Reading Comprehension 'Presents fot the Natives' 8 form

Presents for the Natives

Miklukho-Maclay was a Ukrainian scientist and traveller who lived more than a year on the island of New Guinea. The ship came to the island in the evening of a day in September 1871. Next morning the captain said to Maclay:

“You are coming ashore. Why don’t you take more men with you? Have you a gun?”

“I don’t need a gun. I have presents for the natives.”

The island was beautiful. There were trees and flowers everywhere, and it was very hot. The sun was shining brightly high above Maclay’s head. He walked for some time down a forest path. Suddenly he stopped because he heard a noise. A native stood in front of him. He looked at Maclay quickly and then started running away. Maclay ran after him. The native looked back and suddenly stopped. Maclay took out some presents and showed them to the man. The native took the presents and smiled. This was how Miklukho-Maclay met the first black man on the first day of his life in New Guinea. The native’s name was Tui. He was Maclay’s best friend all the time that the traveller lived on the island.

On the first of October Maclay started out for a walk in the forest. He carried no gun. He had only a notebook and a pencil. In the forest, he met a native boy who saw him and ran away. Maclay heard the voices of men and women and the cries of children. Suddenly many men with spears in their hands came out. They stopped and looked at Maclay angrily. When he tried to say something, one of the men wanted to throw his spear at him. Maclay did not know a word of their language. He could not explain that he was their friend. He knew that he had to do something quickly. And a good idea came to him. He suddenly sat down on the ground and began to take off his shoes. Then he lay down, put a bag under his head and … slept. The natives did nothing to him.


ashore /əˈʃɔː/ - на берег

spear /spɪə/ - спис

Додано: 9 травня 2022
Предмет: Англійська мова, 8 клас
Тест виконано: 47 разів
13 запитань
Запитання 1

Presents for the Natives

Miklukho-Maclay was a Ukrainian scientist and traveller who lived more than a year on the island of New Guinea. The ship came to the island in the evening of a day in September 1871. Next morning the captain said to Maclay:

“You are coming ashore. Why don’t you take more men with you? Have you a gun?”

“I don’t need a gun. I have presents for the natives.”

The island was beautiful. There were trees and flowers everywhere, and it was very hot. The sun was shining brightly high above Maclay’s head. He walked for some time down a forest path. Suddenly he stopped because he heard a noise. A native stood in front of him. He looked at Maclay quickly and then started running away. Maclay ran after him. The native looked back and suddenly stopped. Maclay took out some presents and showed them to the man. The native took the presents and smiled. This was how Miklukho-Maclay met the first black man on the first day of his life in New Guinea. The native’s name was Tui. He was Maclay’s best friend all the time that the traveller lived on the island.

On the first of October Maclay started out for a walk in the forest. He carried no gun. He had only a notebook and a pencil. In the forest, he met a native boy who saw him and ran away. Maclay heard the voices of men and women and the cries of children. Suddenly many men with spears in their hands came out. They stopped and looked at Maclay angrily. When he tried to say something, one of the men wanted to throw his spear at him. Maclay did not know a word of their language. He could not explain that he was their friend. He knew that he had to do something quickly. And a good idea came to him. He suddenly sat down on the ground and began to take off his shoes. Then he lay down, put a bag under his head and … slept. The natives did nothing to him.


ashore /əˈʃɔː/ - на берег

spear /spɪə/ - спис


Did Miklukho-Maclay take a gun when he came ashore?

варіанти відповідей

yes

no

Запитання 2

Was it very hot on the island?

варіанти відповідей

yes

no

Запитання 3

Did the native boy run away when he saw Miklukho – Maclay? 

варіанти відповідей

yes

no

Запитання 4

Did Tui take the presents from Miklukho-Maclay?

варіанти відповідей

yes

no

Запитання 5

How long did Miklukho-Maclay live on the island?

варіанти відповідей

more than 2 years

more than 12 months

3 weeks

Запитання 6

Which sentence is TRUE?

варіанти відповідей

Miklukho-Maclay took a lot of men with him when he came ashore.

Maclay took noone with him.

He came ashore with his brother.

Запитання 7

Tui is ...

варіанти відповідей

travel agency which helped Maclay with his voyage

a captain who Maclay sailed with

a native man on the island

Запитання 8

What did Miklukho-Maclay have when he went for a walk?

варіанти відповідей

a gun

a spear

a pencil

a notebook

glasses

Запитання 9

How many words did Maclay know of their language?

варіанти відповідей

0

He knew some greetings.

He could fluently speak.

Запитання 10

What did Miklukho-Maclay do when those men with spears wanted to kill him?

варіанти відповідей

He pretended to be dead.

He pretended to be asleep.

He run away.

Запитання 11

In what century did Miklukho-Maclay live?

варіанти відповідей

18 century

19 century

20 century

1870

Запитання 12

Choose th correct sentences.

варіанти відповідей

The island was New Guinea.

It was winter there.

There were some flowers and trees.

The island was ugly.

He came to the island in autumn.

Запитання 13

Tui became ...

варіанти відповідей

Maclay's brother

his enemy

his friend

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