroom
d woodcutter
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PLOT

Tests
Choose the best answer.
41 Because Igor wants to touch the bird above him he ___ .
a gets better b becomes ill c dies d has a fever
42 The judges makes the young man pay for the smell of bread with
___ .
a coins b a day’s work c the sound of money
d a song
43 The young alchemist makes lots of money because ___.
a he changes dirt to gold
b his wife sells bananas in the market
c he buys lots of banana fields
d he finds lots of magic silver powder
44 The farmer’s son doesn’t go with the army because he ___.
a is a student b loses his horse c has a bad leg
d can’t tame horses
45 In his dream Mousa kicks a servant boy and so he kicks ___ into
the Nile.
a his eggs b his shoes c some apples
d some material
46 Pedro thinks that the chests have ___ in them when he leaves them
at Mario’s house.
a stones and dirt b gold c leaves d silver coins
47 Zia’s father first meets the great chief when people think that he is a
___ thief.
a banana b cake c camel d sheep
48 The thing that Zia most wants to take with her when she leaves
home is ____.
a her father b her husband c her bed
d her favourite dress
49 Ravi gives the piece of wood to an old woman and she ___ with it.
a lights a fire b hits her horse c makes a child’s toy
d mends her house
50 At the end of the story Ravi gets the ___ that he always wanted.
a coat b horse c pot d drum
20 marks

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Test Key
1 d
2 b
3 a
4 d
5 c
6 d
7 b
8 b
9 c
10 c
11 b
12 d
13 a
14 b
15 c
16 d
17 c
18 d
19 d
20 c
21 b
22 b
23 a
24 a
25 d
26 d
27 b
28 a
29 b
30 a
31 c
32 b
33 a
34 c
35 a
36 d,
37 a
38 d
39 c
40 c
41 a
42 c
43 b
44 c
45 a
46 a
47 d
48 b
49 a
50 d

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