1. Identify (underline) the statement that corresponds to the content of the text you have read. Browko died from a

1. Identify (underline) the statement that corresponds to the content of the text you have read.
Browko died from a snakebite.
The boy’s name was Browko.
The dog bravely fought for its owner’s life.
Browko was a local healer who collected medicinal herbs.

2. Why did Browko protect the boy?

3. Create a plan (mark with numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) indicating the order in which parts of the text appear.
A) Encounter with the viper. B) Danger passed. B) Deadly struggle. D) Boy’s game. E) And the snake (difference).

4. Why did the dog disappear and not appear in the village for a long time?
because she was homeless and lived in the forest
because she was looking for medicinal herbs and licking wounds from snakebites
because she didn’t want to be around people anymore
because she ran off to her puppies

5. Write down the sentence from the text that describes how Browko fought the snake:

6. Complete the sentence: I rolled into a pile, turned in it twice, and suddenly…
the harvesters noticed me.
Browko pounced on me.
I fell into it.
I jumped up in terror.

7. Browko was a very brave dog. Provide two examples of his actions and deeds that confirm this:

8. What word can replace the highlighted word in the phrase «like an arrow flew»?

9. How do you understand the expression «I stand like a statue» in the sentence: «Instead of running, I stand like a statue, as if the serpent has enchanted me with its eyeless, unblinking gaze»?

10. How can you replace the highlighted word in the sentence: «Every haystack was a holiday for me, especially when they gather hay into piles»?

11. The author calls the snake by different names. Find at least 2 other words in the text and write them down, separated by a comma:

12. In which collection could this work be placed?
Tale after tale
Stories about nature
Fables about animals
Stories about friendship and loyalty

13. Explain how you understand the sentence: «Every haystack was a holiday for me.»

14. How did the dog’s behavior change with the appearance of the snake? Quote the part of the text that proves your answer.

15. Complete the sentence. Browko ran away and disappeared because…
he didn’t want to see the boy anymore.
he ran into the forest to lick wounds and find medicine.
he didn’t want people to praise him for the boy.
he didn’t trust people and was afraid of them.

16. What was the author mainly trying to convey?
about fearlessness and loyalty of a dog
about the friendship between the boy and the dog
that dogs know medicinal herbs for snakebites
about a boy who played in a haystack

17. Which sentence is better than the others to understand the main idea of the text?
Father told me that dogs know the herb they use to treat snakebites.
But a minute later, only bits of the snake were lying on the ground, and Browko ran away and disappeared.
Browko, like an arrow, flew off the haystack, pounced on the snake, and a deadly struggle ensued between them.
Dog Browko lay on the haystack and gnawed a bone.

18. What is the main idea of this text?
Vipers are poisonous snakes.
A true friend will always come to the Dogs know how to treat snakebites.
Children should not play outside.

19. What do you think, if Browko could speak, what would he tell the boy when he returned home? Write about it.