True / False
1. F — In summer (בַּקַּיִץ).
2. T —
3. T —
4. F — The sand is golden (זָהֹב).
5. T —
6. F — He eats ice cream (גְּלִידָה).
7. T —
8. F — In the evening (בָּעֶרֶב).
Comprehension (model answers)
- In which season does the story take place?
In summer (בַּקַּיִץ).
- What is the weather like at the start?
The sun is strong and the sky is blue.
- What is Noam doing?
Building a sandcastle (אַרְמוֹן בַּחוֹל).
- What is Dad eating, and where is he sitting?
Ice cream, under the umbrella.
- What changes in the afternoon?
The wind starts to blow (הָרוּחַ מַתְחִילָה לִנְשֹׁב).
- How does the family feel when they go home?
Tired and happy (עֲיֵפִים וּשְׂמֵחִים).
Correct event order
The scrambled events should be renumbered as:
- 2. In summer, the family goes to the sea.
- 7. The sun is strong and the sky is blue.
- 4. Noam builds a castle in the golden sand.
- 8. Mom swims in the pleasant water.
- 1. Dad eats ice cream under the umbrella.
- 6. After noon, the wind starts to blow.
- 5. The waves are big and everyone laughs.
- 3. In the evening they return home tired and happy.
Present-tense plural verbs in the story
1. הוֹלֶכֶת — (she/it) goes (¶1)
2. בּוֹנֶה — (he) builds (¶3)
3. שׂוֹחָה — (she) swims (¶4)
4. אוֹכֵל — (he) eats (¶5)
5. מַתְחִילָה — (she/it) starts (¶6)
6. צוֹחֲקִים — (they) laugh (¶7)
7. חוֹזְרִים — (they) return (¶8)
Noun gender
1. קַיִץ (Summer) — זָכָר
2. שֶׁמֶשׁ (Sun) — נְקֵבָה
3. אִמָּא (Mother) — נְקֵבָה
4. אַבָּא (Father) — זָכָר
5. גְּלִידָה (Ice Cream) — נְקֵבָה
6. אַחַר הַצָּהֳרַיִם (Afternoon) — זָכָר
7. רוּחַ (Wind) — נְקֵבָה
8. גַּל (Wave) — זָכָר
Multiple choice
1. B) Summer
2. B) Blue
3. B) Building a castle
4. C) Ice cream
5. B) The wind starts to blow
6. B) Tired and happy
Cloze
1. לַיָּם
2. כְּחֻלִּים
3. אַרְמוֹן
4. גְּלִידָה
5. הָרוּחַ
Translate
1. Summer → קַיִץ
2. Sun → שֶׁמֶשׁ
3. Blue → כָּחוֹל
4. Gold → זָהָב
5. Mother → אִמָּא