1. Who assigned tasks to the animals? a) Georgy the Victorious b) Georgy the Brave c) Georgy the

1. Who assigned tasks to the animals? a) Georgy the Victorious b) Georgy the Brave c) Georgy the Diligent d) Georgy the Industrious
2. Who is being talked about? a) «…worked until he was drenched in sweat, so much so that he only wiped his face with both hands – but there was little use in his work: he spent the whole day dealing with two or three logs… and he even crushed his paw…» b) «…measured out five acres of plowed land, but there was no time to work it.» c) «…poked the hens, but didn’t have the leisure to pluck them cleanly; it seemed like she reached the weight of the meat.» d) «Only one of them had managed a long time ago and retired to rest by evening… and she didn’t complain or lament about a lack of leisure.» e) «…didn’t even have time to sharpen his razors; he was running to the waterhole with the horses and felt like having a meal…» f) «- Comrade didn’t let me work; he kept bothering me and offered his forehead to butt heads.» g) «…she was chewing cud…, but she didn’t have time for bran — all day long.»
3. What is leisure? a) free time from work b) time for sleep and quiet hours c) time when a person is occupied with work d) all the time when a person is awake
4. What is the main idea of the fairy tale? (What did the author want to teach us?) a) The fairy tale teaches that one should dedicate their time to work and not do it in bits and pieces. Enjoy your pleasures during leisure after work, and then the results will be good. b) If you work hard, you can accomplish any task. But if you seek reasons and make excuses, focusing on your problems, there won’t be time for the task. There will be a lack of leisure. c) I don’t understand the moral of this fairy tale; perhaps there isn’t one. d) The fairy tale teaches that you don’t have to work; you can engage in whatever you want for your own pleasure.