Russian Unit 04 Checkpoint (B1): Aspect and Motion

1. Complete the story

Read the whole story first. Then fill the six numbered gaps in the list beside or below it; each answer appears in the text as you choose it.

Ночно́й по́ездThe night train · a short story

Был ве́чер, и шёл 1 дождь. Ма́ша 2 в ваго́н и се́ла у окна́. Пока́ по́езд 3 , она́ чита́ла кни́гу. Вдруг кто́-то 4 в дверь. Э́то был стари́к, 5 она́ ви́дела на перро́не. У́тром, когда́ они́ 6 , они́ бы́ли уже́ друзья́ми.

1 It was evening, and a cold rain was falling.
2 Masha got into the carriage and sat by the window.
3 While the train was moving, she read a book.
4 Suddenly someone knocked at the door.
5 It was an old man she had seen on the platform.
6 In the morning, when they arrived, they were already friends.

2. Aspect in a story

In a narrative, the imperfective sets the scene (what was going on); the perfective moves the plot (what happened next). Aspect guide →

Blue band: the background, imperfective. Red dots: events in sequence, perfective.

Я _____ письмо́ и отпра́вил его́. I wrote the letter and sent it.

Когда́ я был ма́леньким, я ча́сто _____ ба́бушке. When I was little, I often visited my grandmother.

Ты уже́ _____ фильм? Как он? Have you seen the film yet? How was it?

Мы це́лый час _____ авто́бус. We waited a whole hour for the bus.

3. Getting there: verbs of motion

Each prefix adds a route: при- (arrive), у- (leave), вы- (out), пере- (across). Prefixed verbs guide →

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Когда́ ты _____ домо́й?When will you get home?

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Он _____ из ко́мнаты, не сказа́в ни сло́ва.He left the room without a word.

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Нам на́до _____ у́лицу здесь.We need to cross the street here.

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Мой брат _____ в А́нглию в про́шлом году́.My brother moved away to England last year.

4. Joining sentences

Each sentence has two halves (blue dot, red dot). Choose the linking word that belongs between them. Complex sentences guide →

Я не пришёл, я заболе́л. I didn’t come because I was ill.
Позвони́ мне, бу́дет вре́мя. Call me if you have time.
Он пошёл гуля́ть, шёл дождь. He went for a walk although it was raining.
Я рабо́таю, купи́ть кварти́ру. I work so as to buy a flat.

5. Giving your opinion

Pick the phrase that says what you mean. Phrases guide →

согла́сен is a short adjective: a woman says согла́сна.

You want to say “In my opinion, the film is boring.”

You want to say “I agree with you.” (a woman speaking)

You want to say “I think that you’re right.”

You want to say “On the one hand… on the other hand…”

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Unit 04 checkpoint: the night train